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It’s rock and roll and raise 

Eight Cambridge “stars” are preparing for their rock ‘n’ roll dance debut as part of a fundraising event for Cambridge Community House and Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari. The have been recruited by the Cambridge Cruisers Rock…

Warehouse space needed for cyclone collection

A local company with historic connections to Hastings is stepping up to help Hawke’s Bay residents affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The Ross brothers of Cambridge’s C & R Developments have started collecting donations for those…

Cambridge couple part of football history

New Zealand “doesn’t know what’s about to hit it”, says Cambridge couple Selina and Emma Oliver, ahead of the world’s first FIFA Women’s World Cup Play-Off Tournament games tonight. “I don’t think people realise just…

Tractors on a health trek

“Approximately 50 per cent of mental health conditions start before a person turns 12 years old and one in four New Zealand children will experience a mental health issue before the age of 18,” –…

Te Ara Wai cost revealed

Ratepayers could pay all up more than $27 million for Waipā’s Te Ara Wai Museum in Te Awamutu, and the bulk would be spent over the next two years. A revised budget was due for…

Planning for the passed

Concept plans for Waipā’s 10 cemeteries have been unveiled revealing nearly two thirds of residents prefer a body burial rather than cremation. They also show Te Awamutu, Hautapu and Paterangi cemeteries could be full within…

No ‘blind eye’ on kiwifruit

The News has reported in recent weeks on the growth of kiwifruit orchards in Waipā – and how their arrival has in some cases defied bylaws and left neighbours crying foul. In response to our…

Mayor responds to kiwifruit complaints

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan has rejected suggestions a blind eye is being turned to kiwifruit orchardists who have ignored district bylaws. An editorial in last week’s edition of The News suggested the council appeared content…

Rotary Tractor Trek launch

Daryl Gibbs knows all too well the impact children’s mental health issues are having on society today. The Cambridge Middle School principal says 140 children from his school – 20 per cent of the roll…

Tales of court cases and a blaze

Mary Anne Gill documents the chequered history of Cambridge’s Masonic Hotel. Masonic Hotel’s history has been a chequered one. It was built of wood in 1866 on the current site. Sixteen years later in July…

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