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…
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…
When World Polio Day on Monday reminds people of the horrors of the disease, two Cambridge men will be privately revisiting their own families’ experiences with the virus. Greg Gascoigne and Roger Gordon are among…
Former Cambridge High School students have taken the stage in what is billed to be New Zealand’s first slasher flick. Buzz Cut, directed by Auckland’s Martin Renner, follows the Hash House Harriers, a running group…
Entries for Waipā’s premier business wards have opened – and signs are they will be keenly contested. The Waipa Networks Business Awards, which have become biennial, will culminate in a function at Mystery Creek next…
Two Lions who have given a fair chunk of their time to helping others are finally easing up. After a decade behind the wheel of the Cambridge Lions Shed truck, Graham Wiseman is hanging up…
