Cambridge chartered accountant Kirsty Johnson was unanimously elected chair of the new Cambridge Town Hall Community Trust on Monday. Experienced business and community leader Rob Feisst will be her deputy. The seven-strong trust held its…
Cambridge chartered accountant Kirsty Johnson was unanimously elected chair of the new Cambridge Town Hall Community Trust on Monday. Experienced business and community leader Rob Feisst will be her deputy. The seven-strong trust held its…
Thoughts of children heading into winter with old socks – or worse still, no socks at all – prompted Leamington business owner Debra Jenkins to repeat a charity sock drive she did a couple of…
Cambridge based copy writer Stuart Mathews has inadvertently weighed in on the Streets for People debate in the town – by becoming the victim of a road crash. On Thursday morning I got hit by…
Mayors and councillors from the Waikato and Bay of Plenty will meet tomorrow in the wake of a Government announcement that local government is in for a shake-up. Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta made the…
By Lisa Merts It’s a year late because of Covid, but the Netherlands Society Waikato will commemorate 75+1 year of Liberation Day and freedom later this month with an exhibition. On May 4, 1945, at…
Almost four months after getting here, new Cambridge Corps Salvation Army leaders, Scott and Aimee Noakes, couldn’t be more delighted. They arrived in January, taking over the ministry from predecessors, Karen and Shaun Baker. The…
After the Government announced last week livestock export by sea will be banned many in the industry were left wondering what is in store for them. Progressive Livestock agent Colin Old, who covers Western-Central Waikato…
Waipā District Council ratepayers may be facing lower proposed rate increases than others around the country and staff say that is partly because of growth. Council is consulting on its draft Long-Term Plan which proposes…
League is back on the rise in Waipā. The Te Awamutu Sports Firehawks will play in the reserve grade of the new season’s Waikato competition under coach Victor Heke, and the club has also established…
St Peter’s Catholic School marked the end of the last school term with a grand opening of its $140,000 multi-purpose turf. The project has been a long-time in development, going through two school principals, Debra…
