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Letters to Editor – 5 September 2024

Council gets it right On Father’s Day, my husband and I with our two daughters, aged 6 and 8, went for a bike ride. Crossing at the Shakespeare St roundabout for the first time since…

Medals and mishaps

September 6 11am Ngāhinapōuri’s Nicole Murray, 31, has withdrawn from her final Para cycling race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games tonight due to illness. The Paralympic bronze medallist had been due to start in…

Rangitoto, outstanding in its field

Many picturesque photos taken in the Auckland area have Rangitoto in the background. Situated within the Auckland Volcanic Field (AVF), this cone stands out in several ways. Rangitoto island, or its full name, Ngā Rangi-i-totongia…

A voice of reason for today

You may be familiar with one of the most famous trademarks of the 20th Century. It features a little dog that I think is a fox terrier, looking down the horn of an old-fashioned gramophone….

Getting it right

The sad passing last week of the Māori King brings back a couple of memories – one somewhat stressful and the other relieving. But let me explain. Around 30 years ago – while living in…

The king of Kotahitanga

5 September 11am Kiingi Tuheitia’s youngest child and only daughter was announced as the new monarch of the Kiingitanga on Thursday morning. Te Puhi Ariki Ngawai Hono i te Pō Paki is the eighth Māori…

Stars in their eyes

Steyn Vienings and Mia Vink were reaming of a life on stage after starring in Cambridge Middle School’s production, Seussical Junior, last week. “I can’t believe I’m being interviewed right now,” said Steyn, who played…

Pay as they grow …

Lucy Ryan is confident Hamilton Gardens will continue to be popular with Waipā residents despite the city council’s decision to introduce an entry fee for out of towners. The gardens’ director estimates about a third…

Golden mums a top read

Our online report “Mums are in the same boat” – the story of Cambridge rowers Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors winning gold at the Paris Olympics – was the best read story on the Cambridge…

Blackwood claims a silver

Cambridge cyclist Jodie Blackwood was part of the New Zealand team which won silver in the World Junior track cycling championships in China last month. The Year 13 student combined with Invercargill’s Riley Faulkner and…

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