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Home show at your leisure …

The Waipā Home & Leisure Show is officially open at @Mighty River Domain, Lake Karāpiro. Come for a wander, grab a coffee or lunch at…

Mad hatters donate thousands

An enthusiastic group of Cambridge ‘mad hatters’ will hand over $5410 to the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ this week to go towards its Pink Ribbon…

It’s a dairy monopoly

Dairy Women’s Network has brought the country’s dairy story to the coffee table with a new twist on the Monopoly board game. The launch of…

Rate rise: 10.7 coming

Waipā ratepayers face an average rates increase of 10.7 per cent, and mayor Mike Pettit says the rise reflects escalating costs with unprecedented challenges. Read…

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Hautapu and Hedley on target

It was a mixed bag for Waipā senior club rugby sides on Saturday but Hautapu once again proved their depth and dominance. In the Waikato…

Running up the numbers

Cambridge Half Marathon organisers are preparing for another busy event this year, boosted by an increase in people turning to running. Cambridge’s Jenny Gater, who…

Pavlova Plate for Kiwi women

Cambridge High School physical education teacher Dani Bolton was part of the victorious New Zealand Fistball Ferns side in Geelong, Australia on Anzac weekend. Fistball…

Businesses in a pickle

There was a time, not so long ago, when the only thing we hit across a net at school in Whangārei was a scuffed tennis…

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Getting it wrong

“To err is human; to forgive is divine.” Those well-known words written by 18th Century writer Alexander Pope were his commentary on the human propensity…

Governance on the ground

Recent councillor engagement across the Waikato and King Country has reinforced a simple but increasingly urgent point: if we are serious about good decision-making, we…

Toys and trouble

As mentioned in a recent column, speeding cyclists and e-scooter riders on pavements are a cause of community concern in Cambridge. Last week I did…

Divided they stand

The weekend that has just passed by marks the start of the six-month run up to the nation’s next chance to populate the green leather…