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Golden moments at Aon Maadi Cup

Three hours after winning gold in the girls U16 double sculls event at the Aon Maadi Cup on Saturday, Izie Murray and Lucy Eastwood were still buzzing. “When they give you the cup you’re like…

We’re in the slot

The first slots race seen in harness racing in Australasia will put the focus on Waipā next Thursday. The major race on next week’s card at Cambridge Raceway carries a record purse and features a…

Golfers: home on the range?

Waikato’s oldest golf club wants to free up part of its land so developers can create new housing and the club can undertake much-needed course improvements including fairway watering. Members at Cambridge Golf Club, founded…

O’Regan: I Won’t Stand

The race for the Waipā mayoralty has been given extra spice with the shock announcement this week experienced councillor Susan O’Regan – regarded by some as a potential contender – will not stand again. Mayor…

Complaint made over quarry

An opponent to a planned quarry just south of Cambridge has told the Waikato Regional Council he believes an unconsented sand quarry is operating in the same area. Rhys Powell lodged a complaint with the…

Bridging the gaps

This year is a biggie for Waipa. We have an ambitious ‘To Do List’ including the Annual Plan, the review and adoption of three major strategies – Transport, Environment and Economic Well-being – plus the…

Painting will be a fundraiser

A large painting of poppies by one of Cambridge’s leading artists, Carole Hughes, is being auctioned this month to raise funds for the Cambridge and Te Awamutu branches of the Returned Services Association (RSA). Bidding…

A dual purpose – Pirongia Memorial Hall

“Not an Obelisk of stone but a memorial of utility, where the people could gather socially, and in meeting assemble.” this is what a Mr J.T Johnson said upon opening the Pirongia Memorial Hall, 100…

‘Like the wild west’

A letter writing campaign is calling for more police resources to be directed to fight the country’s rampant increase of antisocial driving. In Waipā, 386 complaints of antisocial driving incidents were received by police last…

The IMF report card

Many New Zealanders who comment on the New Zealand economy either have one bias or another, or are prone to negativity or don’t look at the New Zealand situation in the context of what is…

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