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From lockdown to Interlock

A uniquely community café run by Interlock Waipā and conveying a message of inclusion opened recently for a few hours each Wednesday. The Cambridge Community Connection Café runs from 10am to 12 noon on Wednesdays…

Why spatial plans are vital

Kirsty Downey understands why people’s eyes glaze over when she talks about Ahu Ake, Waipā’s spatial plan. “We don’t want this to be a document that sits on the shelf,” says Downey, the council’s Strategy…

Third bridge: ‘do it now’

Mayoral candidate Chris Woodhams has fired the opening salvo in the race for the top job by saying if elected, he would “build a bridge” across the Waikato River. The need for a third bridge…

Planners point finger

Act will ‘pit public against council’ Two Waipā planners have lashed out at the government for its controversial housing intensification plans which they say is heavy handed and will change the face of the district….

Good Sort gets new walker

A Cambridge man who nominated Dennis Lloyd as one of television’s Good Sorts has now convinced one of his business contacts to give the 91-year-old a new $800 walker. Todd Stephenson, who is the service…

Award winner

Cambridge-based appearance medicine nurse Deborah Swann of Full Circle Appearance Medicine has taken out the Tainui category in the annual Māori Businesswoman Awards. The awards support the vision and mission of Māori Women’s Development to…

Thieves steal lifesaver

Tauwhare School principal Fiona Bradley is ‘gutted and disappointed’ at the theft of an AED (automated external defibrillator) from a secure lockbox attached to an outer school wall. The box was forced open sometime around…

League lends a hand

Cambridge Catholic Women’s League members heard first hand about the challenges facing the ever increasing numbers of children needing support in our communities. Linda Roil of Kids in Need Waikato was the guest speaker at…

Festival dates set

Ten gardens, nine of them new to the event, will feature in November’s Rotary Garden Festival. The event is a major fundraiser for Rotary Cambridge, bringing in  thousands of dollars for local charities. It will…

Jumble Around breaks records

Cambridge’s Jumble Around op-shop has a record $170,000 to give away this year and is calling for more non-profit organisations and clubs to reach out for help. The charity has returned well over $1 million…

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