Lake Te Koo Utu, once a place of peace and pride in the heart of Cambridge, is now in quiet crisis. Its waters continue to decline – clouded not just by sediment, but by a…
Lake Te Koo Utu, once a place of peace and pride in the heart of Cambridge, is now in quiet crisis. Its waters continue to decline – clouded not just by sediment, but by a…
Pat O’Connor could see potential written all over the modest two bedroom brick house on the corner of Cambridge’s busiest roundabout when he bought it for $1 million four years ago. Built in the 1940s…
*Clarifying an additional 4000 homes, taking it through to 63,000. John Kennedy is in awe of the people who, more than 75 years ago, designed and built hydro dams on the Waikato River. At a…
Teachers protest Secondary school teachers are on strike today over the government’s latest pay offer. Many schools have chosen to shut for the day. Teachers from Cambridge High School demonstrated in town. Lake lowered The…
* Clarifying – Waikato Regional Council was a member of LGNZ at the time of the conference and to the end of July, as the council had a notice of motion signed by a majority…
*correcting William Tregloan Thomas, who was mayor of Woolston, not the famous sculptor William Thomas Trethewey. The upcoming local body elections will feature another family rivalry – Waipā councillor Dale-Maree Morgan and her husband Steve…
Josh Moore, who runs digital marketing agency Duoplus, discusses the importance of good photos for an election – and selects what he considers the best among mayoral and Cambridge councillor and community board candidates. Marketing…
Continuing our local body election coverage, Christine Cornege, an award winning Cambridge photographer who takes equestrian, portrait, family and business photos selects her “best of page” photos from last week’s Cambridge News. We’re often told…
The headline has been changed to reflect the Transport minister does not sign off on specific road design decisions, including this one. On-off ramps at the southern end of Cambridge to minimise truck traffic through…
More than 2700 people—and several brightly lit dogs—turned out for the third annual Te Awa River Ride Light Night on Saturday, making it the most successful event since its inception. Despite heavy rain the day…
