This week has seen tragedy hit Waipā with the loss of local lives in a boating accident off North Cape. I send my sincere condolences to the families affected and their friends. As a community,…
This week has seen tragedy hit Waipā with the loss of local lives in a boating accident off North Cape. I send my sincere condolences to the families affected and their friends. As a community,…
There are national champions galore at Cambridge High School and St Peter’s School following the BMX and cycling track nationals. Cambridge High School students picked up several national titles in the cycling at the Velodrome…
Much of the skillset Elizabeth Harvey has amassed in decades of working in international museums will doubtless inform decisions she makes as Cambridge Museum’s new manager. Elizabeth’s pick by the Cambridge Historical Society sees her…
The Cambridge Prostate Cancer Support Group is broadening its reach in 2022 by increasing its use of social media. The hope is that regular online posts will be viewed as a platform for support and…
It’s 7.50am in Ukraine and Lisette Reymer’s eyes are blood-shot; her body language oozes fatigue. The Waipā-raised Newshub reporter and Daniel Pannett, a Methven camera operator, have spent three weeks covering the Russian invasion of…
School librarians say they’re the answer to a declining nationwide literacy rate. Former School Library Association of New Zealand president Glenys Bichan, who is library manager at Cambridge High School, says nearly a quarter of…
The incoming Waipā Networks chief executive knows if you asked several people on the streets of Te Awamutu or Cambridge what the company does, most would struggle to answer. Sean Horgan is unfazed by that…
The failure of Waipā residents to recycle correctly and Waka Kotahi’s decision not to immediately fund urban pathways across the district will delay a major cycleway from Te Awamutu to Pirongia via Ngā Roto. The…
Te Awamutu Community Board chair Ange Holt has undertaken to ensure any information released about a survey which invites residents to consider Te Awamutu’s future will be approved by her board. She made the commitment…
The Ombudsman investigated Waipā District Council for a late response to a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act request but was unaware of the action because of its phishing algorithm global settings. The council’s…
