Local Elections 2025

Cambridge News online

Check out the October 2, 2025 edition of Cambridge News online.

Candidates clash over plan

A claim farmers could halt the implementation of a Waikato Regional Council water quality plan change by “voting in the right people” has been dismissed. Plan Change One was developed by a 24-member collaborative stakeholder…

Another complaint

The New Zealand Media Council is investigating Good Local Media’s handling of a Waikato Chamber of Commerce meet the candidates gathering where the business group invited four Hamilton mayoral candidates to speak at the request…

Get involved – vote

The editor desires to keep me beavering on election-related opinion pieces until the last ballot box has been emptied. Not exactly an exciting gig for an open-minded octogenarian but I shall comply. Firstly, have you…

How votes are rolling in

All that effort, all those words, all the advertising, videos and social media posts and what do we have to show for it with a week to go? When The News went to press, election…

On your marks, get set … go

A late surge in nominations – many of them openly critical of the council – has set the stage for a fiery election campaign in Waipā. Most of the action is expected in the eastern…

Cambridge candidates – in their own words

Updated to include Don Sanders The News asked Cambridge ward candidates to provide us with no more than 30 words on why they were standing for public office and what one bit of difference would…

Candidates – in their own words

The News asked candidates to provide us with no more than 30 words on why they were standing for public office and what one bit of difference would they want to make if elected. Some…

Cambridge Community Board candidates – in their own words

The News asked Cambridge Community Board candidates to provide us with no more than 30 words on why they were standing for public office and what one bit of difference would they want to make…

Fabio eyes mayor’s job

This headline has been changed following a Media Council ruling. See: Candidate withdraws from mayoral race 12 June 2025 A 19-year-old Zulu orphan brought to New Zealand for a new life by his adoptive parents…

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