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Media release in the gun

A Cambridge Community Board member has taken a swipe at Waipā District Council for championing debt rather than reducing rates’ inflation. Andrew Myers, who is also a member of the Fonterra co-operative council, was responding…

The mysteries of water

Students from four primary schools – Ōhaupō, Rukuhia, Kaipaki and Tamahere – joined residents of Hamilton’s Bupa Foxbridge Village to find out more about Waikato’s waterways. Using environmental “eDNA” technology with AquaWatch’s Waka monitoring equipment,…

A week in review

I have some better work stories to share following a week of great catches. It was good to put a stop to some out-of-town offenders committing crime here in Cambridge.  On Tuesday, police received a…

Lions’ Christmas sweetener

The Cambridge Lions Club has launched a particularly tasty fundraising project – the sale of 1kg traditional fruit Christmas cakes. The cakes come sealed in a decorative Christmas box, which project leader Sean Brady said…

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September 6 11am Ngāhinapōuri’s Nicole Murray, 31, has withdrawn from her final Para cycling race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games tonight due to illness.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

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