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Spreading the word

An increasing number of Waipā men are being exposed to potentially life-saving messaging about the dangers of prostate cancer, largely through the efforts of the Cambridge Prostate Cancer Support Group. The support group falls under…

Maunga sets $42m target

An endowment fund is being launched to fund the ongoing replacement of the world’s largest predator proof fence If the fund reaches its $42 million target it would return $2 million a year, Sanctuary Mountain…

Trans-Tasman rower exchange

Rowers from St Peter’s School in Cambridge spent a week in Australia last week and are now hosting their Australian compatriots in readiness for a Lake Karāpiro regatta this weekend. The 28 senior rowers stayed…

Coles take reins at Grey Power

Cambridge Grey Power’s new president Philip Coles says the town’s growing number of seniors deserve a Grey Power that is re-energised and active in the community. Coles, who is also a Waipā District councillor, came…

The real ‘heart’ of Christmas

Recent wrestling over the Treaty Principles Bill has stirred up some unfortunate engagements around reinterpreting Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Beyond debate is the historical record of painful breaches by government that have dishonoured the Treaty’s…

Food safety notices issued

Three Waipā food premises have been issued with improvement notices since October and two in Te Awamutu ordered to close because of unsafe food practices. The other in Leamington was allowed to remain open. And…

The year that was

Conscious that this is my last opinion offering for 2024 I have elected to be a little reflective with a wee touch of future thinking. This has been – and continues to be – a…

Zak ton wraps up derby

Cambridge High School year 10 student Zak Anderson wrapped up his junior cricket season in style on Saturday afternoon, smashing 102 off 79 balls before retiring not out. The ton helped his Colts team chalk…

Chamber to elect new chair

Outgoing Cambridge Chamber of Commerce chair Tracey Olivier has urged the organisation’s board to listen, collaborate and innovate. “There’s nothing we cannot achieve together,” she told the chamber’s annual meeting last week. “The best days…

Brothers shin and wear it

Two enterprising Cambridge boys have launched their own afterschool business, combining their passion for football with a flair for creative shin pads. Lenny, 12, and brother Nate O’Leary, 11, originally from Liverpool, England, say they…

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