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Alan Hayward – 70 not out

When Cambridge Antiques’ all-rounder Alan Hayward opened the bowling for his side in club cricket on Sunday he was, at 70, possibly the oldest player in the country to do so. Hayward’s off spinners look…

Making sense of life

Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Our ‘five senses’ comprise such a wonderful gift equipping our nervous system with information to process, enabling us to perceive things about the world around us. When damage or…

Mayor, chief attend forum

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan and chief executive Steph O’Sullivan attended the World Business Forum’s two-day conference in Sydney, Australia last week. Organised by World of Business Ideas (WOBI) in major cities across the globe, the…

A supreme disruptor

Grey Ormsby is buzzing because he did not listen to his father. A quarter of a century after Waitomo Group founder Desmond Ormsby advised his son Grey to exit the fuel supply industry the company…

No exit for Grey Street

Grey Street in Cambridge has now been split in two following the creation of a cul-de-sac at its northern intersection with Hamilton Road. Council contractors were on site last week to close up the road…

A dollar over breakeven

The rural economy – and potentially its major service towns – is about to get a shot in the arm. The region’s dairy farmers will receive an extra $65 million if Fonterra delivers on its…

Summer, safety and water

With summer fast approaching, it is time to start thinking about water safety. Waipā is lucky to have the Waikato River and lakes on our doorstep and to be within easy driving distance of beaches….

Waipā takes $57m hit

The cost to upgrade wastewater treatment plants in Te Awamutu and Leamington have soared to an unbudgeted $57 million. News the costs for Te Awamutu Wastewater Treatment Plant had gone up from $19 million to…

News ….. in brief

Cambridge Police investigating a spate of vehicle thefts and recent burnouts around the township have identified two youths. Early on Wednesday, September 25 a stolen ute was used to perform a series of burnouts on…

Bayly’s early heads up

Local authorities and small business owners who invoice government agencies can expect quicker payment from January, Port Waikato MP Andrew Bayly let slip at a luncheon fixture four days before the official announcement last week….

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