Almost half the “recycling” put out by Waipā residents is heading straight to landfill. Contaminated recycling is proving to be such a major issue that the Waipā District Council is warning offending residents they will…
Almost half the “recycling” put out by Waipā residents is heading straight to landfill. Contaminated recycling is proving to be such a major issue that the Waipā District Council is warning offending residents they will…
Arie Paton used to think published authors were “special humans” – until she became one herself. “I always carried this belief that writers are not actually normal, they’re a cut above us and they can…
The Age of Reason By Peter Carr The Yuletide holiday season in this lovely country has changed over recent years. There was a time – not too far distant – when the three week industrial…
Waipā welcomes more than 130 new New Zealand citizens during 2020 – but most missed the formal ceremony because of Covid restrictions. Citizens from 25 countries including England, India, Fiji, South Africa, India, Cambodia, Australia…
A 16-year-old is expected to appear in the Palmerston North Youth Court this week in association with the December 30 ram-raid on Cambridge Jewellers. Cambridge station police sergeant Ben Joll said the youth, who is…
Cambridge has come through a challenging year in surprisingly good shape, but a cautious approach to 2021 is needed, says Cambridge Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Bouzaid. The post Covid-19 lockdown situation wasn’t as dismal…
The country’s first synthetic racetrack will host a full meeting at Cambridge in May. Cambridge Jockey Club opened the new track last year and it has been given the thumbs up by trainers. The 30,000-plus…
The completion of Cambridge Community House’s (CCH) new building extension was celebrated by around 75 people who attended a special blessing on December 16. Guests at the early morning event walked through the new building…
A Cambridge woman who almost died in June has reconnected with the ‘good Samaritan’ who saved her life, and the police constable who helped it happen. The three women – Gaye Hutton, her *555 angel…
A woman recognised as much for her wide smile as for her ‘do anything for anyone’ approach to life has become the Cambridge News Person of the Year for 2020. Julie Epps took the news…
