Nancy the South Island takahē has taken the unusual step of renesting after producing a chick at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari this season. Her activities have resulted in staff restricting access to the maunga’s Tautari Wetland,…
Nancy the South Island takahē has taken the unusual step of renesting after producing a chick at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari this season. Her activities have resulted in staff restricting access to the maunga’s Tautari Wetland,…
Jazzy Christmas time Signing off This is the last edition of the year and we will be back on January 9, 2025. Keep your eye on our website cambridgenews.nz and the Cambridge App for any…
It’s the Christmas present no Waipā ratepayer wanted – a 15.5 per cent rate increase from July next year – but all bar one councillor thinks they did enough to keep it at that. Waipā…
Leamington Domain is set to be transformed next year with a new destination playground featuring water, sand, and nature-themed play areas. The finalised design has come to life thanks to community input from consultation on…
If it’s true what they say about the piano – that it is the most versatile instrument in the world – then Cambridge Town Hall has been blessed. The community trust in charge of breathing…
A networking group for Waikato women was launched last week in Hamilton with several Waipā residents signing up. More than 120 women attended the Waikato Waahine Collective launch at Weave in Innovation Park where North…
Farmer confidence is lifting with beef, sheep and dairy prices. Sheep and beef are fetching an estimated 30 per cent more at stock sales compared to last year, said PGG Wrightson sheep and beef rep…
Waikato Regional Council recently closed down its “Shovel Ready Programme” of work, following a successful completion of a number of relatively significant projects that delivered considerable benefit to our region. As background, as part of…
DairyNZ Hamilton-based scientist Charlotte Reed has received the 2024 Australasian Dairy Science Symposium Emerging Scientist Award. The symposium brought together 140 science and extension professionals from across Australasia. Reed shared research on ‘What do milk…
The dairy payout increased by an average of 14 cents to $8.90 in the 2023-24 dairy season, according to the latest annual New Zealand Dairy Statistics report, just 89 cents above DairyNZ’s breakeven milk price…
