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How would you like to finish?

The phrase to “finish well” no doubt means different things to different people. Our values and the criteria we use to determine what ‘success’ is, will shape whether we think we’re on a trajectory to…

So good for the souls

Dean Signal reckoned he was in something of a unique position, career-wise. “I have hundreds of people underneath me, but I never receive a complaint,” he’d often say.  As sexton for Cambridge’s three cemeteries, he…

Council, industry still at odds

Business leaders and the heavy traffic industry say Waipā District Council’s lack of consultation with them over major arterial route changes is concerning. Their comments come after the council released an independent post construction audit…

Time to ‘eat the frog’

The Cambridge Connections project is on a temporary hold following a fiery Waipā District Council committee meeting. The extent of the disagreement between councillors on the project’s working group was laid bare during Tuesday’s debate…

Middle school celebrates gold

Two Cambridge Middle School students won gold at this year’s Waikato Intermediate and Middle Schools cross country championships in Tokoroa. Mila Moore beat 48 year seven runners to win the junior girls’ race and Emily…

News ….. in brief

Lights out A power cut left northern Cambridge residents in the dark at around midnight on Saturday. The cause was a fault on one of Waipā Network’s high voltage underground cables. Bus tour A Waipā…

Early word catches the worm

Reporting crime at the time it happens is something I mention regularly in this column and when speaking in our community. I place importance on it as when we have crime spikes such as overnight…

News ….. in brief

Bus tour A Waipā District Council bus tour to Huntly to visit Opportunity Shops there and get a free cup of coffee is funded by the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Disposal Levy which must…

Mental health course applauded

Seventeen people from Waipā and King Country, including representatives from police, schools and a youth trust have completed a Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Aotearoa workshop. The two-day training, held in Te Awamutu August…

Ella takes the lead

When Ella Yarndley graduated from the Special Olympics athlete leadership class at Parliament last week, she joined an elite group of Te Awamutu swimmers. But it nearly didn’t happen. She was struck down with an…

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