Colin Birch barely needs to look at his run list. “Yes, they can come through – but they are really early,” he says. Cambridge based Birch is acting as the effective bus conductor – the…
Colin Birch barely needs to look at his run list. “Yes, they can come through – but they are really early,” he says. Cambridge based Birch is acting as the effective bus conductor – the…
Liz Stolwyk puts it down to 17 years hard work – and making sure the drains are not blocked. More than 2000 rowers, thousands of cars and a village of tents filled the Karāpiro Domain…
About 100 supporters, sponsors and iwi marked the opening of Sanctuary Mountain’s new education centre this morning. Manu Korokii Education Centre has been 20 years in the making and opens a new chapter in teaching…
Susan O’Regan was only days into her new job as Waipā mayor late last year when she sought a briefing with the council’s Emergency Management team. “There were a handful of things that were very…
Two packed rooms for the launch of Ryman Healthcare’s new Cambridge village last week shows the Waipā retirement industry is in a boom phase. The $200 million Cambridge Road village is one of three under…
A Waikato medical professional who has invested millions of dollars into a Cambridge health hub wants to help the town develop an internal public transport network. Luk Chin, who trains horses in Bruntwood Road, Matangi…
Waipā staff came to the rescue of southern neighbours Waitomo during the Anniversary Weekend storms which pummelled the upper North Island. Little damage was reported in Waipā district itself where the stormwater system was able…
It would be unfair to suggest that October’s frost which claimed over 90 per cent of Monavale Organic Blueberries’ crop turned the owners to drink. But in a way it did. Faced with a dire…
Jimmy Cleaver is a 23-year-old farm manager who is passionate about his work in the dairy sector and looking after his team. “I went dairy farming because of the possibilities it offers me. Not many…
Dayna Rowe is into only her second season of managing a farm team, but she’s found her preferred approach. “It’s the way you develop your team, it’s the way you treat your team and really…
