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Coffee and breast milk

Cambridge breastfeeding support group La Leche League is inviting mums to a coffee morning on Monday as part of World Breastfeeding Week. The group will meet at Clementine cafe at 10am and anyone breastfeeding their…

St Peter’s School production rocks

Dewey Finn is a wannabe rock star who was kicked out of his band and can’t make his rent payments so he takes up his friend’s job by posing as a substitute teacher at the…

Support for Three Waters

A ‘lone’ Waipā councillor voice in favour of Three Waters reform has criticised government’s public relations in selling the radical water changes. Cr Andrew Brown, who chairs the Finance and Corporate committee, said he wanted…

A better view

Waipā District Council’s on-line presence has been given a quality lift. The council has responded to criticism that viewers could not see everyone involved in meetings which are broadcast online – and saved itself money…

Who would you vote for as mayor?

  The results of our online survey are in. Susan O’Regan was a runaway winner for mayor in The News’ first online poll of the local body elections. But the result shows she proved more…

InterCity education

When the new term started this week, hundreds of Waipā secondary school students left the district by bus to go to school rather than attend their local one. But there is some debate around the…

Boards, council get message

Waipā councillors and community board members have been told to sort their relationships out so residents can have more say in what’s going on in their communities. The harsh recommendation comes from an external reviewer…

Sweet and sour funding

Funding for Te Ara Wai, Waipā’s new $20.48 million museum in Te Awamutu, looks set to come from an unlikely source, a Three Waters reform sweetener from the government. The museum is at the top…

Our D-graded lake

Lake Te Koo Utu is in such a bad state it will take decades to recover despite the recent installation of 12 rain gardens around the lake. The forecast comes from Waikato Regional Council lakes’…

Cambridge Park liquor application

27 July – Update Oval Eatery has been granted a liquor licence. See Decision 29 June 2022 – The Waipā District Licensing committee will consider an application on Friday for an application from Oval Eatery…

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