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Balloons return to Waipā

Balloons over Waikato is bringing its incredibly popular event back to Waipā. Balloons Visits Waipā returns to Mighty River Domain at Lake Karāpiro this month, six years after its first visit in 2018. Feature Balloons…

Grants open doors for Waipā creatives

Waipā District Council has teamed up with Creative New Zealand to give local creatives a funding boost. The Creative Communities Scheme aims to promote, support and increase participation in community arts and cultural activities in…

A bridge to Waipā’s past

John Barns Graham is on a mission to set the record straight. The retired farmer, who has a keen interest in history, began looking into the history of Cambridge’s bridges about 10 months ago, sparked…

Our cyclone relief steps up

Cambridge lost no time in reaching out to help those most affected by last week’s Cyclone Gabrielle. Individuals, businesses and other groups and organisations moved swiftly to gather and send out items needed urgently for…

Domain job to tender

Waipā District Council will go to the market to find a company to provide onsite management at its Lake Karāpiro events venue. GL Events Ltd, a company owned by deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and her…

More take city bus bargains

Half-price bus fares as part of the government’s cost of living support are contributing to an increase in patronage on regional bus services from Cambridge and Te Awamutu to Hamilton. And those numbers are expected…

Sharing spaces on the streets

Erik Van Der Wel is part of a team at the forefront of getting Waipā residents out of their cars and onto a network where they can safely walk, bike or scooter. The $10.9 million…

A triumphant return

Peter Parker was 18 when he fell in love with his 1962 Triumph TR4. Not long after, he fell in love with Diane from Waharoa and the three of them went on their honeymoon together…

High level paint job

What do the Eiffel Tower and Cambridge’s Victoria Street Bridge have in common? It is one of those Mastermind questions everyone in town should know, says Waipā Transportation asset engineer Paul Strange pointing towards the…

Retire or refire… that is the question

It was just a day after he celebrated his 70th birthday that Jim Mylchreest was ousted as Waipā’s mayor. He was aiming for a fourth – and probably final term – having spent nine years…

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