Destination Cambridge’s new chair Martin Buglass is seeking a more collaborative approach to enticing visitors to stay longer in a town he describes as the jewel of Waipā. He wants key entities to work more…
Destination Cambridge’s new chair Martin Buglass is seeking a more collaborative approach to enticing visitors to stay longer in a town he describes as the jewel of Waipā. He wants key entities to work more…
Ian Dunn has presided over more St Andrew’s craft fairs than the veteran verger is prepared to admit. But he is in no doubt that Labour Day Monday’s event – the first in two years…
Groundswell, which calls itself a grassroots volunteer-driven advocacy group seeking to change regulations impacting on farmers and rural communities, came to town wearing a distinctly different coat last week. As some farmers watched on shaking…
Cambridge Police Station’s new youth aid officer is looking forward to helping children make positive changes in their lives. “I was brought up by a solo mum and she was a great role model,” Constable…
It’s going to be the ‘Susan and Liz Roadshow’ from here on with senior staff members along for the ride. Waipā District’s new mayor Susan O’Regan and deputy Liz Stolwyk have embarked on a meet…
The sudden eviction of staff from Te Awamutu Museum last week underlines the fact Waipā has three town or village centres with significant and costly earthquake proofing to do over the next decade. The Earthquake…
Rookie Waipā councillor Mike Montgomerie has been fast-tracked into a powerful position as deputy chair of the Strategic Planning and Policy committee. The Maungatautari fifth generation dairy farmer’s elevation was one of the big surprises…
The Media Council has rejected complaints by failed mayoral candidate Chris Woodhams and supporter Brenda Stamp about coverage in The News. Woodhams claimed The News presented him as a timewaster and produced “misinformation” to cause…
Charlotte Dominikovich is already a seasoned stage performer at 14 years old and is surprisingly calm about playing one of theatre’s toughest roles. She is the lead in Mary Poppins JR, the St Peter’s School,…
I hope the first week of term 4 has gone well. In a recent column, I spoke about supports that were available to parents and caregivers of children and the process for making a report…
