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A bridge too far for Coles?

Waipā district councillor Philip Coles apologised at Monday’s candidates’ meeting for what he described as a misunderstanding over comments made about securing land at St Peter’s School for a third bridge site. Coles made the…

Board walk floats again

Storm damage caused to Ngā Roto’s boardwalk in June cost the council close to $24,000 to repair. A storm in June ruptured some of the boardwalk’s floaters and submerged others in mud, causing it to…

Cambridge honours our Queen

Cambridge is a town with special links to Britain’s Royal Family and it is only fitting that the Cambridge News joins in the global expressions of sympathy marking the death of Queen Elizabeth 11. Flags…

How should we remember them?

A $5 million concept plan for Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park was one of the most contentious parts of Waipā’s Long Term Plan consultations last year. Front-line staff copped abuse while parks and gardens staff dreaded…

Here comes the brides (again)… 

Cambridge Oakdale facility manager Katie Payne was impressed by the response when she put the call out last month to borrow wedding dresses for a day. She wanted to run a Spring Wedding gala at…

Make your News our News

News contributions: At Good Local Media we can’t always be at your event or assign a reporter to do interviews – but you can still get your story in the Cambridge News and Te Awamutu…

Advice bureau’s new challenge

As Cambridge Citizens Advice Bureau chair Caroline Kitching settles into her second year at the helm, she is moving to broaden the reach of bureau services in the community. She is initiating a three-pronged ‘outreach’…

Council gives $90,000

Local organisations have benefitted from three separate rounds of funding this week. On Tuesday Waipā District Council allocated a total of $90,363 to applicants of its District Promotions Fund, Community Fund, and Waipā Recovery Fund….

Housing changes explained

Waipā District Council have concluded the last of three webinars which discussed the district’s upcoming housing changes. The Zoom webinars were hosted by district growth and regulatory services group manager Wayne Allan and the final…

Candidates on the bridge… 

Debate is continuing over the case for a third bridge over the Waikato River, or a clip-on for the Ferguson (Low Level) Bridge with the addition of an on-off ramp for Waikato Expressway near Cambridge…

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