Bigger is not necessarily better – and probably won’t be in the case of the proposed new mega water services entities, Federated Farmers says. While there are problems with three waters delivery and infrastructure and…
Bigger is not necessarily better – and probably won’t be in the case of the proposed new mega water services entities, Federated Farmers says. While there are problems with three waters delivery and infrastructure and…
Last week Mary Anne Gill reported planners at Waipā District Council were unhappy with the Government’s housing intensification plans which they say will change the face of the district. Council chief executive Garry Dyet has…
Little Moana-Rose Dryland thanked the Cambridge Lions for her new play areas in the way most four-year-olds would. Clasping the hand of her leading Lion Graeme Surgenor, she pulled him up the ramp and over…
The Hamilton Road cycleway in Cambridge is expanding westwards through Payne Park and towards the new Chartwell housing development. With it will come two new bus stops and another signalised pedestrian crossing linking the path…
If ever you needed proof steampunkers are a hybrid lot – able to seamlessly transform themselves from the 19th century to today – then their presence at the Cambridge Town Hall on Sunday confirmed it….
Mayoral candidate Chris Woodhams fired the first salvo in the Waipā local body election campaign last week by saying the district should just get on with funding and building a third bridge over the Waikato…
A tiny corner of the internet is about to wink out. Tamahere Forum, a hyper-local community news website covering Tamahere since 2008, is closing down. News of Tamahere Forum’s demise may well reflect the quote…
Long-standing Waipā councillor Clare St Pierre is “concerned” two Cambridge councillors have predetermined views on a third bridge over the Waikato River and say they should not be part of a project working group preparing…
Today The News introduces the 23 candidates who are running for mayor or a seat on the Waipā District Council. At a time when convincing people to stand – or remain on council – may…
There will be at least one new Waikato King Country representative on the regional council when votes are counted in the local body elections. Stu Kneebone’s constituency colleague, Andrew MacPherson, was not among the nominees…
