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Rifleman’s Le Quesnoy legacy

Three of the Kean boys from Southland served in Europe during World War One but only two came home. Private Denis Kean fought in Gallipoli…

A visit to Le Quesnoy

Steve Tritt spent some time working at Waipā  District Council . Because of his family connection through Peter and working at council, Steve and his…

Hannah – from ducks to dux

Hannah Goodwin was named dux of Cambridge High School at senior prizegiving last Thursday evening, just moments after her long-time friend Emily Drake received the…

Hornet nest fears raised

Leading Waikato beekeeper Sarah Cross is angry with the Government’s response to the arrival of yellow-legged hornets in New Zealand. Biosecurity New Zealand has found…

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Quarter century celebrated

Cambridge’s wheelchair athlete Maioro Barton has completed his 25th New Zealand Wheelchair Basketball season playing for Waikato. He told The News that halfway through 2024…

Double for Donovan

Cambridge’s Hugh Donovan collected  two golds at the South Pacific Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships over Labour Weekend. Donovan, a year 10 student at St Peter’s…

Know rugby… can travel

Cambridge mum Michelle Santy says there are loads of “amazing travel opportunities out there” for young rugby players. Her son Jordan is one of four…

Karter grew into jet skiing

Cambridge teenager Connor Brinck had been go-kart racing for four years before he slammed into a roadblock – his own height. “I’d been competing at…

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A Shabby-Chic life …?

Sitting at my desk for inspiration to write this weekly piece, I’d hit a wall. That’s rare since I usually have draft outlines in advance,…

The value of brands

The issue of brands has been in the news recently. Two signifcant New Zealand entities have taken a markedly different approach to the value of…

My first eruption

This week I have been learning about how ice shapes the seafloor, a new concept for me. Part of my job is recognising patterns deep…

Letters to editor – 6 November 2025

Vote regret I am surely one of the most disappointed voters in the Waikato Regional Council elections I have read that there are four newly…