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It’s Mamaki for Tiitoki

Land Information New Zealand (Linz) rejected Tiitoki Lane as the name for a new street in the Patrick Hogan Retirement Village in Cambridge because there is already a Titoki Drive in Tamahere. After consultation with…

Plane v volcano

“The roar of these gusts could be heard above the plane’s engines. As the aircraft went through the ash and the heat it heaved and buckled and those in the cabin closed their eyes against…

Council, businesses clash over parking

Cambridge businesses are on a collision course with Waipā District Council over the removal of parking spaces in the central business district for a $10.2 million pathway project. Thirty two carparks will disappear from the…

A drive for space

More than 1000 business employees park all day in the Cambridge central business district and the chamber of commerce thinks more than a third drive in from other towns. “Car parking is the current hot…

It’s a family affair

Andrew Reymer and Liz Stolwyk have a relationship that works well for them. At Lake Karāpiro she is the boss, at their Ōhaupō dairy farm, he is. Which is why Reymer is thrilled the couple’s…

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…

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