School librarians say they’re the answer to a declining nationwide literacy rate. Former School Library Association of New Zealand president Glenys Bichan, who is library manager at Cambridge High School, says nearly a quarter of…
School librarians say they’re the answer to a declining nationwide literacy rate. Former School Library Association of New Zealand president Glenys Bichan, who is library manager at Cambridge High School, says nearly a quarter of…
On February 24 journalist Benjamin Wilson reported that two iwi were mourning the sale of land at Rangiaowhia. They didn’t have the means to match the selling price. Today, The News exclusively reveals a remarkable…
The incoming Waipā Networks chief executive knows if you asked several people on the streets of Te Awamutu or Cambridge what the company does, most would struggle to answer. Sean Horgan is unfazed by that…
It’s 7.50am in Ukraine and Lisette Reymer’s eyes are blood-shot; her body language oozes fatigue. The Waipā-raised Newshub reporter and Daniel Pannett, a Methven camera operator, have spent three weeks covering the Russian invasion of…
The amount of legislation that is being thrown at council could soon be ‘overwhelming’, Waipā District councillor Lou Brown says. “We are getting a massive amount of legislation thrown at us with very short submission…
Waipā council has approved several new street names in the district. The road in a new subdivision at 93 Whitmore Street in Kihikihi will be called Te Koko Lane. Developer Papamoa TA Ltd Partnership consulted…
Kihikihi residents are counting down the days until their town clock ticks for the first time in five years. The restoration work on the Kihikihi War Memorial Clock is expected to be completed by March…
Waipā’s Sanctuary Mountain has won the Wintec-sponsored social and environmental Sustainability Award at the annual Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business awards. Volunteer co-ordinator Lian Buckett, speaking at the Lions Trash n Treasure market in Cambridge…
The Te Awamutu Light Operatic Society have concluded auditions for their latest musical. Tell Me a Story tells the tale of a grandmother and grandchild who celebrate the joys of reading together. It is the…
Former Te Pahu farmer George Clark has celebrated his 100th birthday with family, including his daughter, former Prime Minister Helen Clark, in Waihi Beach where he retired to in 1987. For his birthday on March…
