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Waipa residents send most of their recyclable rubbish to landfill

Waipā residents send most of their recyclable rubbish to landfills, a new report reveals. An audit of trash was carried out by the Waipā District Council last October of 253 randomly-selected households on 44 streets…

A cycle of support

Four youngsters who could do with a lucky break will each get a new mountain bike in the coming months. The bikes were presented recently to Cambridge Youth Aid Snr Constable Wayne Dunn. They were…

Book giveaway: six of the best for you to read

We have a series of books to give away to News readers – and all you have to do is email us with the title. Simply send an email to [email protected] and put the title…

A columnist with currency: economics commentator joins News column team

New columnist Peter Nicholl is a home-grown international economist with the rare knack of turning ‘money chat’ into something universally palatable. It is exactly that gift that the former Cambridge High School student and sportsman…

Opinion: we’re like a car with two accelerators

By Peter Nicholl When I studied economics, I was taught that interest rates had two important roles. One was the cost of borrowing and the other was the return on savings. Central Banks over the…

Opinion: Kiwisaver — think about it

By Peter Carr I am becoming increasingly concerned regarding the number of early withdrawals from the government’s Kiwisaver Scheme. But first a background. The right to some form of financial recompense for a lifetime of…

Opinion: plastic not so fantastic

By Peter Matthews My wife came home a couple of days ago with some flowers for the house. Three bunches of nice white flowers which I won’t pretend I was able to name, and another…

Paracyclists make their mark

Para cycling men and women have pulled out some great results in recent events, and one is hoping to have set a national record. They took part in one or both of two events held…

Bridge claims disputed

Claims about one of Cambridge’s two bridges over the Waikato River are wrong and could cause alarm, the district council says. Council transportation manager Bryan Hudson says the bridge has been assessed as in “fair…

Running for life skills

Cambridge mum-of-three and committed ultra-runner Allysia Kraakman wants to use her participation in a gruelling 160km run as a fundraiser for Cambridge Lifeskills. The organisation that provides a free counselling service to school-aged youngsters. Allysia,…

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