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Lions like Leos

The Cambridge Lions Club has celebrated the hard work done by their Leos over the past year. The support given to Lions by their junior members was praised at the recent end-of-year prizegiving evening held…

Deeper than you think

A friend who is a respected neurologist specialises in understanding the brain and its functions – especially as it relates to strokes. Often we’ve discussed the human brain’s wonders and its mysteries, including the question…

Mighty way to celebrate summer

It was billed as the biggest celebration of summer and the 15,761 people – not counting exhibitors and participants – who attended over two days at the weekend were happy to endorse that. Organisers have…

The calm after the storm

In the heady aftermath of the US election, one could be forgiven for being a bit bored with the whole everlasting muddle thrown at us by the media. Especially American media with its overlay of…

Ben’s game for a scholarship

There must be thousands of parents who urged their children to get off the gaming screen because they see it as an ill-spent way to spend adolescence. Cambridge’s Ben Redder, 30, is proof his gaming…

A special garden feature

Paul and Lynne Garland’s Pukekura home was one of 11 gardens to feature in the Rotary Club of Cambridge’s garden festival on Sunday. Getting the old-fashioned garden ready was a dress rehearsal for the couple…

Remembering with a wreath of rosemary

Dianne Murphy picked up a useful skill during the first Covid lockdown and now her mastery is on show at every significant war time remembrance. She makes wreaths from the rosemary in her garden –…

Transport to double up

Two years ago, Sandra Sesto-Dekic took on the job of boosting the numbers of Waikato people catching public transport. But when Government subsidies for age-based public transport fares ended on June 30 and fares increased…

Twists in quarry bid

Almost all the 347 submissions received by Waipā District Council oppose a planned sand quarry on the southern outskirts of Cambridge – but there are two surprises. Cambridge Chamber of Commerce is not one of…

Letters to the Editor – 14 November 2024

More on fluoride I suggest Jack Sharman (Letters, November 7) read the Community Board Agenda item on fluoridation from the October 2024 meeting. The most recent scientific research is laid out in detail. The latest science…

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