Sexual exploitation, exposure to objectionable pornographic material and internet-based abuse are the biggest threats to children’s safety online, says a cyber safety expert. John Parsons delivers child protection training around Aotearoa alongside the Police, Oranga…
Regular scheduled trans-Tasman flights could be back on at Hamilton Airport with the first “credible engagement” between international airlines and the airport company in a decade. The introduction of smaller Embraer E190 and Airbus A220…
Archie Griffin grabs his ukelele and starts strumming the first chords of the John Denver classic Take Me Home Country Roads. The 75-year-old reveals it is the song the Riverside Ukes will play as his…
i-Site to stay open Cambridge’s i-Site will remain in the Town Hall after July 1 despite its funding from Waipā District Council discontinuing from that date. Destination Cambridge general manager Ruth Crampton made the announcement…
They have been around for millions of years, often don’t live long enough to celebrate a second birthday – and without human help they will die out. So the opening of a new wing at…
One of Cambridge’s most loyal daughters, Joan McCathie, was lauded recently as inspirational, generous and an insatiable local historian. After Joan’s death last month, just weeks after her 83rd birthday, the outpouring of memories penned…
The designation for a new school in Cambridge, which the Coalition government put the brakes on earlier this year, lapses in 2031, Waipā council’s Strategic and Policy committee were told this week. The answer came…
A parvovirus outbreak in the Cambridge dog pound has been likened to Covid in the way it should be managed. Waipā Compliance manager Karl Tutty confirmed animal control staff had put down four puppies several…
It’s the show where you can buy everything from items for the home to sheep. And, if you like, take a jetboat ride. The three day Waipā Home and Leisure Show at Karāpiro is a…
An engaging set of twins with long established Cambridge roots have celebrated their 95th birthday. Ngaire Bisset and Dawn Brittin’s special day was enjoyed at a party attended by family and friends, many of whom…
