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Autumn Festival briefs

Winners announced Jane Thompson and Valentina Di Maio of Cambridge won the open and youth categories in the Paua Architects’ sponsored Autumn Festival photography competition. The announcements were made at a launch function in the…

New focus for i-Site

Key tourism industry partners gathered in Cambridge last week to meet with Waikato i-Site operators and discuss current issues. Representatives from Cambridge and Te Awamutu were present and shared their plans to “go it alone”…

News in brief

Dairy robbery Members of the public intervened to stymie an aggravated robbery at Te Awamutu’s West End dairy in Alexandra Street on Monday. A group of youths made off with some items after raiding the…

Staff are under pressure

Waipā staff painted a brutal picture this week of the pressure they are under to produce an Annual Plan by June 30. At the council’s Audit and Risk committee on Monday, staff revealed eight new…

SeniorNet hangs up the mouse

When The News caught up with Muriel Tooley, she was helping someone load a reluctant computer desk into the back of a small car. It didn’t work, but Muriel’s efforts were symbolic as she helped…

Watch out for those sixes…

Signs have gone up at each entrance of the Cambridge Farmers’ Market warning patrons to beware of cricket balls when matches are being played. But The News wonders how much use the signs will be…

Nurses return – 60 years on

A group from the Waikato Hospital nursing class of 1964, including two from Cambridge, recently celebrated their 60th reunion. Lynette Aish (nee Gardiner) and Paula Butterworth (nee Houghton) joined Putāruru’s Judy Osborne (nee Udy) and…

Councillors ‘keep mum’

The level of public excluded discussions by Waipā councillors about the district’s financial woes became more evident this week. In approving a draft annual plan on Tuesday, councillors agreed to put the $33 million Te…

News in brief ….

Cambridge Community Board has responded to news today Waipā District Council has paused the Cambridge Library/Hub project. Chair Jo Davies-Colley said the board understood the financial challenges facing the council and the community. “Waipā District…

MPI okays dog roll

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says it has no issues with garlic being used in a dog food sold in supermarkets. The ministry was responding to concerns raised by Cambridge resident Emile Valkenborg about…

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