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District growth ‘incredible’

Just released Waipā property values show the district’s worth is $35 billion – up 45.5 per cent on the last valuation three years ago. The rise was expected given the “incredible growth” seen in the…

Church relaxes cemetery access with new berm

A church service on Sunday will see St Stephen’s Church in Tamahere mark its 140th anniversary by opening up access to its historic cemetery. A memorial berm at the St Stephen’s has been established to…

A new tree for Marg

A ‘freak of nature’ is the final reason given for what happened when a pin oak tree fell on Cambridge resident Margaret Evelyn a year ago. Family say the term could well have described Margaret,…

Historic win for Cambridge High

Cambridge High School’s 1st XI boys’ hockey team is celebrating two of the biggest achievements in its history. The team has beaten St Paul’s Collegiate for the first time since the two schools began clashing…

Wait over for newest kiwis

Waipā’s new citizens packed Cambridge Town Hall in two significant firsts last week. The 105 people from 19 countries who made their oaths or affirmations on stage were the largest group to do so in…

Loner’s last post

John Patrick ‘Aussie’ O’Brien was a “hell of a nice guy”, yet his body lay unclaimed in the Waikato Hospital morgue for two months. Despite appeals for family to come forward and claim the body…

Hidden Lake sixth best in NZ

Cambridge’s Hidden Lake Hotel and Apartments in the Lakewood development has been named New Zealand’s sixth best hotel. That’s according to the 2023 Travellers’ Awards from Tripadvisor, which applies an editorial process to review data…

Standing up to bullying; arrests made

Last Friday Youth Aid officer Constable Dani Hibdige and I visited both Cambridge Middle and Cambridge High Schools to support Pink Shirt Friday. It was great to see so many students getting dressed up.   We…

Looking at the Budget

The Government presented its 2023 Budget last Thursday. They labelled it a bread and butter Budget. The opposition said there wasn’t much butter in it. Adjectives used by the media to describe it included minimalist…

Candidates talk strengths

One of the candidates for the vacant Waipā Māori seat says because she is a younger candidate, she will be able to connect with all whānau. Dale-Maree Morgan says her youth is the key point…

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