Waipā connected players are once again scattered across the Pacific following the 2026 Super Rugby squad namings last week. There are 12 players and coaching staff with Hautapu connections, eight Te Awamutu Sports alumni, one…
Waipā connected players are once again scattered across the Pacific following the 2026 Super Rugby squad namings last week. There are 12 players and coaching staff with Hautapu connections, eight Te Awamutu Sports alumni, one…
Members of the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade were described as ‘champions and everyday heroes’ by Taupō MP Louise Upston at their annual honours evening. The event celebrated the efforts of firefighters and brigade supporters during…
A conversation about the cost-of-living crisis overheard in a supermarket led to the opening of a new community food bank in Cambridge. A Te Manawa o Cambridge Trust team member overheard a fellow shopper struggling…
Mike Pettit kept his teaching skills sharpened as he welcomed 100 new New Zealand citizens last Friday at the Te Awamutu Presbyterian Centre. New citizens came from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Fiji,…
Improvement seen New Zealand is making progress in the fight against anti-microbial resistance, with sales of veterinary and horticultural antibiotics falling for the seventh consecutive year, says New Zealand Food Safety’s (NZFS) deputy director-general Vincent…
Waipā’s trailblazing role in New Zealand’s aeronautical history entered a new chapter last week with the launch of the country’s first electric aircraft at Hamilton Airport. Over the coming weeks, look to the skies as…
Each week, I review the past seven days of reported incidents in Cambridge in preparation for writing this column. As always, our team responded to a wide variety of calls. This week, we attended four…
Three of the Kean boys from Southland served in Europe during World War One but only two came home. Private Denis Kean fought in Gallipoli and then, in 1916, was wounded at Ypres on the…
Steve Tritt spent some time working at Waipā District Council . Because of his family connection through Peter and working at council, Steve and his wife travelled to Cambridge’s sister city Le Quesnoy in 2018…
Sitting at my desk for inspiration to write this weekly piece, I’d hit a wall. That’s rare since I usually have draft outlines in advance, without sitting contemplating for ages. Ordinary life-things often provide a…
