A Happy New Year to all from me. I am dropping back in this week to give you a bit of an update. I hope you have had a safe and happy festive season with…
A Happy New Year to all from me. I am dropping back in this week to give you a bit of an update. I hope you have had a safe and happy festive season with…
Waipā District Council has explained why the cost to upgrade Te Awamutu Wastewater Treatment Plant rose from $19 million to $48 million. The News revealed in November the upgrade costs to the council for the…
This time 20 years ago, countries around the Indian Ocean were reeling from the grief and horror of one of the deadliest events in modern history – the Boxing Day tsunami triggered by the 9.2-9.3…
Regional councillors have voted to allocate more than $400,000 to buy equipment for its fight against golden clams. Corbicula fluminea was found in the Waikato River in May 2023 and is an invasive, fast breeding…
For many, a ‘trip of a lifetime’ might come later in life. But for football-mad Cambridge 12-year-old Toby Cornegé, it’s already a reality. During a three-month trip to Europe, Toby has trained with top football…
It was good while it lasted and well appreciated. That’s the view on the re-opening of the Karāpiro Dam road between December 21 and Sunday night when it closed again for several months. But two…
Victor (Vic) Petrie was a numbers man. He gave 46 years to education, and during the 27 he spent at Cambridge Middle School (Cambridge Intermediate in his day), he was as tenacious about teaching the…
Waka racing More than 4000 competitors – watched by 8000 spectators – will take part in a total of 380 races over seven days in the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karāpiro starting on…
Grahame Webber laughs when asked whether Waipā is a better place because of his seven terms on the district council. “Bloody hell, I wasted 21 years if it’s not,” he says. Webber, a former deputy…
Over the recent holiday period we drove south to Wellington on the family Christmas pilgrimage. As time is not of the essence as to which day we travel we usually opt for a Sunday (for…
