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Youngsters schooled early in Waipā history

Hundreds of Waipā pre-schoolers are getting a head-start on local history. It’s been 12 months since the Te Awamutu Museum, Education and Research Centre secured a three-year contract with the Ministry of Education. The contract…

Maths: easy as pi

Samuel Moriarty plus Amirdha Kanchi plus Leon Lee equalled victory for St Peter’s Cambridge at this year’s WaiMaths Quiz at the University of Waikato. The trio beat 14 other year 11 teams, edging out Hillcrest…

Waipā, King Country face hits

The impact of Fonterra’s milk price forecast on the greater Waikato, which contributes about 23 per cent of the county’s milk supply, will be significant, a Waipā accountant says. Jarrod Godfrey, Associate Partner at Findex…

Doors open memories

Residents living with dementia at Cambridge’s Resthaven on Burns care centre have welcomed the installation of an innovative door system aimed at providing a greater sense of home and comfort. The doors have a made-to-measure…

First XV’s sizzling win

What do you get when you mix a passionate team, a former Black Fern, an enthusiastic sponsor, 300 sausages and a haka? A day Cambridge High School’s 1st XV girls’ rugby team will remember for…

Spreading the conservation word

Predator Free Cambridge have been visiting Cambridge schools and the Cambridge Women’s Club this week to spread awareness about predator control and conservation week. Karen Barlow, who has managed the Predator Free Cambridge project since…

Sorry, wrong number ….

National is struggling to get positive engagement over its proposal to cut cell phone use in schools. The opposition announced last week that cell phone use at school would be banned to “help lift achievement…

Focus on welfare of the pride

New Cambridge Lions president David Espin wants to extend the club’s community service focus to one that better cares for club members. “We have an effective hands-on approach to looking after people in the community,”…

The knack for getting it wrong …

I love ‘The Book of Heroic Failures’… it’s a hilarious compilation of people attempting things that resulted in spectacular failure. One standout from 1983 was a Californian sunbather seeking a perfect tan. Going for better…

China – should we be worried?

For 20 years or more, we have been impressed and surprised by the positive economic data that has been coming out of China. Growth has been between 7 and 10 per cent a year over…

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