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A mighty challenge

The long-term management of one of Waikato’s premier recreational facilities has been confirmed. Liz Stolwyk, also Waipā deputy mayor, discusses retaining the contract – and the potential for Lake Karāpiro with Mary Anne Gill. Mighty…

The funding squeeze continues

Following on from my fellow ward councillor, Crystal Beavis’s comments last month, I would like to reinforce her position.  I would also like to give her a vote of confidence as she works incredibly hard…

i-Site futures debated

7am Update Waipā District Council has cut its funding two the i-Sites in Cambridge and Te Awamutu. Both Destination Cambridge and Destination Te Awamutu were given the news yesterday. Earlier in the week, the decision…

Trying to summarise a ‘journey’

Getting to the tail end of a six week journey encompassing seven European and Middle East countries, I’ve found myself with much to ponder. Writing this on surging seas sailing 1100km from Piraeus (Athens) to…

Toy story a winner again

Cambridge Toy Library was the overall float winner in the Christmas Parade on Sunday which despite heavy rain was a huge success. Organisers made the decision to go ahead with three hours to go reckoning…

Don’t present thieves with gifts

Wasn’t the Christmas parade on Sunday fun?  It was great to see so many of our community taking part and also lining the streets to watch, despite the rain. It is a sign that December…

News …. in brief

Toasting 30 years The Cambridge Treetown Toastmasters celebrated its 30th anniversary recently. The club, which has more than 20 members has continued to run hybrid style meetings in the wake of the Covid pandemic when…

Reps celebrate with two wins

Five Waipa cricketers were amongst a Waikato Valley team that took on Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Northland and Hamilton last week at the girls’ Northern Brave T20 Smash Youth Rangitahi tournament in Cambridge. “We…

Mana whenua gift names

Five new names for internal roads at Patrick Hogan Retirement Village have been gifted by mana whenua in Cambridge to Ryman Healthcare. Four of the names represent local native trees or plants and the fifth…

It rained on our parade, but no one cared …..

The rain bucketed down during the Cambridge Christmas Parade today (Sunday) which might have impacted on spectator numbers but float participants still had a good time. Cambridge Toy Library took out the best float. Winners…

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