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‘Mullet’ Fieldays a success

More punters visited Fieldays last year and spent more money on products and services, according to the University of Waikato economic impact report. The four-day National Agricultural Fieldays attracted 106,000 people through the gates at…

Jack’s grit applauded

When Jack Middlemiss, a 10-year-old from Cambridge, spotted a boy struggling in the surf shortly before Christmas, his first thought was to help him. “I saw him struggling and knew I had to do something,…

Festival cash handed out

Twenty-one charitable organisations and groups operating throughout the Waikato area have received funding from last year’s Cambridge Christmas Festival. A total of $33,511,67 was given out, with varying amounts going to each of the recipient…

Keir wants mayor’s job

He’s opted out of another term as a ward councillor – and even thought about resigning – but Mike Keir now wants the Waikato district mayoral chains. Jacqui Church has held them for the last…

Lara to the rescue

When Jeff Woolford broke a wrist after going over the handlebars of his farm bike last year, his partner Lara Sutton stepped into his gumboots. “I would not have survived without her,” Woolford said. “It’s…

News in brief

Challenging driving With severe weather arriving ahead of the busy Easter holiday period, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is advising road users in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, to be prepared and take…

Peak time rush

New Zealand Transport Agency says work on the northbound lane from Victoria Rd interchange in Cambridge to Tamahere proved the most challenging in terms of traffic management on Waikato Expressway ever. NZTA mitigated it through…

News in brief

What a whopper Fine weather resulted in a good entry for the recent Lake Arapuni fishing competition and a number of trout weight in with 88 entries, 26 being juniors and 84 trout weighed in….

‘Gagging’ orders hit two boards

The role of councillors on community boards – where they find themselves limited in  how they contribute – will be reviewed in Waipā. Councillors have to choose between debating issues at community board or council…

Charities benefit from festival

Three of Cambridge’s core charities have received $10,000 each from funds raised at last year’s Cambridge Rotary Garden Festival. Kids in Need Waikato, InterlockNZ Trust, and Cambridge Lifeskills received the funding boost. Representatives from each,…

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