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Council looks at Boshier report

Waipā district councillors have discussed communications with the public in response to Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier’s recent report. Boshier took issue with councillors for doing too much work behind closed doors, and echoed some concerns…

One person injured after explosion

A person injured after an explosion outside Cambridge Stihl Shop early Thursday morning was “very lucky” to return to work on Friday, a colleague has said. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said a 44 gallon…

Waipa in the awards

Waipā’s My Mortgage, Treadlite NZ, Central Kids Early Education and the New Zealand Fieldays Society were among the major winners at last weekend’s Waikato Business awards. The awards, presented at a gala night at Claudelands,…

Fifth birthday for ‘Kids’

Linda Roil would prefer it if there was no need for the well-recognised charity she started in Cambridge five years ago, Kids in Need Waikato. But instead of working her way out of the role,…

Christmas cheer donation time

The annual Cambridge Christmas Cheer is up and running with donation bins set up around town and collections beginning to gather momentum. The initiative is organised each year by CCOSS, the Cambridge Community of Social…

Paving the way

Three Waipā roads and one street will have 4.3kms of pavement rehabilitated in the current construction season starting next month at a cost of $1.92 million. Hogan Road (Cambridge), Arapuni Road (Arapuni), Te Mawhai Road…

More cycle friendly moves planned

Grey Street, north of Hamilton Road in Cambridge, will become a cul-de-sac and other streets and neighbourhoods made more cycle friendly, under recommendations made to the council by Cambridge Community Board. At its meeting last…

Museum work continues

The committee behind planning for the $33.1 million Te Ara Wai Museum in Te Awamutu met this week but, as with previous meetings this year, most of it was behind closed doors. The meeting took…

Te reo names to return

Four historic Māori names for parks and reserves have been approved  by Waipā’s Service Delivery committee  – and more naming decisions await. Whare marama Reserve in Leamington, Pirongia’s Mātakitaki, Tūrata in Kihikihi and Waipuke, on…

Parking plans put to retailers

Timed parking in Queen and Lake streets and more dedicated coach stops in Cambridge are a feature of a proposal Waipā District Council will put to retailers in the area. Transportation manager Bryan Hudson told…

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