Waipā District Council has been asked to relax its alcohol ban plan at Lake Arapuni campsites. Reacting to Waipa District Council’s draft alcohol policy and bylaw Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board chair Ange Holt…
Waipā District Council has been asked to relax its alcohol ban plan at Lake Arapuni campsites. Reacting to Waipa District Council’s draft alcohol policy and bylaw Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board chair Ange Holt…
A movie filmed around Maungatautari, Horahora, Leamington and Hautapu about two murderous butchers debuts tonight (Thursday) in Cambridge. And one attendee will walk away with a meat pack, producer Matt Hicks promises, “because why not?”…
A veteran medical professional has revealed how concerned he is with the state of New Zealand’s health system. Luk Chin an 81-year old anaesthetist and pain specialist now working in private practice was giving an…
The trust running Cambridge Town Hall has gone out to tender for the first stage of its improvements, the hall’s two side wings. Known as the Victorian and Edwardian rooms, they will be upgraded this…
One thing I missed living in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA, was the changing landscape in New Zealand. Over there you could drive for ages and the view did not change much at all. Here in Waipā,…
A new hotel in Hautapu will generate millions of dollars in economic benefits for the Waipā district, developers told guests at a Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Business After Five briefing last week. Resource consent is…
A lady told me in a conversation, how their family moved 11 times before she had reached teenage years, due to her father’s work. It impacted her profoundly… she became withdrawn, resisting friendships to avoid…
A ‘Happy Phones’ initiative that sees school students use repurposed old mobile phones in ways that expand their learning platforms is winning fans at Cambridge East Primary School. Students have been using the pre-loved phones…
Cambridge Community Patrol coordinator Neil Bridgland has more than one story of when his volunteers took lifesaving action. Like the time, a couple of months ago, when a husband-and-wife on late night patrol saw a…
The death of Catholic bishop Denis Browne earlier this month has brought back memories of a special day for Donna McHugh (nee Thurston). It was nearly 25 years ago that McHugh, then only 10 and…
