The final few days of the Cambridge Autumn Festival are packed with events, many of them free to attend. The Friday Night Blues concert at Te Awa Lifecare Village’s Woolshed centre features the Flaming Mudcats,…
The final few days of the Cambridge Autumn Festival are packed with events, many of them free to attend. The Friday Night Blues concert at Te Awa Lifecare Village’s Woolshed centre features the Flaming Mudcats,…
Waipā is being asked what it thinks of having a Māori ward within its district council ranks for the 2022 elections. The News asked the Minister who prompted a key legislative change for her views…
By Peter Matthews Something surprising has happened recently in Switzerland. That in itself could be surprising; Switzerland is not generally known as a country to catch the world off guard. For a long time the,…
Regan McCorquindale believes the lessons he learned on his parents’ farm will strengthen his arm as the new CEO of the Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce. He grew up on 200-cow dairy farm in the…
Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest will mentor two women as part of the nationwide Tuia Rangatahi Leadership programme. The 12-month programme sees local mayors mentor young Māori leaders from their communities to encourage and enhance leadership…
Reviewed by Richard Swainson Agatha Christie is back in vogue. With Kenneth Branagh’s successful revival of Murder on the Orient Express and another adaptation of Death on the Nile primed for post-Covid release, public appetite…
Growing economic hardship saw the number of local families receiving Cambridge Christmas Cheer increase last year to 112, up from the 77 families receiving help in 2019. Cambridge Committee of Social Services (CCOSS) organisers have…
Cambridge couple Betty and Barry Harvey recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary, marking their milestone with a touch of nostalgia. The couple’s ‘blue sapphire’ event was shared by several of their children, who toasted them…
Waipā District councillors are considering reducing their numbers – and after largely shutting up shop on their opinion of Māori wards, backed a plan to go to the public on the issue yesterday. But one…
Waipā District Council has agreed to a 1.8 per cent average annual rates increase over the next 10 years, starting with 4.1 per cent in 2021-2022. A draft 2021-2031 Long Term Plan and consultation document…
