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It’s down to specials

10.50am Newly elected Waipā mayor Mike Pettit says he is honoured to have been chosen to lead the district and is ready to get to…

St Pierre third but happy

Clare St Pierre finished third out of three in the Waipā mayoralty race, but says it was an “amazing experience” She retained her Pirongia-Kakepuku ward…

Jumble record set

Cambridge’s Jumble Around op-shop has done it again. It has broken all previous records with its 2025 distribution, having just handed out $220,000 to 97…

Smooth roads ahead

From now until March, road workers are undertaking a significant rebuild programme on state highways including the Waikato Expressway, south of Cambridge, and SH3 near…

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Lacrosse talent on display

The future of lacrosse was on display at Albert Park in Te Awamutu last weekend. Top youth talent from across the North Island was brought…

Here comes the Targa

The rally season is not over – ‘NZ’s ultimate road race’ is yet to be run. After town and country in King Country hosted rounds…

Dads, sons and All Blacks

Two former Hautapu hookers caught up following the All Blacks game in Auckland on Saturday night. Chris Carter and David Roigard watched their sons, Leroy…

Getting faster for France

The velodrome hums with energy as the team preparing for the World Masters in Roubaix, France gathers for another training session. The sound of wheels…

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A new chapter begins

Last week I took a short hiatus from this column as I had a busy time moving down to Wellington, and I have had a…

What is ‘true’ Beauty?

The old saying, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” was illustrated last month at a Christies’ art auction held in Hong Kong. A…

Letters to the Editor 14 October 2025

What’s that noise? Cambridge has a mystery of Herculean proportions. Things that go bang in the night.  For years including recently, people have been commenting…

Fresh start, stalwarts gone

And that’s it, the people have spoken. Maybe not in their droves, but we’ve had our say. A new mayor. Stalwarts like Susan O’Regan, Lou…