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Early look at dam work

An Austrian delegation has been given a look at the first of three new turbines installed as part of the Karāpiro hydro dam’s $75 million upgrade. Mercury Energy is using Andritz, an Austrian company, to…

Hautapu wins the derby

Honours were shared between Waipā rugby clubs Hautapu and Te Awamutu at Memorial Park in Cambridge on Saturday. But Hautapu supporters will not see it that way after their premier A team beat Te Awamutu…

The chief who really cares

Justin Butcher, father, occasional hockey player and when needed, critical care flight paramedic is eight months into the role of chief executive of Pinnacle Inc. Pinnacle is the Te Manawa Taki-Midlands primary health network of…

Alan will remember them

Cleaning up the headstones in Hautapu, Leamington and Pukerimu cemeteries is a labour of love for Alan Sherris of the Cambridge RSA but he used to have problems finding the ones he had been working…

Twigg makes World Cup splash

Olympic rower Emma Twigg is using her sporting star power to help rev up support for this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. The event, co-hosted in Aotearoa and Australia from July 20 to August 20,…

What happens after the storm?

The true story of a 70-foot longliner Andrea Gail – lost off Canada’s Grand Banks on October 29, 1991 – is told in the movie ‘Perfect Storm.’ The vessel was on day 40 of an…

Anzac reflections

On Tuesday of last week, I forewent my annual warm-coated pre-dawn visit to the Cambridge cenotaph to take part in a very simple yet moving gathering at our village in Lauriston Park. It was at…

Viewing misinformation

‘…documentaries and tv shows can also be surprisingly inaccurate.’ Over the years I have responded to eruptions by giving information through social media and over 200 media interviews around the world. This has meant that…

A focus on nature

‘…we are still showing net annual loss of indigenous biodiversity in our district.’ We have begun the process of updating our Long Term Plan starting with the community outcomes that will shape our focus. Our…

Scam alert raised

A  Waipā Community safety officer is warning residents to be alert to a wave of scams. Mandy Merson says scammers are using a variety of tactics to snare people – and take their money or…

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