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Fluoride call still a mystery

Te Awamutu children have higher rates of teeth decay than those in Cambridge, according to figures released to The News by Te Whatu Ora Waikato. Of the 1262 children aged 0-14 years tested last year…

Schools celebrate kapa haka return 

Nine schools competed at last week’s Combined Cambridge Schools’ Kapa Haka Festival. The annual festival has run for decades in Cambridge but hadn’t been held for two years because of Covid. Students performed at a…

More drop-offs ahead

Waipā residents can expect more household hazardous waste drop-off events following the district’s second being deemed another success. “It is just a matter of providing a service for that tricky waste that people have trouble…

Spring Wedding gala

Highlights from Cambridge Oakdale’s Spring Wedding Gala on Friday September 2. Residents of Oakdale wore wedding gowns donated by the community for the special day. The highlight came when Chas Smith proposed to his wife…

Do we need more people? 

A recent article on immigration in a daily newspaper had a provocative headline: ‘Optimum Population: Govt Immigration Statement should allow 4 million more people’. One argument was that New Zealand currently has two job vacancies…

He had fast horses – but no fast cars 

Cambridge based Peter Setchell, founder and former proprietor of Millfield Stud, has died after battling cancer. His funeral service was scheduled for today at the Woodside Estate in Matangi. Setchell, his late brother Graham and…

Dora – for the banking explorer 

Free ‘how to’ digital banking classes come to Waipā next week. “Dora” the digital banking bus will be available to provide three sessions are available in both Cambridge and Te Awamutu next Wednesday and Thursday….

Time for the tower?

Miriam Ellis spends several days of the week parked in front of a long-neglected but historic water tower which she says should get a new lease of life. It is something she and her customers…

Urban Miners reduce fees

Waipā e-waste recyclers Urban Miners has reduced its fees on taking several high-volume items including flat panel TVs, LCD computer monitors, modems, switches and routers, and microwave ovens. Spokesperson Mark Hanlon said when Urban Miners…

Risks of sleeping rough

Spring has sprung and it’s been great to see the sunshine again. Not everyone has had a warm house in which to sleep during winter however. Of late, I have had a few discussions around…

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