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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…

Thousands queue for Tryathlon

A post-event review will be held to work out how to improve access and transit times to a huge competition at a Cambridge venue which resulted in long Waikato Expressway queues on Sunday. The Weetbix…

A matter of convenience

Looking to spend a penny in Waipa? The district’s most popular public toilets are in Victoria Square, Cambridge and Arawata St in Te Awamutu. They are both either across the road or next to information…

Copper thieves target church

Copper thieves have targeted two of Waikato’s historic churches. The raids on St Paul’s in Rangiaowhia Rd, Hairini, and on St John’s in Te Awamutu’s Arawata St have prompted church staff to start sleeping over….

Tower’s platform comes down

Steel has been removed from Cambridge Water Tower’s exterior. Pigeons were among the curious as Te Awamutu contractors Phillip McGough took off the corroded outer ladder and walkway first installed in 1902 and used by…

School push will continue

The couple behind plans to open a charter school in Cambridge have not given up on their plans following an announcement they are not among the latest to get the government’s green light. Maxine and…

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