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Matthews off to Canada

Waipā Networks Trust chair Sarah Matthews is heading to Canada on an overseas manager exchange programme. Matthews, who was finance manager at Waipā District Council until July 2021 and is now group manager Finance and…

Exchanging old for new

You’re probably reasonably aware of the dynamic of hereditary factors transferring down a family line. The way we genetically inherit traits from our parents and grandparents is understood basically because of observable evidence. Coming into…

Field work preparation

It’s Saturday night and I am working. Sitting here with my laptop and music playing through headphones while my housemates rightfully relax with a movie, I am preparing for my trip to the Canary Islands…

Where there’s a Will, there’s a way

Will Hayde scored four tries, including the match-winner five minutes from time, as Cambridge under 13s beat Hamilton Marist 28-25 in the Hamilton Central 13th grade match at Memorial Park on Saturday. The 13-year-old St…

Drunk driver and family harm

I’d like to start off with more good news stories this week. While off duty recently, one of our team observed a blue ute driving in a dangerous manner. She first saw the ute cross…

Getting to the heart of success

Since becoming a teacher 15 years ago, Chris May has been striving to help his students enjoy school more than he did. “I sort of failed my way through school,” said Chris, who took over…

Māori voting starts slowly

Only 53 people – 2.2 per cent of the roll – has voted this week in the Waipā Māori ward election. Voting to replace Takena Stirling opened a fortnight ago with four candidates – Barney…

Cambridge GP pleas for help

A Sudanese doctor who has lived and worked in the Waikato for nine years, is urging New Zealanders to support her country’s urgent humanitarian needs during the current armed conflict. Ala Farah works as a…

Football aspirations kick on

The future of Waipā, and Waikato, football is likely already safe in the hands of Cambridge’s Liam Weston – and they’re about to get safer. In his fourth year as a referee, Liam, 17, –…

Kaipaki team pulls off a belter

Ask Matthew Jones, Alicia Henwood, Nina Balsom and Caelan Tatkovich to whip up a motorised car and they’ll get busy with wires and connectors faster than you can say “engineering whizz kids”. The Kaipaki School…

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