For Waikato towns the sound of the fire siren calling volunteers has been part and parcel of life for decades. News columnists Peter Carr refers to it today in his column on Page 8, where…
For Waikato towns the sound of the fire siren calling volunteers has been part and parcel of life for decades. News columnists Peter Carr refers to it today in his column on Page 8, where…
Over the recent dry and hot weeks many people have stayed home to lie low – or to await the return of students to school or a number of reasons. Doors and windows were wide…
I hope you had a good long weekend. For us, it involved several reports of burglary across town – not the sort of thing to which you want to come home. Sometimes it is the…
Roto-o-Rangi Memorial Hall is one of 34 town halls and community centres throughout Waipā. This article is the first in our series, where we will look at the district’s halls, their stories and people. When…
A new style bus service is under investigation for Cambridge suburbs like St Kilda and Norfolk Downs where residents are more than two kilometres away from an existing bus stop. Waikato Regional Council recently launched…
The former Bunnings site in Cambridge has sold and will become a car yard. The site went out to tender last month and Waikato-based Ingham, one of New Zealand’s largest car dealers, bought it for…
Cambridge Dog Obedience Club’s annual Waitangi weekend championship show produced plenty of excitement and competition despite numbers being down. The event, held at McKinnon Park next to Cambridge High School on Saturday and Sunday, attracted…
School is back! This means there are again large numbers of children commuting on our roads. They are on foot, bikes and scooters and there is an increase in vehicular traffic, especially around school drop…
Nikki Crutchley was swamped with emotion when she heard her latest novel had secured a two-book deal with Harper Collins Australia. “There were tears,” she laughed. “Getting a book deal itself is difficult enough. Getting…
Two new community courses in Cambridge this month will offer strategies to combat Covid-related stressors and chart a more positive path through life. Both courses are free of charge and are being offered by Violence…
