Long-serving Waipā District councillor and former deputy mayor Grahame Webber will not stand for council next year as he battles myeloma cancer. Webber, 73, was first elected to the council in 2001 and is two…
Long-serving Waipā District councillor and former deputy mayor Grahame Webber will not stand for council next year as he battles myeloma cancer. Webber, 73, was first elected to the council in 2001 and is two…
Two senior local authority councillors have mixed views on whether rail should feature in Waikato commuter plans. Hamilton City councillor Dave Macpherson, who played a vital role in lobbying for the establishment of Te Huia…
“Everyone talks about 10 year plans – this should be a five year plan.” Waikato Regional Council chairman Russ Rimmington has jumped back on track to call for rail development in Waikato to be prioritised. He says priority must be given to establishing lines from…
Cambridge and Te Awamutu community boards are fighting for their existence, writes Mary Anne Gill. It takes a lot to get Ange Holt and Sue Milner to break ranks and go against the standard Waipā District Council…
Well-used equipment in two Leamington playgrounds have been decommissioned for safety reasons following an independent safety audit across Waipā. The equipment did not meet New Zealand safety standards which represent fundamental minimum best practice in…
Social media has become an integral tool for owners of lost dogs and resulted in fewer pooches ending up in Waipā pounds. District Growth and Regulatory Services group manager Wayne Allan made the observation in…
With a mixture of sadness and nostalgia, Cambridge businesspeople Graeme and Elaine Haworth are selling two Duke St shops they’ve owned for more than 50 years. The buildings, 61 and 63 Duke St, are tenanted by Dante’s Fine Foods and Point Break Cambridge….
Waipā’s community facilities continue to be targets for the district’s undesirable vandals. Toilets at Bulmer’s Landing, a freedom camping site overlooking the Waikato River 20kms south of Karāpiro, have been closed for several weeks due…
Waipā’s District Plan is being put to the test again with an application for a non-complying activity in Taylor Street, Cambridge heading for a hearing later this month. The application, lodged in February this year…
A “plucky little bird with a mangled leg and twisted body” from Cambridge is set to become the first cockatiel to attempt to traverse the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa, a continuous 3000km…
