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Tour and a history lesson

A polished black granite monument erected in memory of Patrick Corboy, a former Waipā County chairman, featured in a Hamilton West cemetery tour undertaken by…

Watch those power poles

Police are joining Waipā Networks in urging drivers to take extra care following a sharp rise in crashes involving power poles. The electricity distribution company’s…

Treasuring Tom Roa

Two children were in toilet cubicles at a new preschool where Māori was being taught. One called to the other ko mutu koe? (have you…

Celebrating the champions …

Two Cambridge identities made the 2026 New Year’s Honours List – Judith Hamilton becomes an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for…

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Kaleb reaches new heights

After moving up in the New Zealand paraclimbing scene, Cambridge athlete Kaleb Westlake recently made his mark internationally, winning gold in Australia. Kaleb has cerebral…

Waipā in Halberg running

Waipā athletes dominate the finalist nominations for the Halberg Awards to be announced next month. Former Olympic cyclist Brendon Cameron and rower Mike Rodger –…

Gibbes gets down to business

Jono Gibbes’ first pre-season in charge of the Chiefs rugby franchise is underway. The former player and assistant coach – and Te Awamutu Sports player…

Eight decades, still on a roll

December 2 marked 80 years since Central Bowling Club Cambridge started and the following week it hosted its 15th annual Sistaz tournament. The club’s upcoming…

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The power you have

Happy New Year! I hope you celebrated in a way that felt good for you, and that 2026 has plenty of joy ahead, whatever your…

And now for the news…

As we emerge from the dark side of an amazing lack of (TV driven) news items we tend to look elsewhere for updates on the…

Things to celebrate

I saw the “Not Only Fred Dagg” documentary just before New Year. It reminded me how much we need to be able to laugh at…

Christmas messages

Julie Guest Vicar, St John’s Anglican Church There’s an unassuming pot plant in our house that transforms at this time of the year. It’s a…