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…
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…
The value of Aotearoa’s new history curriculum was made clear to Waipā students this week. After about 50 people gathered in the mist on Tuesday for an annual commemoration of one of the country’s most…
What’s it like when voters boot you out of office and you have hours to clean out your desk? Roy Pilott talks to former mayor Jim Mylchreest about life after politics. Jim Mylchreest says central…
I’m not sure about this. It has been reported that John Cleese and his daughter Camilla are working on a ‘reboot’ of Fawlty Towers. Big shoes to fill, even if they were your own. Consistently…
JACK ‘JOHN’ WATSON: 19.12.1941 – 4.1.2023 New Zealand’s polo playing community lost one of its finest sons when Cambridge-born John ‘Jack’ Watson died last month. For the past 34 years, he filled vital management roles…
Taupō MP Louise Upston says the choice of a roundabout as a cheaper option for the hazardous State Highway 1 – Piarere intersection was an example of Labour’s lack of forward planning and wasteful spend….
Eight Cambridge “stars” are preparing for their rock ‘n’ roll dance debut as part of a fundraising event for Cambridge Community House and Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari. The have been recruited by the Cambridge Cruisers Rock…
A local company with historic connections to Hastings is stepping up to help Hawke’s Bay residents affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The Ross brothers of Cambridge’s C & R Developments have started collecting donations for those…
“Approximately 50 per cent of mental health conditions start before a person turns 12 years old and one in four New Zealand children will experience a mental health issue before the age of 18,” –…
Ratepayers could pay all up more than $27 million for Waipā’s Te Ara Wai Museum in Te Awamutu, and the bulk would be spent over the next two years. A revised budget was due for…
