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Cycleway takes shape

Major progress has been made on the construction of a two-way cycleway in Cambridge with the first section nearing completion. The cycleway and a new footpath through Payne Park to Vogel Street will be completed…

New primary school planned

The Education Ministry is planning a new primary school for Cambridge and has bought a site. It will be the subject of a public meeting at Cambridge High School next Wednesday 12 from 5.30pm to…

Waterskiing brothers fly high

Cricket has Brendon and Nathan McCullum, rugby has the Barretts and now Cambridge has the Runciman brothers. Siblings Joel, Luke and Joshua Runciman might one day be in the same league of sporting stardom after…

Waipā’s synthetic track booked

Racing will go synthetic for the first time in New Zealand on May 19 – in Waipā. A new synthetic track in Cambridge has been booked for 12 race meetings in the 2021-22 season. The…

Farewell, Eleanor

Past and present families, teachers and staff of James Gray Kindergarten gathered to farewell head teacher Eleanor Wilder last Friday 23 April, sharing many hugs, tears and fond memories. Eleanor has retired after 22 years…

Bunnings — is one sold?

By Mary Anne Gill Mystery surrounds the future of two former Bunnings stores in Te Awamutu and Cambridge with Waipā District Council tipped to become the owner of one of them. The council refused to…

Town pool opening announced

Swimmers will take a first dip at the Perry Aquatic Centre in Cambridge on May 15. The revamped facility boasts a new 10-lane 25m indoor pool, a toddler pool, hydrotherapy pool, spa, sauna, children’s splash…

Gill joins Good Local team

Good Local Media – publishers of the Cambridge News and Te Awamutu News – has teamed up two of the country’s most experienced community newspaper journalists. Publisher David Mackenzie this week brought on board Mary…

Council podcast launched

Waipā District Council has launched a new podcast series which focuses on hot topics from around the District. The What’s new Waipā? podcast will regularly share local views, information and opinions about topics that are…

Money matters: Is Inflation on the way back?

By Peter Nicholls People around my age (I am 77) can still remember when consumer price inflation was over 10 per cent a year and was a major problem. But CPI inflation in New Zealand,…

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