By Matteo Di Maio Half of the things in politics are disagreements over how to solve the agreed-upon problem, and half are about whether the problem exists at all. The housing crisis is, thankfully, the…
By Matteo Di Maio Half of the things in politics are disagreements over how to solve the agreed-upon problem, and half are about whether the problem exists at all. The housing crisis is, thankfully, the…
By Peter Carr During the past week I have spent time in the South Island making presentations from Mosgiel in the south to Nelson in the north. Four planes, six meetings in all and time…
Heavy spring rain has set up a productive season for farmers, says a Waipā farming leader. Te Awamutu Federated Farmers representative and Ōhaupō farmer Andrew Reymer said while there were some heavy falls, none of…
Waipā residents are seeing more – and different – native birds in suburban back yards as conservation projects continue to develop throughout Waikato. The news comes as the Department of Conservation celebrates a rise in…
Ann Aylett – 1940-2021 Cambridge’s Ann Aylett, who died earlier this month at age 81, knew about life at both ends of the spectrum of chance. She and her late husband Derek spent their years in New Zealand running Christian camps and fostering children with health…
As hundreds of people took advantage of Super Saturday to get their first or second jab, Wintec journalism student Ricky Lam starting his internship at The News by visiting the Unichem Family Pharmacy Cambridge centre…
Waikato Regional Council is keeping its fingers crossed as it continues flood protection maintenance work throughout the region during Covid restrictions. Integrated Catchment Management Director Greg Ryan says flood protection work continues to achieve its…
Community boards need to improve their performances in Te Awamutu and Cambridge and the best way to ensure that is to review what their roles and functions are, a Waipā council committee has decided. Community…
I occasionally repeat a topic I’ve done before, usually with updated and expanded information – this is because we continue to get incidents where members of our community are being caught out by the same…
The Cambridge Community Board last week allocated $25,000 from the first round of their discretionary funding. The board has $59,697.25 to distribute in the financial year starting July 1. Thirty-two applications asking for $116,440 were…
