Local News

Davies-Colley appointed deputy

Charlotte FitzPatrick has been elected Cambridge Community Board chair. 12pm 31 October Jo Davies-Colley has been appointed Waipa District Council deputy mayor following the swearing in of councillors today. “Jo brings a calm, collaborative approach…

And through you go: Tunnel team sees the light

The 235-metre long tunnel, part of the new Te Ara o Te Ata – Mt Messenger Bypass broke through to the northern side on Tuesday to a karakia and applause. Hinetūparimaunga, a giant excavating machine…

Queen at museum opening

Waipā’s new mayor Mike Pettit  and Māori Queen Nga wai hono i te po attended the reopening of Te Awamutu’s museum last week. And for museums and heritage director Anne Blyth it felt like going…

Making friends around a fire

Scouts made new friends and memories as they learned camping skills in Cambridge at the weekend. Kirikiriroa & St Peter’s Scout Group’s scout section youth leadership team had asked for a traditional team (or patrol)…

Bydder’s family pledge

Hamilton city councillor Andrew Bydder, a licensed architectural designer based in Cambridge, has pledged to uphold his family’s legacy of irreverence and a reputation for “getting things done.” Bydder was censured last year after an…

From clone to tour guide

It’s been a quarter of a century since Bodie Wheke Taylor was picked to appear before millions of Star Wars fans as a clone trooper. But on Friday Taylor, who played a room full of…

News in brief

Networking on show Waipa Networks staff assisted in the aftermath of last week’s devasting storms in the South Island. They had been competing in the Connexis Annual Connection Cable Jointer and Line Mechanic Competition in…

Artists celebrated at expo

This month’s Art Alive Expo mounted by the Cambridge Society of Arts saw several of the society’s 90 members exhibiting for the first time.     The exhibition was held across three days in the…

Plan change fight starts

New Waikato regional councillors want to stop a water quality plan change before, they say, it bankrupts farmers and sucks billions of dollars out of the regional economy. Newly elected Waipā King Country ward councillors…

Homeless issue raised

Cambridge businesses are calling on the council to solve the issue of people sleeping in vehicles in the town centre. Residents had complained about instances of people getting changed in public and leaving their washing…

1 2 3 410