Objections to a car rally, which will result in several road closures aound Waipā on Sunday March 13, includes one from a bride and another from New Zealand’s leading supplier of medicinal leeches. The annual…
Objections to a car rally, which will result in several road closures aound Waipā on Sunday March 13, includes one from a bride and another from New Zealand’s leading supplier of medicinal leeches. The annual…
Heritage New Zealand has approved work at two protected buildings in Cambridge – the Museum and the Water Tower. The museum building, built by Fred Potts in 1909 for the Court House and used until…
Waipā homes could be powered by New Zealand’s first waste-to-energy plant. The plants take in rubbish, sort and recycle it, and then combust what cannot be recycled to power steam turbines. While waste-to-energy plants are…
Departing Waitomo chief executive Chris Ryan will have little time to enjoy his retirement as he is about to fill a temporary gap at Waipā District Council. Ryan will work at least two days a…
When he retired, Jim Wiles wanted to put something back into the Cambridge community he loves. Driving and driver education is what Wiles is good at and it is an industry he spent years working…
It was a wild and windy day in Cambridge last Sunday, as the remnants of tropical Cyclone Dovi hit the North Island. In total, the MetService issued 17 severe weather warnings, while many parts of…
A $350 Kobo Libra eReader package is up for grabs for all those engaging in one of Waipā District Libraries’ Heritage Month initiatives running through February. Anyone lending either Cambridge or Te Awamutu libraries their…
Cambridge’s new pool has received a big tick of approval from the disability community following claims last year the changing facilities were not fit for purpose. Brian Prescott, one of many parents who complained soon…
A sizeable chunk of experience is departing the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade as two of its long-standing members retire. Don Weinberg and Andrew Goodwin have jointly amassed more than 66 years’ service with the brigade….
Two Cambridge businesses have fallen victim to an unsophisticated banknote counterfeiter. David Gao of Happy Days Takeaway discovered $100 and $50 bills in his takings and took to social media to warn others to be…
