“It makes absolutely no sense to be bringing the age down two years… young adults wouldn’t have a clue who they would be voting for and wouldn’t understand the true concept of it all.” “People…
“It makes absolutely no sense to be bringing the age down two years… young adults wouldn’t have a clue who they would be voting for and wouldn’t understand the true concept of it all.” “People…
Stories abound of how a metal name plate or a coin in a wallet have saved the lives of soldiers. On July 31, 1917, Arthur Maddox Major’s wallet was a simple leather bifold. If offered…
A new ‘no parking on berms’ section in the draft Public Places Bylaw attracted most interest from submitters to Waipā District Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee this week. Opinions were mixed with one saying…
Fourteen groups took part in the annual Te Oko Horoi festival at the Don Rowlands centre, Lake Karāpiro last Friday. The event was organised by Te Hunga Taikaakaa, a Māori student leadership group at Cambridge…
An ongoing dispute between an Ōhaupō lifestyler and a kiwifruit grower has escalated with the grower adding vertical black screens to the year-old six metre high wooden piles in Parallel Road despite claims it is…
Fencourt Hall is in safe hands. The News recently reported the hall committee was struggling to continue – but 20 people attended this week’s annual meeting. Graeme Roll and assistants Bas Eikhoudt and Sam Hore…
Waipā’s elected members have been advised to make changes to the district’s alcohol policy to help reduce alcohol-related harm in the district. Councils with a Local Alcohol Policy must review it every six years alongside…
Downer has been awarded Waipā District Council’s $30 million contract to maintain the districts roads for the next three years. There was an onsite blessing of the contract and the crew before the tenure began….
Lynne Douglas (right) reads her NZEI award recognising 50 years of service to teaching with fellow Leamington School teachers Margaret Grover (centre) and Courtney Ryder at Stables on Alpha on August 24.Lynne Douglas was struggling…
The success of an ambitious project by Cambridge High School “Ext 4” students to provide Cambridge Resthaven with a new van was celebrated when parties involved in the community project gathered to ‘unveil’ the vehicle….
