Last day of school
Horahora School’s principal since 2015, Joanne Synge, has retired. Synge has lived in the Horahora district for 40 years and worked at the school for a quarter of a century. She has also served on its board since the inception of school boards in 1989. The school is planning to complete the school year with an acting principal.
Another medal
UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships, Zurich, Switzerland – Women T1 Road Race – Eltje Malzbender (New Zealand) Photo: Ed Sykes/SWpix.com
Cambridge Paralympian Eltje Malzbender crowned an outstanding overall performance at the Zurich 2024 Para-Cycling Road World Championships last week by taking her second bronze medal of the week with a podium finish in the Women’s T1 Road Race.
Dentist kept waiting
The Dental Council has imposed stringent conditions of practice on a dentist who faces a 17 month wait to defend a charge in court. Rahul Gautam, 50, of Paul Kay Dental in Albert Park Drive, Te Awamutu, and Hamilton Dental Emergency Centre in Anglesea Street, faces an assault charge. He appeared in court in Hamilton last week and was bailed to appear for trial in February 2026. Dental Council conditions included on Gautam’s scope of practice relate to supervision of colleagues and the presence of a chaperone.
Game appointment
Waipā based Glenn MacPherson has been appointed by Todd McClay, Minister for Hunting and Fishing, to the NZ Game Animal Council. The council is a national statutory body which advises the minister and works to improve hunting and the management of large game animals. MacPherson, from Leamington, is a member of the Pig Hunting Association and a past president of the Te Kuiti Pig Hunting Club.
Tony gets his gong
Tony McGovern with Dame Cindy Kiro at Government House where he received his MNZM for services to the racing industry.
Back home
Members of a delegation to Cambridge’s Japanese sister city Bihoro have returned home. The visit focused on shared areas of interest including education and agriculture with tours of three schools, one with a specialist agricultural curriculum, and a farm growing kidney beans and sugar beets.
Science gathering
St Peter’s School has been hosting a gathering of 120 science technicians and lab managers this week for a national conference which finishes today. The Science Technicians’ Association of New Zealand (Stanz) is the national association science technicians in education.
Web visits
Visits to the cambridgenews.nz website were up nearly 50 per cent last month on the previous month and the reason? The announcement of a new five-storey hotel in Hautapu which accounted for more than a quarter of the visits and was the top-read news post on our website and the Cambridge App. A service award honouring Cambridge dentist James Goodrich was second followed by a piece about how Waikato and Waipā residents say roads are still the biggest issue facing residents, the announcement international flights are returning to Hamilton Airport with the outcome of a Code of Conduct for Cambridge resident and Hamilton city councillor Andrew Bydder rounding out the top five. Top pages were our home page followed by downloadable versions of the newspaper.
Schick honoured
Nelson Schick
Nelson Schick has been made a life member of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association. Schick, a driving force behind the rise of Windsor Park Stud was honoured at Monday’s annual meeting in Cambridge. His previous honours include the 2018 New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Outstanding Contribution to Racing and Windsor Park has also been a multiple winner of the Breeder of the Year Award.
Ticket giveaway
Cambridge Community House and Te Awamutu’s Kainga Aroha will provide free tickets to people in need to attend November’s Great Kiwi Summer Festival in Lake Karāpiro. The festival is a two-day family friendly event which on the Saturday night will feature a light and sound show.
Med school plans
Waikato University has welcomed a government decision to take its proposed graduate entry medical school to the next stage. The decision was made following a cost-benefit analysis. The country has two medical schools in Auckland and Otago universities and both oppose the Waikato plan.
Stick to detours
Waka Kotahi has asked motorists to avoid sideroads as shortcuts while detours are in place as work continues on the new roundabout at Piarere. For the next two weeks State Highway 1 will be closed from 7pm each day between Piarere and just north of Tīrau.
