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Med school a step nearer

Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony at the site of Waikato University’s new medical school moved a lengthy and sometimes controversial project from a courageous idea into the realm of reality. The four-storey $83 million New Zealand Graduate…

Tension in the House

A long-standing Cambridge disability workshop, operating since 1976, is facing criticism from families who say recent management changes are unsettling vulnerable participants. Karen Carroll, whose brother Stephen Livingston, 56, has attended Achievement House in Wilson…

News in brief

Santa’s a good sport Waipā had two huge Christmas parades over the weekend, confirming the events remain as popular as ever – and still draw the crowds. See: Parade a scorching success See: Floating on…

Letters to the Editor – 11 December 2025

Thank you In a world where we are too quick to criticise, a moment to say thank you tends to be forgotten. My husband Henry died at home a month ago, after a lifetime of…

Reduce the risk

Christmas holidays and the festive season are upon us. In my last column for the year, I would like to wish you all a relaxing break and provide a few timely reminders.  Periodically I discuss…

Waipa cop on custardy duty

A Waipa police officer has proven once again that an officer is never off-duty, even during an overseas holiday, after he intervened when protesters targeted the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London. Senior Constable…

Parade a scorching success

A record 60 floats and around 75 vehicles carrying some 980 people made for a sizzling New World Cambridge Christmas Parade in Sunday’s brilliant sunshine. The theme this year – A Sporty Christmas – was…

It’s a top shot

Waikato photographer Lucy Schultz has been highly commended in this year’s Oceania photography contest run by The Nature Conservancy for a photo she took on Sanctuary Mountain. Her image ‘Moa Hunter’ shows Bodie Taylor (Ngāti…

Feral cat call gets support

Waipā has welcomed the announcement that feral cats will be added to New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 strategy. Last week conservation Minister Tama Potaka confirmed feral cats will join possums, rats, stoats, weasels and ferrets…

Message received

Cambridge Community Board chair Charlotte FitzPatrick and board member Chris Minneé took an early step towards explaining the board’s work to the wider public when they addressed last week’s final meeting for 2025 of the…

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