Last week in Wellington I was lying in bed getting ready to sleep when I thought I felt the rumblings of a large truck going by. It died down, then a stronger shake hit. The…
Last week in Wellington I was lying in bed getting ready to sleep when I thought I felt the rumblings of a large truck going by. It died down, then a stronger shake hit. The…
Waipā District Council will decide next month which transport problems it wishes a reset Cambridge Connections project to resolve. Before then Cambridge Connections executive director Katie Mayes will bring the new council up to speed…
Newly-elected Waikato regional councillors Keith Holmes and Garry Reymer have hit back at claims that they do not care about the environment. Councillors have faced criticism for seeking an economic impact report on a plan…
Government regulations are slowing the pine conversion trend in rural New Zealand, while dairy, kiwifruit, and lifestyle properties are seeing renewed interest from local buyers and urban escapees. Jon Rawlinson reports. Recently introduced government regulations…
It’s been remarkable that few if any mainstream media outlets seem to have awareness or care for reporting recent news filtering out of Cabo Delgardo region in northern Mozambique. Violent attacks began in Cabo Delgado…
Zealong Tea Estate is brewing more than just globally acclaimed teas on land that was once a dairy farm. Mary Anne Gill visits Gordonton in Waikato to uncover the innovation and international acclaim stirring beneath…
Not too many years ago the (then) New Zealand prime minister told his Australian counterpart at a CHOGM meeting in Melbourne that the westward drift across the Tasman of prospective Australian residents ‘would benefit the…
Friday could become the new Wednesday at Waipā District Council. The council switched to holding committee and full council meetings from Tuesdays to Wednesdays in January. The move came despite concern raised by Good Local…
Landowners across the Waikato have once again stepped up to protect and enhance our environment, partnering with Waikato Regional Council to complete 347 voluntary environmental projects in 2024/25. Together, these efforts have retired 1140 hectares…
A gathering at the Le Quesnoy Sculpture in Cambridge last week commemorated the 107th anniversary of the 1918 liberation of the French town by Kiwi soldiers led by Cambridge’s second lieutenant Leslie Averill. It…
