The spectre of abuse in some New Zealand care institutions will remain unless those responsible are held accountable and a bipartisan government approach is taken to address the recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry…
The spectre of abuse in some New Zealand care institutions will remain unless those responsible are held accountable and a bipartisan government approach is taken to address the recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry…
Waikato Regional Council is back as a member of Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), following chair Pamela Storey’s casting vote to overturn last month’s decision to leave. The motion to renew the council’s $80,375.55 LGNZ…
What careers will still be around in five years? That was one of the questions on Alicia Smart’s mind as she visited a free Community Careers Expo at the Cambridge Town Hall last Thursday with…
Perceptions around refugees and displaced people were unpicked this month by a Cambridge-based academic whose life has been shaped by his own flight from El Salvador in 1981. Dr Vladimir Pacheco was speaking at the…
Sally and Eric Fox spent 32 years working at the Ōtorohanga Kiwi House where Eric was curator. Since retiring they have been volunteering at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari in the aviary team. Today Sally discusses working…
Ratepayers paid just over $17,000 in airfares and accommodation for mayor Susan O’Regan, councillors Dale-Maree Morgan and Marcus Gower, chief executive Steph O’Sullivan, group manager Strategy Kirsty Downey, project lead Vanessa Honore and mana whenua…
A new funeral home on the site of the now closed Lyceum Club site in Cambridge is among 87 approved land use consents issued by Waipā District Council in the first six months of the…
Mercury Energy is two weeks into a jet grouting trial at its Arapuni hydro dam, laying the groundwork for $120 million major remediation work scheduled to begin next year. Principal project manager Tom Newson said…
Kāwhia’s Gaylene Kanawa is about to hit the local body elections’ campaign trail with her colleagues at Waipa, Hamilton and Otorohanga councils to increase voter participation during the election period by offering more special voting…
Here we go again – encouraging voters to take an interest in the running of their districts. The candidates will be known tomorrow afternoon and after voting forms are posted from September 9, voting will…
