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Lessons for cyclists

Previously I have put out messaging to students via schools and this column, around not cycling on the footpath in the Victoria Street central business district. Last week we had a crash involving a car…

Young eyes on library

It has been great to hear from young library users and understand their thoughts and opinions on the need for a new library in Cambridge. Part of the board’s focus is to maintain an overview…

MPI asked: Why did you clam up?

The Ministry for Primary Industries has been slammed for its response to the golden clam incursion into the Waikato River at Lake Karāpiro. In a report released today by Parliament’s Environment committee, it has recommended…

Cambridge clock in line for major overhaul

Cambridge’s historic town clock is up for ‘open heart surgery’. Work on the exterior structure of the much-loved clock was already planned with more than $250,000 budgeted by Waipā District Council for the 2023-24 financial…

Security bolstered in wake of public aggression

Improved security is being introduced at Waipā District Council’s Te Awamutu office costing $185,325 to ensure the health and safety of staff. The work to replace the security grille in the customer support area started…

Speed wobbles are out

Work is underway on Cambridge Bowling Club’s new bandstand green following the installation of floodlights over the clubhouse green. All should be finished in time for the club’s 125th anniversary later this year, club spokesperson…

Foes for one day

About this time every year, Cambridge resident and Matamata Primary School principal Glenn MacPherson undergoes an Incredible-Hulk-style transformation, morphing from a kind and supportive father into a man who puts victory above his own flesh…

Great job, Johanson…

Johanson Tamala is sure his selection into the Waikato Under 18 rugby squad would have made his grandfather Tauinaola Tanuvasamanaia quietly proud. “He was always the tough love type of person,” the Waipā student said….

Middle school’s three-peat

Cambridge Middle School has beaten nine other schools to win the Waikato Intermediate and Middle Schools cross country championships for the third year in a row. “Our whole team ran exceptionally well,” sports coordinator Anita…

‘Lost’ books and familiar faces returning to Waipā libraries

The removal of fines for overdue library books has seen some long-lost faces welcomed back to Waipā’s libraries. Council stopped fining for all overdue adult books in July this year, saying the $18,000 collected in…

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