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Students at climate summit

Secondary school enviro leaders from across Waipā will attend Waikato Regional Council’s annual climate summit at Te Awamutu College’s O-Tāwhao Marae next month. Cambridge schools…

Jo in line for award

Pirongia’s Jo Sheridan is one of three finalists in the national Dairy Woman of the Year Award and is passionate about education both on the…

It comes back to water …..

Dairy farmer Tor Pedersen isn’t waiting for regulations to tell him how to be a better farmer. The 27-year-old went as far as relocating the…

Bob’s award winning berries

Berry production on Bob Teal’s Cambridge orchard increased by almost 50 per cent last year. Teal’s 1.8-hectare Bruntwood Gardens lifestyle block produced nearly 6000 trays…

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Waipā bowlers have mixed success

Central Cambridge Bowling Club’s held a celebration for the team last week which recently came runner up at the national interclub sevens event held in…

Waisake grabs two

Hautapu winger Waisake Salabiau helped his side to a 33-17 victory against University in Waikato club rugby on Saturday. The Highlanders pre-season squad member crossed…

Racquets galore

An adaptive tennis, squash and pickleball day at Cambridge Racquets Club last week provided plenty of action, laughter and community spirit. The club welcomed Parafed…

Wheelie fun

They came for a battle, and left having exhausted themselves doing it. It was the battle of the schools at the Velodrome in Cambridge on…

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From whisper to roar

I often say that part of a volcanologist’s job is to understand not just the obvious scenarios when a volcano stirs, but also the less…

Another Pacific Island sojourn

In my much earlier seagoing days I crossed the South Pacific 21 times – this during the early to mid-1960s on ships that carried mainly…

Water quality at risk

Waikato Regional Council (WRC) recently approved a submission on the government’s proposed new wastewater environmental performance standards that are intended to be rolled out across…

It’s Easter again …

Good Friday and Easter Sunday are the central events of Easter.  While many of us enjoy the holiday and perhaps justify the opportunity to indulge…