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Flip flop set to cost dearly

Waipa District Council’s decision to back out of forming a shared water company with the Hamilton City Council could cost ratepayers dearly if a judicial review into the decision goes ahead. In a council meeting…

Dancer makes top programme

A Cambridge local has been recognised as a very promising up-and-coming dancer after being awarded a place in the Dance Masters International (DMI) intensive dance programme. Only ten places were available, but Molly Robinson made…

Keeping our kids safe

Cyber-safety guru John Parsons came to town last week, and Steph Bell-Jenkins went along for some tips. When I discovered cyber-safety expert John Parsons was giving a talk at Leamington School last Thursday night about…

Croquet: Give it a go

Members of the Leamington Croquet Club are welcoming locals of all ages to try out the game for themselves. They meet regularly three times a week and would love to see more young people get…

Global banker comes home to Cambridge

Peter Nicholl attributes much of his success in international finance to his Waikato roots, from his sensible rural start and university training, to the rich and varied learnings he took out of 22 years working…

Lucky lotto store sells another winner

One Lotto player in Cambridge is $333,333 richer having won last Wednesday’s February 21 Lotto draw. The first division winner split the $1M prize with two other winners from Auckland, having bought their ticket from…

Carrington takes 9th title at Karapiro

Lisa Carrington showed her power on Lake Karapiro last week as the NZ Canoe Sprint Championships took place Friday to Sunday. Just two weeks after winning the Halberg Sportswoman of the Year award, Carrington collected…

Magic show at Roto-o-Rangi

Roto-o-Rangi School students were in for a treat last week when Elgregoe the Magician visited the school last Friday. It wasn’t just the students who were wowed and amazed by the many tricks and optical…

Top students recognised

The best International Baccalaureate (IB) students in the region, 2017 St Peter’s graduates Luke van Gog, Ciara White and Ed Ding, were recognised for their academic excellence at an award ceremony with John Key earlier…

Cutting-edge company generating jobs

Cambridge-based software company Nyriad is set to introduce around a hundred new jobs to town by the end of the year, with a recent funding round bringing in US$8.5M for the hyperscale storage processing company….

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