A Waipā butcher was one of two to secure places in the Young Butcher and Butcher Apprentice of the Year competition last week. Cambridge’s Dallas Prince from Wholly Cow Butchery won the Pact Packaging young…
A Waipā butcher was one of two to secure places in the Young Butcher and Butcher Apprentice of the Year competition last week. Cambridge’s Dallas Prince from Wholly Cow Butchery won the Pact Packaging young…
Waikato District Council has just adopted its annual plan for the year ahead and has managed to drop the average general rates increase to 11.9 per cent from the 13.75 per cent first proposed. Guided…
A memorial seat made from Hinuera stone – built in 1983 to commemorate a century of worship by the Presbyterian congregation -has been damaged by a vehicle. Details of what happened to the seat outside…
A big part of life is about getting prepared. One way or another, throughout our lives, we’re always in some sort of ‘preparation’ for the ‘next thing’. Think about that…from birth, to first words, first…
Ten new one-bedroom pensioner units are nearing completion in Leamington in a development which has become something of an oddity in other communities. Waipā is one of the few councils which still provides housing for…
Cambridge megastore Mitre 10 has been awarded the Rose Award by the New Zealand Down Syndrome Association for its inclusive employment practices. The nomination came from Victoria Dodds whose son Michael, 23, has been working…
John Coles’ determination that his QSM meant ‘Quite Some Man’ was probably not too far off the mark, despite it sounding less lofty than ‘Queen’s Service Medal’. That nugget of information, delivered by his son…
Xavier Bell’s sensational cricket form has continued in England with the year 13 St Peter’s School student thumping 338 runs against Forest School last week. Despite his outstanding performance, St Peter’s lost the two-day match…
Outgoing chief executive Garry Dyet attended his final Waipā District Council meeting last week and was given an emotional farewell by mayor Susan O’Regan. “This will be the last formal meeting that we will have…
American humourist Mark Twain once said: “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” That means his Cambridge namesake has got as good a show as any other horse of winning the Melbourne Cup, the…
