Waipā Mayor Susan O’Regan is welcoming National’s new housing growth plans with open arms, saying it’ll absolutely provide better outcomes for Waipā. National’s new policy provides more options for councils such as giving more flexibility…
Waipā Mayor Susan O’Regan is welcoming National’s new housing growth plans with open arms, saying it’ll absolutely provide better outcomes for Waipā. National’s new policy provides more options for councils such as giving more flexibility…
Four candidates are in the running for the Waipā Māori ward councillor seat which opens for voting from this week (Thursday 1 June). The candidates – Bill Harris, Barney Manaia, Dale Maree Morgan and Gaylene…
Cambridge Museum will be closed from June 6 while its building undergoes seismic strengthening work. The museum building, located at 24 Victoria Street in Cambridge, is owned by Waipā District Council and requires seismic work…
Speeds on rural roads and Cambridge’s growing urban population were the hot topics as Cambridge Community Board kicked off its 2023 rural tour on Saturday. After the tour’s first day – having made stops at…
Finding success in business has less to do with good luck and more to do with sound preparation, a readiness to grasp opportunities and the ability to build strong teams, says Jackie Smith. The founder…
Just released Waipā property values show the district’s worth is $35 billion – up 45.5 per cent on the last valuation three years ago. The rise was expected given the “incredible growth” seen in the…
A church service on Sunday will see St Stephen’s Church in Tamahere mark its 140th anniversary by opening up access to its historic cemetery. A memorial berm at the St Stephen’s has been established to…
A ‘freak of nature’ is the final reason given for what happened when a pin oak tree fell on Cambridge resident Margaret Evelyn a year ago. Family say the term could well have described Margaret,…
Waipā’s new citizens packed Cambridge Town Hall in two significant firsts last week. The 105 people from 19 countries who made their oaths or affirmations on stage were the largest group to do so in…
John Patrick ‘Aussie’ O’Brien was a “hell of a nice guy”, yet his body lay unclaimed in the Waikato Hospital morgue for two months. Despite appeals for family to come forward and claim the body…
