Health Minister Simeon Brown has apologised to prostate cancer sufferers for being unable to fully answer their questions or offer promises around improved diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Brown conceded that New Zealand lagged…
Health Minister Simeon Brown has apologised to prostate cancer sufferers for being unable to fully answer their questions or offer promises around improved diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Brown conceded that New Zealand lagged…
There were plenty of questions – and a fair bit of unease – when the Waikato Thoroughbred Racing greenfield proposal came before the Tamahere community on Sunday. The development now has a potential home, artist…
It took a cardboard box, spiders and a very sceptical wife for Terry Carson to become a prize‑winning short story writer. The dusty carton, retrieved from the bottom of a wardrobe during a house move,…
Data – not politics or broken promises – was behind the decision to pause plans for a new primary school in Cambridge West, Waipā mayor Mike Pettit says. The former principal of Cambridge Primary School…
Picture perfect conditions for the 2026 main street carnival brought plenty of Autumn Festival revellers into town yesterday, where they enjoyed a host of music and dance, stalls, steampunkers, theatre performers and more. Delighted organiser…
Retired Pukekohe lawyer Terry Carson has won the Cambridge Autumn Festival short story competition with his Father and Son piece. “We have the minister saying what a fantastic person he was, a great reputation he…
Seventy well-known New Zealand artists showcased their work at the Town Hall this weekend to coincide with the start of this year’s Cambridge Autumn Festival. The exhibition and sale of 138 original pieces were organised…
Two sets of awards this month celebrated excellence across the sector and recognised farmers at different stages of their careers. Mary Anne Gill wraps up the awards. Cambridge dairy assistant manager Levi Wesford has been…
Cambridge retiree Peter Fisher is one of the many volunteers helping power Fieldays by contributing his time and experience to New Zealand’s largest agricultural event. He and other volunteers continue a 58‑year tradition built on…
When getting to the doctor is easier said than done, a Waikato heart team is using Fieldays to put rural health front and centre, reports Mary Anne Gill. Health care is something that fits in…
