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Are you hearing well?

I had assumed my hearing was 100 per cent until a recent routine hearing check revealed it’s good, but I ‘miss a few frequencies’ Missing a few isn’t unusual so I’m fine with that. You’re…

Fundraising in fashion

Stylish attire was the topic de jour for last week’s fashion fundraiser organised by the Cambridge Altrusa Club. The club is linked to Altrusa International, a non-profit organisation founded in the United States in 1917…

The mounting problem with glass

It’s Saturday afternoon in Vogel Street, the hosts are entertaining teams from Papamoa and Tokoroa, and there is a growing collection of black bags in a room behind the bar. Cambridge Football Club is a…

Now everyone’s on board…

Cambridge residents have taken a huge interest in local body politics in recent weeks – and that was evident when the town’s community board meeting played out to a full house. Viv Posselt reports. Cambridge…

Racing to Cambridge

Cambridge has become the physical home of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing. Its head office has moved almost 500 kilometres north from Petone to Dick St Cambridge and the move sees more than 45 employees find…

A Cambridge week in review

This week I am taking inspiration from my Te Awamutu counterpart Ryan Fleming to bring you a week in review for Cambridge frontline staff. Monday (April 15)  – a male was reported for assaulting his…

Council in chief talks

Waipā councillors appeared to be closer – if not close – to naming a successor for chief executive Garry Dyet this week. They were to meet at Karāpiro today (Wednesday) – after this edition went…

A slow(ish) ride in China

As I write – or rather tap out – this opinion piece the first rays of dawn-driven light are starting to reveal the skyscraper ringed harbour that services the bustling metropolis that is Hong Kong….

Hall of fame start nears

The first ceremonial sod in what will be the country’s next sports hall of fame has been turned. It paves the way for what will be an 1800 square metre addition to the Grassroots Trust…

Don’t dish the dirt

A significant part of Waikato Regional Council’s catchment management programme involves helping landowners/managers to better manage erosion prone catchments, particularly in the steeper parts of the region. Loss of productive land in NZ hill country…

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