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How dairy shaped up

The dairy payout increased by an average of 14 cents to $8.90 in the 2023-24 dairy season, according to the latest annual New Zealand Dairy Statistics report, just 89 cents above DairyNZ’s breakeven milk price…

Why we need social sciences

As a scientist who studies the world we live in and how it impacts us, I deeply value the social sciences. It is human involvement that turns a hazard into a disaster. When we have…

A word from Bruce

Bruce Rowe had the Prime Minister’s ear when Christopher Luxon sat down next to him at Mystery Creek. The former dairy farmer, who now breeds cattle near Cambridge, was joined by the Prime Minister at…

Dairy farmers grow natives

Dairy farmers Dave Swney and Alice Trevelyan turned to growing native plants to earn a secondary income to complement their farm. Trevelyan drew on her experience as a Waikato Regional Council catchment management officer four…

It’s a top racquet

Cambridge Racquets Club has so much to celebrate, members decided to make an afternoon out of it. The club recently won club of the year in two sports – tennis and squash. Plus, club manager…

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…

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