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One person has been taken into custody after being car spiked in Leamington this afternoon. At around 12:30pm, police were notified of a person escaping custody and assaulting two Corrections officers outside Waikato Hospital. The…

Wintec cuts planned

November 22, 2024 – 4pm Statement from Te Pūkenga clarifying a part of this story: Wintec began engaging with staff on their change proposals from 21 October, this was two weeks before one of several…

The city in a volcano

In Aotearoa we have an incredible array of cities by the ocean, near lakes or mountains, and in some cases, on or in volcanoes. Did you know that Lake Rotorua (Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe)…

St Peter’s top students

Gabrielle Hill was named National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) dux and performing arts dux of St Peter’s Cambridge. The 17-year-old has lived in Cambridge all her life and formerly attended Cambridge Montessori Pre-School, St…

Bowlers ride to the rescue

Bowlers have raised $1100 for Te Awamutu’s Riding for the Disabled organisation. Kihikihi Bowling Club’s latest tournament was a departure from the norm, in that all proceeds from the day were donated. Representatives from the…

Every little bite counts

Far from being the stuff of nightmares, the leeches being bred in the Waikato on New Zealand’s only leech farm are highly valued medical miracles. Viv Posselt investigates. Maria and Robert Lupton have been breeding…

National win for jump jammers

Pirongia School’s stompingly-good jump jammers  won big at this month’s Jump Jam Nationals in Tauranga. Soon after winning the Year 7-8 Strictly Open division, the school’s ‘Bewitching Pirongia’ team heard it had scored the highest…

Waipā looks flash

Riverlea Theatre has continued to draw on Waipā talent with its latest production – Flashdance – which opens a three week season on Saturday. Alex Smith who plays understudy to Andy Derby as Nick, and…

From golf … to golf

Retiring Cambridge Golf Club greenkeeper Kevin Brown loves playing golf and riding his motorcycle. When he gives up caring for the fairways and greens of the Cambridge course after 43 years, golf and the motorcycle…

Planning for seniors

The setting up of this year’s Christmas tree marking the start of the Cambridge Altrusa Club’s second ‘Santa to a Senior’ was done in town on Saturday. Club members spent a few hours decorating the…

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