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Te Tino Kōrero Superbible launched

The launch of Te Tino Kōrero, the first in the Superbible series of comics which tell the Bible story, was held at Tauwhare Gospel Chapel last Thursday. Interested parties from Auckland, Whanganui, and Te Puke…

New house leader lists targets 

Bolstering the pandemic fallout and ensuring the community knows where to find help are at the forefront of Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Byrne’s mind as she settles into her new job as manager at Cambridge Community House’s…

Education centre work starts, stops

The Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari education centre can be “game changing,” says lead educator Tali Jellyman. Jellyman gave The News an update on the sanctuary’s new education centre, about a month into the construction. The site…

Medicine on the maunga

Eager minds are being introduced to rongoā, or Māori herbal medicine, using the flora on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari. Rongoā rākau – an introduction to Māori herbal medicine, is taught by Maungatautari volunteer Ringi Morgan-Fifield. While…

Dolina makes a difference

Cambridge-born dancer Dolina Wehipeihana has been honoured with a Te Waka Toi Award “making a difference” (Ngā Tohu Hautūtanga Auaha Toi) for her contributions to the arts. The former St Peter’s Catholic School student (Ngāti…

RSA stages treble ceremony

Cambridge Town Hall was the centre of a three-part RSA event on Monday that tied together ceremonies honouring former New Zealand and French service personnel and their families. New Zealand’s Returned and Services Association national…

Ensuring it’s not a flat night…

Anyone can make a cup of coffee, Tennille Hawkins says, but not everyone can make a great cup of coffee. The Cambridge Raceway barista has made thousands of cups since her first 15 years ago…

More veterans honoured 

Three veterans were presented with their Operational Service Medals at a Returned Services Association (RSA) gathering in Cambridge last month. The presentation saw the Operational Service Medal (OSM) go to Robert ‘Bob’ Peterson and Kerry…

Bus patronage down

Waipā residents’ use of buses continues to lag behind the heady pre Covid days, figures released by Waikato Regional Council show. The council hopes the half price bus fares introduced by the government from April…

Council gives a bee plus

Restrictions beehives are to be removed from the draft Waipā Animal Nuisance Bylaw. And people wanting to keep beehives at or above the second storey of a building can also do so provided the building…

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