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Roche project hit the target

The upgrade and refit of Waipā District’ Council’s Roche Street building came in under budget and finished weeks early. About a third of the council’s 370 staff moved back to the building from temporary office…

Calves score for rugby

Ōhaupō Rugby Sports Club held their annual calf rearers’ day in Ngāhinapōuri last month a great initiative to raise funds to help keep the club running in the summer months. The day was well attended…

Big Bang theories abound ……

Plenty of theories have arisen as to why “Howard Wolowitz” from the Big Bang Theory was in the Waipā on November 30. American actor and comedian Simon Helberg, and fictional aerospace engineer/astronaut, fittingly dined at…

River rescue rethink urged

1pm 11 December Statement from Maritime NZ Maritime NZ, the organisation responsible for the regulatory oversight of vessels on the water including those involved in emergency response, has provided advice to brigades about entering their…

Cycleways blamed for congestion

Cambridge cycleways have contributed to the town’s congestion, the council’s Strategic Planning and Policy Committee has heard. Cambridge Community Board chair Charlotte FitzPatrick wrote to last week’s committee to comment on the Cambridge Connections Transport…

Council to get more social

Waipā District Council is planning to turn social media comments back on in order to collect community feedback on its reset Cambridge Connections Transport Plan. Responding to a question from Cambridge Community Board chair Charlotte…

‘Patch’ jibe gets short shrift

A councillor who described the reset of Waipā District Council’s Cambridge Connections Transport Plan as a patch up has been reminded that he is now a “decision maker”. The council’s Strategic Planning and Policy Committee…

Town brigade gets the hump

Frustrated firefighters have complained to Cambridge Community Board that speed humps are impacting on emergency response times. Chief fire officer Dennis Hunt called for a re-evaluation of all of the speed humps in the town…

Med school a step nearer

Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony at the site of Waikato University’s new medical school moved a lengthy and sometimes controversial project from a courageous idea into the realm of reality. The four-storey $83 million New Zealand Graduate…

Tension in the House

A long-standing Cambridge disability workshop, operating since 1976, is facing criticism from families who say recent management changes are unsettling vulnerable participants. Karen Carroll, whose brother Stephen Livingston, 56, has attended Achievement House in Wilson…

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