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Watch out – car thieves about

By Deb Thurgood Every week, thieves are stealing cars. In the 7 days prior to January 23, 43 motor vehicles were reported as stolen in Waikato, plus 11 number plates. Of these vehicles, the most…

The 2020s – back to the future 

Time’s Person of the Year is inventor-cum-possible Bond villain Elon Musk, and some people are not happy about it. Those opinions aside, I couldn’t help noticing the contrast between this year’s figure and Greta Thunberg,…

Waiting for the news 

By Peter Carr With the rapid browning of the grass around us and the continuing cloudless azure skies one could be forgiven from forgetting that the holiday period is over. Except, that is, for the fact that the government sponsored…

The right way round… 

There is overwhelming support in Cambridge for a proposed roundabout at the State Highway One/29 Piarere intersection, if visitors to an information stand in the town on Tuesday are any indication. Te Waka Kōtuia Engagement and Partnerships communications…

Shell shock

When Cambridge High School library manager Glenys Bichan popped into school this week to get ready for a new school year, there on her desk was a mounted shell case from the HMS Achilles missing…

Vax rates top table 

Waipā continues to lead the region in Covid vaccinations. By Tuesday, 97 per cent – or 35,735 of the district’s population – were fully vaccinated. Nearly 9700 had received their booster vaccination. Figures were not available…

Farewell to Merv

There would barely be a man alive who wouldn’t wish to exit this life on the same terms as 88-year-old Mervyn ‘Merv’ Addison. Almost to the day he died, he was driving, living in his…

Kaipaki too good

Samuel Foster starred with the bat as Kaipaki Green beat Melville Warriors by 15 runs in round six of the Hamilton Cup at Kaipaki Green on Saturday. Melville won the toss and elected to bowl…

Vincent in form

Cambridge right hand opener Keith Vincent was all class as he plundered the Hamilton Old Boys’ Black bowlers for 92 on the opening day of a two-day match on Victoria Square in Cambridge on Saturday….

Polo win for Waikato

Cambridge’s Bruce Watson was part of the Waikato team which won the inaugural Polo in the Bay event at Baypark in Mount Maunganui on Saturday. Waikato’s three man team of Watson and Te Akau father…

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