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Weeds worry residents

Bamboo, convolvulus and jasmine have taken over parts of Lake Te Koo Utu’s steep banks. The weed growth in Cambridge is generating concern within the community, Community Services manager Brad Ward told the Service Delivery…

Footy club’s wait over

Cambridge Football Club’s lease on the 12.7ha it uses on the Town Belt has been extended another five years. It could not be any longer because Waipā council staff are working on a new sports…

Playground in mind

Design for a playground renewal at King’s Garden in Cambridge is underway following iwi engagement. The playground – on the corner of Tulip Place and Carnation Court – was donated by the subdivision’s developer but…

Sextortion looms as growing concern

Sexual exploitation, exposure to objectionable pornographic material and internet-based abuse are the biggest threats to children’s safety online, says a cyber safety expert. John Parsons delivers child protection training around Aotearoa alongside the Police, Oranga…

Aussies eye our airport

Regular scheduled trans-Tasman flights could be back on at Hamilton Airport with the first “credible engagement” between international airlines and the airport company in a decade. The introduction of smaller Embraer E190 and Airbus A220…

Online crooks prey on residents

I have been back on deck this week after four successful days last week delivering the Loves Me Not programme to Cambridge High School year 11 and 12 students. Thank you to all parents who…

Take me home…

Archie Griffin grabs his ukelele and starts strumming the first chords of the John Denver classic Take Me Home Country Roads. The 75-year-old reveals it is the song the Riverside Ukes will play as his…

News …. in brief

i-Site to stay open Cambridge’s i-Site will remain in the Town Hall after July 1 despite its funding from Waipā District Council discontinuing from that date. Destination Cambridge general manager Ruth Crampton made the announcement…

Kiwi House’s wētā workshop

They have been around for millions of years, often don’t live long enough to celebrate a second birthday – and without human help they will die out. So the opening of a new wing at…

Anticipating eruptions

I was recently asked how reliable our technology is for giving us warnings about eruptions. The answer is complex. It’s a mix of our technology, the people we have monitoring our volcanoes, how well we…

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