In this initial foray into local election matters it is important that I sort the wheat from the chaff. Or rather the mayoral candidates from those seeking council or ward chairs. So, we have three…
In this initial foray into local election matters it is important that I sort the wheat from the chaff. Or rather the mayoral candidates from those seeking council or ward chairs. So, we have three…
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…
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…
Taupō MP Louise Upston has met Transport Minister Chris Bishop to advocate for the construction of on-off ramps at the southern end of the Waikato Expressway. She cited growing concerns from the Cambridge community. At…
Off line… New centre line markings in Cambridge’s Fort Street will be removed and repainted after residents noticed they were not straight. Council contractors finished the new road layout last week to formalise 37 parking…
Cambridge Connections reset underway Mayor Susan O’Regan, Cambridge ward councillor Mike Pettit, Maori ward councillor Dale-Maree Morgan and Maungatautari councillor Mike Montgomerie will be part of the Cambridge Connections Project Governance group for the next…
The spectre of abuse in some New Zealand care institutions will remain unless those responsible are held accountable and a bipartisan government approach is taken to address the recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry…
Waikato Regional Council is back as a member of Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), following chair Pamela Storey’s casting vote to overturn last month’s decision to leave. The motion to renew the council’s $80,375.55 LGNZ…
What careers will still be around in five years? That was one of the questions on Alicia Smart’s mind as she visited a free Community Careers Expo at the Cambridge Town Hall last Thursday with…
Perceptions around refugees and displaced people were unpicked this month by a Cambridge-based academic whose life has been shaped by his own flight from El Salvador in 1981. Dr Vladimir Pacheco was speaking at the…
