Ngāhinapōuri’s Dean ‘Weka’ Fullerton was part of the New Zealand polo team beaten 11-9 by England at Mystery Creek Polo Club recently. The curtain raiser saw match John Paul Clarkin Bayleys team…
Ngāhinapōuri’s Dean ‘Weka’ Fullerton was part of the New Zealand polo team beaten 11-9 by England at Mystery Creek Polo Club recently. The curtain raiser saw match John Paul Clarkin Bayleys team…
They call them destination playgrounds for a reason, people want to go there. These premium places cater for the wider community not just children in the immediate neighbourhood offering more than just physical activity and…
I’ve been watching some tenacious tomatoes growing in our vegetable patch. Among a crop of normal tomatoes spreading up against trellis on a wooden paling fence, a few have grown very weird. They must have…
Help is on the horizon for local teachers desperate for more resources to support students with special learning needs. Education minister Erica Stanford, who visited Cambridge Middle School and Goodwood School on Friday, says teachers…
A 34-page memo from Delivery Performance manager Sherryn Paterson in an open forum last week helped Waipā councillors decide a seven council regional organisation was the better option for the district. Her memo was also…
The tense relationship between police, liquor licensing officials and Cambridge Raceway over the drunken behaviour of patrons two years ago was laid bare at a hearing this week. At stake is the renewal of the…
Opening kept quiet A good news health story was kept under wraps by Health NZ at the weekend. The opening of a regional renal centre by the Māori Queen Nga Wai Hono i te po…
Students are again regularly riding at speed on pavements in the main shopping areas of town on their daily commute. This poses a risk to other pavement users – especially after school – when many…
Waipā deputy chief executive Ken Morris has resigned from his position and will leave the organisation in April. Morris has worked at the council for the past 15 years and is also the chief financial…
Former Te Awamutu Sports players Gideon and Malachi Wrampling are preparing for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season with the Chiefs. Fellow former Te Awamutu Sports representative Tai Cribb is also training with the Chiefs…
