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Cat’s out the bag

A Waipā district councillor finds it “puzzling” the council has invested so much in protecting native species but has no regulations on cats who prey on them. Marcus Gower supported a submission from Forest and…

Down in the dumps

There is very little light at the end of the rubbish dump tunnel for Cambridge residents irate over the lengthy ‘temporary’ closure of the local tip. The Cambridge Transfer Station in Matos Segedin Drive has…

Karāpiro dam road closure

The closure of the Karāpiro dam road this week is for the safety of contractors who are doing some critical maintenance on the intake screen cleaner. This vital piece of kit removes debris from the…

The right way round… 

There is overwhelming support in Cambridge for a proposed roundabout at the State Highway One/29 Piarere intersection, if visitors to an information stand in the town on Tuesday are any indication. Te Waka Kōtuia Engagement and Partnerships communications…

Shell shock

When Cambridge High School library manager Glenys Bichan popped into school this week to get ready for a new school year, there on her desk was a mounted shell case from the HMS Achilles missing…

Vax rates top table 

Waipā continues to lead the region in Covid vaccinations. By Tuesday, 97 per cent – or 35,735 of the district’s population – were fully vaccinated. Nearly 9700 had received their booster vaccination. Figures were not available…

Meet Dione’s pet projects

If there is a female version of Doctor Dolittle, then Cambridge 14-year-old Dione Bax would easily fit the bill. Stray animals and birds make a bee-line for her mother Kylie’s boutique stud farm in Hautapu…

Running into Omicron

Waipā residents wasted little time on Sunday responding to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement the country was moving into Covid red. Queues at vaccination centres and supermarkets started within minutes of the 11am announcement, leaked…

Pumping iron for the planet  

After bringing a new kind of ice cream to Cambridge in 2017, entrepreneur turned personal trainer Tom Montgomerie has cooked up another cool idea. The former St Peter’s School student now wants to raise $5000…

Repelling the Wallabies

Australian marsupials introduced in acts of extraordinary folly are headlined by the brushtail possum. After they were released in 1837 to create a fur trade, their numbers peaked at around 70 million. They have fallen…

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