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Virus hits council pound

A parvovirus outbreak in the Cambridge dog pound has been likened to Covid in the way it should be managed. Waipā Compliance manager Karl Tutty confirmed animal control staff had put down four puppies several…

Hold your horses, let’s dance

Ivy Oldershaw may have started dancing later than most of her peers, but she sure is making up for it. The Cambridge High School year 12 student is heading to the United States in July…

It’s show time at Karāpiro

It’s the show where you can buy everything from items for the home to sheep. And, if you like, take a jetboat ride. The three day Waipā Home and Leisure Show at Karāpiro is a…

It’s 95 for two…

An engaging set of twins with long established Cambridge roots have celebrated their 95th birthday. Ngaire Bisset and Dawn Brittin’s special day was enjoyed at a party attended by family and friends, many of whom…

New CEO for Waipā unveiled

Steph O’Sullivan has returned to her Waikato roots with confirmation this week she will be Waipā’s new chief executive from late August. O’Sullivan was born and brought up in Tokoroa where her grandfather Bernie O’Sullivan…

‘Compact’ housing approval appealed

Cambridge resident Ruth Hickey has filed an appeal with the Environment Court following Waipā District Council’s decision to allow a six-unit compact housing development in Kelly Road. Hickey, who lives next door to the proposed…

More table talk on the bridge

A public meeting last week on the Cambridge Connections and third bridge sent a clear message to residents and Waipā District Council. The gathering of 160 people was characterised by its respectful tone.  Residents were…

Boards “could do better”

Community board chairs Ange Holt and Jo Davies-Colley have been brutally honest in an assessment of their own performances tabled in a paper to Waipā councillors this week. It has been a chaotic six months…

Wherefore art thou, donut driver?

The sound of screeching tyres echoed and a big plume of smoke went up over Shakespeare Street late on Sunday night when a vehicle did  ‘donuts’ at the intersection with Kingsley street. Thank you to…

News ….. in brief

Architecture award for pool Cambridge’s Perry Aquatic Centre, Puna Kaukau o Te Oko Horoi, has won a top public architecture design award. The award was presented last night at the New Zealand Institute of Architects…

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