Cambridge is “really, really ripe” for small group corporate retreat events, Destination Cambridge general manager Ruth Crampton told an industry get together last week. Some were already happening, and other opportunities would soon present themselves….
The more time Ben Worth put into teaching university students, the more he appreciated the value of good grammar. A few years have passed since then, and Ben is now a communications advisor based in…
Parking on berms in Waipā will be prohibited under an updated bylaw presented to the council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee this week. The practice has become commonplace throughout the district and gone unchecked. The…
A quarter of the 360 respondents to a Waikato business sentiment survey, which showed a material drop in confidence across the region, came from Waipā. Roads, health and housing were the clear infrastructure priorities, Waikato…
Some Waipā and Waikato district residents have reacted angrily to news they will be paying $20 to visit the enclosed and themed areas of Hamilton Gardens from next month. Hamilton City Council made the decision…
Waipā gamblers put $10.71 million into pokie machines in the 12 months ended March 31 this year. But if history is anything to go by, only about 10 per cent of that money will return…
Feedback from businesses on the proposed quarry just outside Cambridge’s eastern boundary has prompted the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce to open its one-minute survey to residents so the chamber can get a clearer community view…
Waipā couple Ken and Karen Morris, pictured with the Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro at Government House in Wellington last week when they received Queen Service Medals (QSM) for their services to the community. The Cambridge…
A new memorial berm at St Stephen’s Church, Tamahere, is a nod to the past as well as the future. The church, built in 1970 following a night of arson which saw three churches attacked…
A new Code of Conduct to keep tabs on elected members’ behaviour has been adopted by Waipā District Council. The biggest change from the previous one adopted in November 2020 is an independent process to…
