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New ute on call

Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade’s new Ford F150 was  welcomed and blessed at a function at the fire station on Saturday. Around 100 people heard chief fire officer Dennis Hunt explain how the fully-equipped four-wheel-drive ute…

Audience got rhythm

It’s been many years since the Cambridge Town Hall rocked to the sounds of the Andrews Sisters singing In the Mood and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy but that changed last week. The Madeleine Trio –…

105,000 at Fieldays

Fieldays’ first winter edition with international borders open since 2020 drew more than 105,000 visitors over four days. The event, which wrapped up on Saturday at Mystery Creek was blessed with crisp winter weather and…

Imagine what might be

One morning last week we were awoken at dawn, by something strange… an abandoned car sat just outside our house, with its motor running. A smashed window and mangled ignition barrel on the steering column,…

Morgan confirmed as new Waipā councillor

26 June 2023 – 4pm Dale-Maree Morgan has been confirmed at Waipā District Council’s new Māori ward councillor. All votes in the Waipā Māori ward election have now been counted. Morgan secured 124 votes ahead…

Students’ call: end the strikes

What drove students at Cambridge High and Te Awamutu College to demand action from education minister Jan Tinetti and secretary of education Iona Holsted? Steph Bell-Jenkins finds out. Cambridge High School’s head girl Bella Peacocke…

Wet and forget

Thirty people braved reasonably mild conditions at Lake Karāpiro on Sunday for the fourth annual winter solstice swim. “Once you get numb, you can’t feel it (the cold water) anymore,” said organiser Tash Couzner, an…

Library plan goes to survey

The Cambridge Community Board is looking to get a reading on public sentiment as members champion the opportunity for a new library and community hub. At the board’s June meeting held yesterday, Wednesday, after The…

Helping Frankie and friends

“He’s probably never been shown love. Yet, the warmth he reciprocates when someone cares is amazing.” Examples like Frankie are largely why Sally Fraser does what she does. She helps dogs in either one of…

Urupā discussion encouraged

The long term capabilities of Waipā’s 10 public cemeteries may have become clearer but iwi and hapū are frustrated at the challenges they face developing their own urupā. Engaging with Māori on the issues they…

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