Waipā District Council has confirmed it has purchased the former Bunnings building in Te Awamutu. The News revealed last week council had its eye on one of the two sites left vacant when Bunnings closes…
Waipā District Council has confirmed it has purchased the former Bunnings building in Te Awamutu. The News revealed last week council had its eye on one of the two sites left vacant when Bunnings closes…
By Mary Anne Gill Many councils around the world live streamed their meetings during Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. Waipā District Council was one of them and the council continues doing live streams for council and key…
An artistic creation crafted from gorse, soap and wire has taken out the top prize in the 2021 Fieldays No. 8 Wire National Art Award. Wear ‘n Tear was by Auckland artist Gina Ferguson. She…
Richard Stowers – 11.11.1951 – 20.04.2021 New Zealand lost one of its foremost historians with the passing of Waikato’s Richard Stowers. A titan in terms of his knowledge around military history, the former Cambridge High…
By Matteo Di Maio As my household’s resident teenager, I’m also its resident tech support. For the most part, the job is about orientating cameras, or digging up passwords from under the couch. Today, though,…
In a twist to the saga of the absent principal at St Peter’s Cambridge, the school has revealed via a public relations company that it is talking to the country’s primary workplace health and safety…
Major progress has been made on the construction of a two-way cycleway in Cambridge with the first section nearing completion. The cycleway and a new footpath through Payne Park to Vogel Street will be completed…
The Education Ministry is planning a new primary school for Cambridge and has bought a site. It will be the subject of a public meeting at Cambridge High School next Wednesday 12 from 5.30pm to…
Cricket has Brendon and Nathan McCullum, rugby has the Barretts and now Cambridge has the Runciman brothers. Siblings Joel, Luke and Joshua Runciman might one day be in the same league of sporting stardom after…
Racing will go synthetic for the first time in New Zealand on May 19 – in Waipā. A new synthetic track in Cambridge has been booked for 12 race meetings in the 2021-22 season. The…