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Not your average piano 

There are only two Wurlitzer Model K Photoplayers left in the world, and one of them can be found in Pirongia. Before they came with their own soundtracks, Photoplayers were used to give silent movies,…

Election strategy outlined 

Local Government New Zealand has pledged to involve community newspapers in a campaign to attract more candidates and voters to this year’s local body elections. LGNZ announced last week it wanted to make the country…

More help for Ukraine 

A 29-year-old man with Waipā links is helping clean up war-torn Ukraine. Danya Nasuta-Hill’s parents Leanne and Stu Hill live in Cambridge and appealed to The News a fortnight ago on behalf of their son…

Council keeps zooming 

Waipā District Council says it will maintain online cover of meetings following questions from The News. Last week’s Te Awamutu Community Board meeting was the first in person since August – but was not livestreamed…

Woman dies after freakish winds topple tree

A woman who sheltered from the bad weather under a pin oak tree in Cambridge’s Victoria Square has died in Waikato Hospital after the tree fell and trapped her under it. The woman was treated…

Report knocks our ‘culture’

An inquiry into Cycling New Zealand’s high-performance programme has criticised the culture at its Cambridge home of cycling base saying it is “fragmented” and that life in such a small town exacerbates loneliness and one-dimensionality….

How hockey suited Nick

“You can’t be serious,” says Nick Goodwin as The News suggests the whole town needs to know about the lengths he went to for his hockey team on Friday night. Being a kind and generous…

Do the planning now, council told

Plans should be made immediately to ensure a five-month $2.5 million makeover of Cambridge’s historic Victoria Bridge has little impact on the town’s traffic. Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk made the plea at this week’s…

Unity’s golden trip to Hokitika

Waipa para cyclist Unity Collins has become a national champion after winning gold at the Age Group Road Racing National Championships in Hokitika. The gutsy 27-year-old, who rides with the Morrinsville Wheelers Cycling Club, took…

July date set for trust

A charitable trust tasked with turning around the fortunes of the Cambridge Town Hall has finally reached an agreement with Waipā District Council more than a year after its formation. The 20-year agreement has a…

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