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A challenge for retirement villages

My editor’s brief – when he persuaded me and a couple of others to commence writing opinion pieces two and a half years ago – was to look after the interests of those of advancing…

Council gives a bee plus

Restrictions beehives are to be removed from the draft Waipā Animal Nuisance Bylaw. And people wanting to keep beehives at or above the second storey of a building can also do so provided the building…

Mooloos are the golf masters

Cambridge golfers Sian Stevenson and Jill Morgan were part of the Waikato masters’ team which won the national title at the Alexandra Golf Course on Sunday 3. Stevenson and Morgan are both members of the…

Council explains ‘buy local’ push  

Waipā District Council says a Buy Local campaign using its ratepayer funded communications department will focus on its own social media platforms. Details of the campaign were unveiled at an unadvertised council workshop last week…

Belated honour for Peter 

Cambridge economist Peter Nicholl has received an international award for his work as governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nicholl, who writes a regular column for The News, received the Central Banking…

End of pass rules celebrated 

Between 50-200 people entered Waipā District Council facilities on Tuesday to celebrate the end of vaccine passes. Nina Parker, a Cambridge woman who launched a legal fighting fund last December to prevent the council requiring…

Four funerals – and a wedding

Hundreds of people packed the Cambridge Raceway stands to farewell publican Richard Bright and extend their sympathies to the families of the other men who died with him in the March 20 boating tragedy off…

Maddi brings gold and silver

Cambridge rowers returned home with two gold and two silver medals after a successful 2022 Aon Maadi Cup this week. This year marked the 75th anniversary of the prestigious New Zealand secondary schools rowing championships,…

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…

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