Waikato Regional Council is sounding alarm bells about grass so invasive it could put half a million hectares of sheep and beef farming at risk. Chilean Needle grass is considered a big enough threat in…
Waikato Regional Council is sounding alarm bells about grass so invasive it could put half a million hectares of sheep and beef farming at risk. Chilean Needle grass is considered a big enough threat in…
Ōhaupō’s Jim van der Poel was re-elected at DairyNZ’s annual meeting in Te Awamutu last week Chairman Van der Poel reported on a challenging and busy year where farmers tackled inflation and regulation issues. “There…
Cambridge Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley heaved a sigh of relief last week when she was reunited with the handmade poppy bowl she sent to France five months ago. “It arrived,” she told The News…
They share space together in the Cambridge Town Hall now and what could have been a fraught relationship between the hall trust and Destination Cambridge has developed into a virtual love fest. That has much…
A Cambridge property steeped in history, with a capital value of $17.8 million, could change hands for the first time in more than a century. Dingley Dell, a 165ha Maungatautari dairy farm will be auctioned…
The level of swimming pool and event centre use in Cambridge and Te Awamutu is up 55 per cent on last year and exceeding pre-Covid numbers. Waipā Community Facilities Trust runs the Te Awamutu Events…
Waipā District Council’s monthly public excluded workshop sessions are now under the Ombudsman’s spotlight. The News recently requested details under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) about the meetings held throughout the…
National Party MPs Louise Upston, Barbara Kuriger and Tim van de Molen have all been re-elected with increased majorities. Taupō, Taranaki-King Country and Waikato electorates are all in The News’ circulation area. The sitting trio…
A Cambridge social services agency is begging Swedish-owned retirement giant Metlifecare to “do the right thing” and stop plans to evict rental tenants from 11 of its units in St Andrew’s village. Chair Anne Morrison…
Counselling rates at a Cambridge school have skyrocketed and its principal says children are being exposed to new pressures via smartphones. About 40 students at Cambridge Middle School are receiving counselling, principal Daryl Gibbs says….
