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A new pair of loving arms

Longtime volunteer Zelda Nortje has taken over the reins of Lovings Arms, which has supported thousands of parents and caregivers across the Waikato. Since 2014, the Te Awamutu-based charity helped more than 6000 babies and…

New rules for kiwifruit

Waipā District Council looks set to make some radical changes to its District Plan to accommodate the burgeoning kiwifruit and horticulture industry. Proposed changes include reducing road and internal boundary setbacks for protective structures over…

Remembering the music with Dee

Doris Vosper, known to many as ‘Dee’, was a transformative piano teacher in her day, a woman whose passion for music touched many people in and around Cambridge. DORIS ‘DEE’ VOSPER:  12.10.1929 – 30.1.2025 Her…

Houston, Gamble lined up

Concert pianist Michael Houstoun and blues singer-songwriter Hammond Gamble have been confirmed for next month’s Cambridge Autumn Festival. The pair will perform on consecutive nights at The Woolshed in Te Awa Lifecare Village. This will…

Playtime draws hundreds

They call them destination playgrounds for a reason, people want to go there. These premium places cater for the wider community not just children in the immediate neighbourhood offering more than just physical activity and…

Help, but no school on horizon

Help is on the horizon for local teachers desperate for more resources to support students with special learning needs. Education minister Erica Stanford, who visited Cambridge Middle School and Goodwood School on Friday, says teachers…

Waipā takes regional option

A 34-page memo from Delivery Performance manager Sherryn Paterson in an open forum last week helped Waipā councillors decide a seven council regional organisation was the better option for the district. Her memo was also…

Raceway challenged

The tense relationship between police, liquor licensing officials and Cambridge Raceway over the drunken behaviour of patrons two years ago was laid bare at a hearing this week. At stake is the renewal of the…

News …. in brief

Opening kept quiet A good news health story was kept under wraps by Health NZ at the weekend. The opening of a regional renal centre by the Māori Queen Nga Wai Hono i te po…

Morris resigns as deputy CEO

Waipā deputy chief executive Ken Morris has resigned from his position and will leave the organisation in April. Morris has worked at the council for the past 15 years and is also the chief financial…

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