Environmental, restoration and educational initiatives across the region have been given almost $420,000 from Waikato Regional Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF). The council’s Community Restoration Committee approved funds for 20 projects after receiving 30 applications….
An event traditionally held on October 1 proved a major success this week on its later date. The annual Global Walk celebrates the value of older people in the community; their carers, medical staff and…
Cambridge Middle School’s Fabric Technology department has scored its fifth win at the annual HETTANZ Student Fashion Awards. The school has won first and second place in the intermediate division four times over the past…
Cambridge’s Best Street win in the 2020 Keep New Zealand Beautiful (KNZB) awards has got Destination Cambridge’s CEO and chairman respectively, Miff Macdiarmid and Philip Coles, beaming broadly. Miff said: “We are delighted to…
Waipā District Mayor Jim Mylchreest has praised the decision of the Freedom Group to build one of its lifestyle villages in his district and said he would like to see something akin to the new…
Digital media is proving an effective tool in catching people who prefer to leave their trash on the side of the road. The Waipā District Council announced this week five people who dumped their rubbish…
The latest funding to improve the condition of the Waikato and Waipā river is also expected to bring an economic boost to riverside communities. The Waikato River Authority has increased its annual funding for river…
When John Hargreaves was laid to rest last month, he took with him a sizeable slice of Cambridge history and 73 years of unmatched memories linked to the town’s brass band. John was nine when…
Waipā District Mayor Jim Mylchreest hopes that gaining a majority-led government on the back of Labour’s landslide general election win will auger well for the region. Speaking between meetings on Monday morning, he said he…
By Danielle Zollickhofer Wintec Journalism Student Kiwis are becoming first-time motorhome holiday makers as they take the seats of international tourists. Cambridge-based Jones Motorhomes says the loss of international tourists has been partially compensated for…
