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Lest we forget

The sacrifice of the very best of our young men and women in the First World War, at Gallipoli, and in subsequent conflicts must not be forgotten. The importance to our local and national consciousness…

Hall of fame bid rejected

A last minute $750,000 request for Waipā District Council to fund a Sports Hall of Fame at the Velodrome in Cambridge has been declined. But the council will first consult the community about the project…

Road issue ramped up

A quick fix for Cambridge’s traffic congestion has been rejected by Waka Kotahi. The suggestion to add on and off ramps to Waikato Expressway at the southern end of Cambridge near Cambridge Golf Club came…

Honouring Don

The Waipā community will give Cambridge fire chief Don Gerrand a huge send off on Saturday with a street parade and a service at the Town Hall. Don died in Waikato Hospital on Monday following…

It’s waste not, want not……..

A Waipā submission to the Ministry for the Environment about food recycling will include a suggestion to look at channelling some food waste to animals first before composting. The suggestion came from councillor Susan O’Regan…

Fire chief dies

Long serving Cambridge fire chief Don Gerrand has died. Waipa mayor Jim Mylchreest made the announcement at today’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee. Don, 72, who was Cambridge News’ Person of the Year last year,…

Talking economics: Inflation is everywhere 

Inflation has again been in the news recently – and the news just keeps getting worse. Last Thursday’s announcement of inflation of 6.9 per cent for the year ended March 31 revealed just how far…

‘Toxic’ tree for the chop

A protected black walnut tree at the end of Le Quesnoy Place in Cambridge has been felled to make way for the latest home in a European-styled housing enclave. Cambridge Tree Trust chair John Moodie…

No offence intended… 

I found myself on the receiving end of a bit of a ticking off on Monday. It was Anzac Day. I contacted a colleague from another company on a matter to do with work on…

On the beat: Finders are not keepers 

I hope you have had good week. Today I want to talk about theft – the type of theft where you find something that is not yours, yet do not hand it in and rather…

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