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On the Hustings

Last week we discussed how much – or little – Waipā District Council was spending on print advertising for the election campaign. If your digital feed is full of Waipā adverts, that is where your…

Community embraces Chinese culture

The fourth and final China Youth Art Exhibition and New Zealand-China Cultural Connection Book Fair was held in the Cambridge Town Hall on Saturday. Organiser Dandi Wang made the announcement of its last appearance before…

Cause, effect and the goal

A celebrated Samoan-born businessman who made history as New Zealand’s first Pasifika computer science graduate and the first to earn an MBA, spoke last week on the value to his life of ‘cause and effect’….

These rates are not high

As expected, the reserve bank cut their Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to three  per cent last week. This decision was reasonable. Both the Bank of England the the Reserve Bank of Australia…

Hockey players need new turf

They are Waikato junior hockey champions – but unless their school can find $1.5 million to fund a new turf, staying on top will be an uphill battle. Cambridge High School’s top junior boys’ and…

The travelling bag mystery

If schoolbags could talk, Dean Cogswell’s 60-year-old leather one might have an interesting tale to tell – but its half-century disappearance promises to keep that secret. Dean is a member of Cambridge’s long-established Cogswell land…

A family that stays on track

Cambridge’s Chris and Sharon Greenough have found the secret to spending time with their three teenagers – the whole family are immersed in the BMX scene. “I really can’t overemphasise the family aspect of BMX….

God and three pennies ….

Have you ever felt inadequate? I have. In uncertain moments I’ve felt confidence ebb and it’s challenged my ability to deliver and ‘perform’ to my own expectations, as well as to other people’s also. Maybe…

Rallying to fund cancer help

Sleek lines and smooth curves dominated vehicle shapes at Sunday’s vintage car Daffodil Rally for Cancer event. It was the New Zealand Vintage Car Club’s national day and hundreds of vehicles around the country joined…

Clams conquer lake

The golden clam’s grip on the Waikato River has been laid bare. Lake Karāpiro’s annual lowering exposed millions of spent golden clam shells littering the lakebed’s sand and gravel, mingling with scattered kākahi shells –…

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