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Keir wants mayor’s job

He’s opted out of another term as a ward councillor – and even thought about resigning – but Mike Keir now wants the Waikato district mayoral chains. Jacqui Church has held them for the last…

Lara to the rescue

When Jeff Woolford broke a wrist after going over the handlebars of his farm bike last year, his partner Lara Sutton stepped into his gumboots. “I would not have survived without her,” Woolford said. “It’s…

Great to be back

I’m back. After a six month hiatus working in Hamilton I have decided there is “no place like home” and I have returned to my substantive position as community constable for Te Awamutu. I particularly…

Peak time rush

New Zealand Transport Agency says work on the northbound lane from Victoria Rd interchange in Cambridge to Tamahere proved the most challenging in terms of traffic management on Waikato Expressway ever. NZTA mitigated it through…

News in brief

What a whopper Fine weather resulted in a good entry for the recent Lake Arapuni fishing competition and a number of trout weight in with 88 entries, 26 being juniors and 84 trout weighed in….

Forecasts, not crystal balls

We don’t predict eruptions – we forecast them. I sigh every time a headline boldly claims that new research will allow us to predict volcanic eruption. The word predict implies precision: saying exactly what will…

‘Gagging’ orders hit two boards

The role of councillors on community boards – where they find themselves limited in  how they contribute – will be reviewed in Waipā. Councillors have to choose between debating issues at community board or council…

Winning ways at Cambridge

Cambridge, off to a sound start in the Northern League football championship, will look for a second successive win when it hosts Ōtorohanga in the top Waikato club league on Saturday The league, an amalgam…

City teams celebrate wins over Waipa

Both Waipā teams fell short in the opening round of premier club rugby on Saturday, and both return to Hamilton this weekend looking to get off the mark. On a day when four Hamilton clubs…

Charities benefit from festival

Three of Cambridge’s core charities have received $10,000 each from funds raised at last year’s Cambridge Rotary Garden Festival. Kids in Need Waikato, InterlockNZ Trust, and Cambridge Lifeskills received the funding boost. Representatives from each,…

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