The fact New Zealand is blessed with such natural beauty struck me afresh recently while spending wonderful days cruising around Great Barrier Island (Aotea) and surrounding islands. Nearly 45 kilometres long, this 285 square kilometre…
The fact New Zealand is blessed with such natural beauty struck me afresh recently while spending wonderful days cruising around Great Barrier Island (Aotea) and surrounding islands. Nearly 45 kilometres long, this 285 square kilometre…
The community board was pleased to see Cambridge News name Jared Milbank as its 2024 Person of the Year. During a stressful time for many in our town, Jared emerged as a composed and considered…
There was much more to Judy Bannon than her upright posture and elegant attire… or even her involvement with local council. JUDY BANNON 20-12-1946 – 19-1-2025 Those at her funeral last week heard she came…
The Government has been announcing a lot of ‘targets’ recently. When I worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 10 years, the international community set lots of targets for Bosnian institutions. Some had a positive impact…
Merger on cards? Waikato Chamber of Commerce has ramped up calls for local body mergers saying rocketing rate rises and central government pressure is hitting ratepayers in the pocket. The region’s 12 councils for 536,200…
It is Mykal Dimond-Grey’s birthday. A morning tea shout, birthday card and a rousing version of Happy Birthday puts a beaming grin on his face. His work colleagues at Achievement House in Cambridge surround him…
St Andrew’s verger Ian Dunn has done it again. Three years after he told The News he was retiring from organising the church fairs held on Anniversary and Labour weekends, he went and did another…
Last week’s unveiling of a new road sign in Cambridge’s Bridleways Estate area honoured the town’s late fire chief Don Gerrand and ties two families together in a poignant coincidence. The unveiling of Don Gerrand…
Waipā council meetings will move to Wednesdays and the spending limit lifted for the mayor and committee chairs to $10 million in more “behind closed doors” decisions expected to be rubber stamped by councillors in…
The school holidays seem to have flown by and here we are at the end of January. It is therefore time for some safety reminders about the return to school. The start of term 1…
