Friday will not become the new Wednesday at Waipā District Council this side of Christmas. The council held its first two meetings of the triennium on a Friday, and councillors voting at the second to…
Friday will not become the new Wednesday at Waipā District Council this side of Christmas. The council held its first two meetings of the triennium on a Friday, and councillors voting at the second to…
Predator Free Te Awamutu and Pirongia is encouraging youngsters to catch pest fish for the 2026 Kids’ Koi Carp Challenge. “The idea is to bring awareness and improve the state of our Mangapiko Stream and…
An annual initiative that eases the loneliness of people who will spend Christmas Day without family was launched earlier this month. Now into its third year, the Altrusa International Cambridge’s ‘Be a Santa to a…
Cambridge Community Board chair Charlotte FitzPatrick is looking to bring next month’s meeting forward for members to discuss a trio of draft problem statements relating to Cambridge Connections. Waipā District Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy…
Deputy Waipā mayor Jo Davies-Colley is backing calls to move Te Awamutu Christmas Parade back to a Sunday. “I do understand that a Saturday morning in Te Awamutu is a busy time for traders,” Davies-Colley…
Cambridge Christmas Parade is being organised by the Lions Club of Cambridge on Sunday December 7. The club has assumed responsibility for the parade after the closure of the town’s iSite which was formerly responsible…
Despite reaching his milestone centenary last Sunday, there is very little about Reid Calder that is slowing down. He’s up early each day, hitting the iPad to catch the latest online news. Technology is no…
Waipā District Council strategy manager Kirsty Downey says enhancing how the council works with community boards remains a priority after a decision not to re-establish the control group monitoring the work. Councillors agreed not to…
Cambridge’s newest boutique hotel – once a run-down rough place that the local MP needed a police escort into – now tells a story of resilience, vision and community pride. Tourism minister Louise Upston cut…
Waipā councillors and council staff have been challenged to carpool. “If you are not modelling what you’re teaching you’re doing something else,” Waipā mayor Mike Pettit told a Cambridge Connections workshop in Te Awamutu. “There’s…
