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Bell rings again

A new church bell blessed during Sunday’s Remembrance Day service at the Pukeatua War Memorial Church has strong links to Tamahere. Church committee chairman Margaret Main said the history of the bell is tied to…

Kennedys’ contract terminated

A Te Awamutu couple say they are devastated beyond words by a High Court decision to deny them an injunction against NZ Post. Danny and Ian Kennedy sought to stall NZ Post’s plans to terminate…

Looking for Santas to seniors

A Cambridge Altrusa Club initiative launching this weekend will bring a touch of joy into the lives of some of the town’s lonelier inhabitants. Be a ‘Santa to a Senior’ will see the club collaborate…

Council agenda questioned

Waipā District Council is continuing to hold behind-closed-doors workshops and briefings despite chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier telling councils last month to “open up”. A public section of a workshop on Tuesday, held as The News…

Running for colour

Cambridge Primary School’s PTA ran a successful Colour Run at the school on Friday. More than $13,000 was raised to help upgrade the school’s BMX track. Children registered to run through stands where blue, pink,…

Out in the sun

The weather gods smiled on the free family friendly Great Kiwi Summer Festival at Lake Karāpiro over the weekend. Highlights from the inaugural event included on-water demonstrations, adrenaline-packed displays, “have a go” sessions, the BMX…

A second home for citizens

Fashion statements in praise of the countries new citizens have come from and the country which they now call home have become an integral part of the Waipā citizenship ceremonies. Bright colours and Kiwi fashion…

Armistice lament: ‘We are better at war…’

All three speakers at the Armistice Day commemorative service in Cambridge on Saturday reflected on how little the world had learned about living in peace. Mayor Susan O’Regan said as much saying it was sobering…

Tourism bonus for farms

A partnership between New Zealand’s largest rural tours’ operator and the Cambridge i-Site will result in a significant boost to Waipā’s tourism industry and give farmers an added income stream. And the idea came from…

Grass is always greener…

When Japanese students stay at Lynette Smith’s Tamahere property one of the things they love doing is rolling in the grass. “Where they’re from, for a lot of them, touching the grass is new. They…

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