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Olympic champs Olympic champs: Olympic champion Lucy Spoors has been taking a well-deserved break after winning a Gold medal in Paris, spending time with 2…

Kiwi exports rise

The number of kiwi raised at Maungatautari in Waipā and sent to new homes has reached almost 350. This year marks the 20th anniversary of…

Hospice shop busy

When customers of a certain age wander into Cambridge Hospice Waikato Shop and into the retro section, their eyes rise longingly at the posters and…

Tapping into Waipā

Waipā’s northern neighbours are wooing the council in an apparent effort to get the local authority to join their water services company. Discussions were held…

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Who came with the X Factor?

A mystery adventure race that annually transforms Lake Te Koo Utu in Cambridge into a haven for mums, dads and children attracted 473 participants this…

Karaka eight for Kneebone

A productive week of shopping at Karaka has helped to put Waipā horseman Nick Kneebone on a path towards New Zealand’s training ranks. Kneebone completed…

Super club looks for home

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest thoroughbred training centre in Cambridge could be up for sale in what pundits are describing as the biggest racecourse land search…

Greenough flies high

Cambridge BMX rider Bennett Greenough, 21, claimed the Elite Men’s title at the 2025 UCI Oceania BMX Racing Championships in Bell Block, New Plymouth last…

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Learning from disasters

The term “natural disaster” is a bit outdated. We have natural hazards, sure, but disasters don’t exist without us, and they are made worse by…

Change and challenges ahead

Change is in the air for 2025 at Waikato District Council as we welcomed our new chief executive this week. Craig Hobbs brings with him…

My media musings

Welcome to February. The over-long period of holiday disruption is behind us. Those who went off to improve their skin tans are now returned. Those…

Not just another Waitangi Day

If you’ve experienced a loss visited upon you through someone breaking an agreement, you’ll know the feelings of disempowerment and betrayal. Long ago, it happened…