Sahara Stanton perches in a plastic chair in the music suite at Cambridge High School, preparing to perform her original song, Dracula, for The News. “I should have taken my nail polish off,” the Ohaupo…
Sahara Stanton perches in a plastic chair in the music suite at Cambridge High School, preparing to perform her original song, Dracula, for The News. “I should have taken my nail polish off,” the Ohaupo…
Cambridge Chamber and Destination Cambridge members have been given a preview on what a merged organisation could look like. Talks are progressing and although there is no deadline, Destination Cambridge’s lease on its Town Hall…
Ben Langley could have been forgiven for wearing a smug smile at the blessing of Hamilton Airport’s international terminal last week. With just days to go before international flights resume, the Operations Group general manager…
Prime minister Christopher Luxon has met New Zealand National Fieldays Society chief executive Richard Lindroos to discuss growing the event. “It’s a fantastic event, I want it to get bigger and bigger,” Luxon said before…
A new investigation by a national taxpayer pressure group claims Waipā District Council is funding its own political communications’ machine to shape perception rather than deliver outcomes. The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union say a 63-page…
A 19-year-old Zulu orphan brought to New Zealand for a new life by his adoptive parents to live in Pōkeno has announced he is standing for the Waikato mayoralty. Fabio Rodrigues will also run in…
The first of up to 20 adult kōkako from the Hunua Ranges will be released on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari today. Chief executive Helen Hughes said the birds would assist the mountain’s kōkako breeding programme. Speaking…
On location A couple hoping to buy a property in Cambridge and return to the town they lived in before moving overseas, will feature in the New Zealand version of Location, Location, Location, filmed on…
Waipā Networks cut the ribbon today on its newly commissioned 33kV zone substation alongside Transpower’s Grid Exit Point (GXP) – a combined investment of over $45 million. With Waipā’s population set to grow to around…
Spill hazard NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises road users to drive with caution over the Kaimai Range due to a spill hazard on the Waikato side of State Highway 29 (SH29). Beef tallow…