2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (231+ words) While it is great to see councils around the Waikato sharing their views with the public on local government reform, one important opportunity hasn’t been aired. It is quite possible to both meet the Government’s requirement to form unitary authorities…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (371+ words) On July 2 I wrote about the government’s proposals for local authority amalgamations. They are intent on pushing through changes even though there is little or no evidence that large local authorities are more efficient than small ones. This column is…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago  (223+ words) Standing room only at the Federated Farmers Plan Change 1 public meeting at Mystery Creek. The release of the Environment Court decisions on Plan Change 1 has left many farmers and rural communities wondering what comes next. Waipā Rere Noa Catchment Restoration…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago  (450+ words) What would be your response to the question, “Is the world a better place to live in today, compared with how they had it say, 150 years ago?” This was the basis of an interesting group discussion recently among people whose…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago  (201+ words) Plan Change 1 public meeting For more than a decade, Waikato farmers have lived with the uncertainty of Plan Change 1. Mary Anne Gill was at Mystery Creek to hear what two senior ministers had to say about its future. What is…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (192+ words) Plan Change 1 public meeting at Mystery Creek Two of Waipā farming’s longest-serving environmental advocates say the government should pause Plan Change 1 rather than put farmers through a compliance process that could soon be overtaken by resource management reforms. See: Caught…...

8+ hour, 10+ min ago  (205+ words) Plan Change 1 public meeting attended by Chris Bishop, right. Cambridge News 16 July 2026 For a Cabinet minister based in Wellington, Chris Bishop seems to have acquired an unusually large footprint in the Waikato. In the space of a few weeks, the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (377+ words) The lolly scramble of who moves in with who has started. With a government-imposed deadline that is almost too hard to meet and, regardless of personal or district choice local body, reformation is a gamble. Firstly, why a gamble? Simply…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (340+ words) I read with great interest but no real surprise the letter from Kelvin Dunn in the Cambridge News (July 2). We reside in a leafy cul de sac near Cambridge High School and I along with many other residents undertake similar…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (713+ words) Waipā mayor Mike Pettit, left, explains some of the issues during the rural tour at Roto-o-Rangi. A long running battle with growth and traffic spilled out into the countryside last week, when Cambridge Connections dominated discussion at a community board…...