By Deb Thurgood I am happy to start with another good news story this week. At lunchtime on Monday, a member of the public reported two people behaving suspiciously in Cambridge East. Police conducted mobile…
By Deb Thurgood I am happy to start with another good news story this week. At lunchtime on Monday, a member of the public reported two people behaving suspiciously in Cambridge East. Police conducted mobile…
The company behind a proposed giant quarry on the outskirts of Cambridge says it will ensure the development is sensitive to the surrounding environment. RS Sand director Ben Hussey was responding to residents’ claims the…
Invasive weeds have been branded the country’s silent invader and the Government is being called to “lift its game” to deal with the issue. Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton says native ecosystems must…
Waipā District Council will support raising the speed limit on SH1 Waikato Expressway when work is completed next year. The feedback will go from the council to Waka Kotahi (New Zealand Transport Agency), Waipā joins Waikato…
The introduction of Waikato Regional Council’s Bee travel card has finally given improved patronage figures for Waipā District Council to drill into. Councillors have been asking for months how many “within town” trips passengers took…
Was it a simple mix up or divine intervention? Howard Martin was at Gentle Dental Cambridge waiting to see Dr Firas Adheem on November 2 when the door opened. “I heard this other man come…
Putting recycling bins in public places is a “very expensive way to get low value recycling”, says the woman responsible for Waipā District Council’s waste minimisation. Sally Fraser was responding to a suggestion by Cr…
Eight groups have received grants from Waipā District Council’s $40,000 Waste Minimisation community fund. The projects range from an education campaign around what makes a good donation to charity shops to clothes swapping events. Group…
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari attracted 13,500 visitors in the last financial year – just fractionally down on pre-Covid numbers. In a year where visitors were almost exclusively domestic, 56% came from the Waikato region, 17 per cent from Auckland and 10 per…
On Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari the work to protect our native wildlife also involes understanding the native flora they live on. And just as there is an ongoing battle to keep out the introduced mammals which…
