A new book outlining the story of the establishment of the military-settler town of Camp Cambridge in the mid-1800s has been penned by former Cambridge Historical Society president Grant Middlemiss. His new book, The Siege…
A new book outlining the story of the establishment of the military-settler town of Camp Cambridge in the mid-1800s has been penned by former Cambridge Historical Society president Grant Middlemiss. His new book, The Siege…
Waipā mayor Mike Pettit says he was blindsided by the government announcement that a mayoral board would take on the role of regional councillors. “I expected something along the lines that the regional councils were…
A newly formed trust has launched its first restoration project in Cambridge Aroha Cambridge Charitable Trust is working with Waipā District Council to clear invasive weeds from the public path area connecting Resthaven retirement village…
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has outlined her vision for council funding, banking competition, and women’s leadership, while celebrating New Zealand’s export success and future growth. Speaking after a Waikato Chamber of Commerce business luncheon last…
David Hall’s legacy at Cambridge Resthaven will long be remembered, but several anecdotes teased at his farewell last week suggest he may be remembered for more besides. Emcee Jon Broadley and Cambridge Resthaven Trust Board chairman Greg Liddy revealed the…
The Waikato River has been compared to a wall which divided a German city in the way it separates Cambridge from Leamington. The comparison was made by Waipā District Council Cambridge Connections Transport Plan Community…
The search for a greenfield site to house Waikato’s racing industry appears to have narrowed to land immediately south of Hamilton – and an announcement understood to be only days away. Waikato Thoroughbred Racing chief…
Waipā District Council is already working towards striking rates within new Government guidelines to be introduced in 2029. Local Government Minister Simon Watts announced on Monday the Government has agreed to progress a rates cap….
Online checks After the heady numbers our Cambridge News website experienced during the local government election period, last month’s statistics settled down. Most visited news story was the November 14 edition of News in Brief…
After years of upheaval under Te Pūkenga, Hamilton’s Wintec – the regional polytechnic serving Waikato, Waipa and King Country – is reclaiming independence. Once burdened by $19.4m losses and fading identity, it now promises a…
