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Townsfolk came to the party on Sunday, turning out in high spirits to watch the 2020 New World Cambridge Christmas Parade give the colourful ‘finger’ to a challenging year. There were 36 floats entered this…

Rabbits run riot at Rugby club

Waikato’s champion rugby club is being overrun by a bunch of bunnies on their home ground. A plague of rabbits digging up the field has the club concerned about health and safety as junior rugby…

“Bridge to nowhere” becomes bridge to somewhere

A  ‘bridge to nowhere’ has a destination at last. The blue pedestrian in Cambridge bridge was completed in October last year to provide pedestrian access across a large stormwater swale –  but has remained dormant…

Fund boost for Community House

More than $140,000 has been allocated by Waipā District Council to support the community’s recovery from Covid-19. And the majority of it will fund an additional counsellor and social worker at Cambridge Community House. In…

CHS girls raise $4000 from movie night

Money raised by Cambridge High School students Ashlin Long and Ella Buffery through a schools budgeting competition has been presented to two charities. The Salvation Army and Asthma Waikato each received $2000, raised by the…

Back in business: awards return

The region’s business awards are back on the calendar after taking a 2020 Covid hit. The annual awards which mark Waipā business excellence have been booked in for mid-April 2021. The Cambridge Business Chamber has…

The rain was “literally parallel to the ground” — A Wednesday weather bomb in Waipa

The late November weather bomb that hit Waipā left businesses in Te Awamutu flooded and had rural residents picking up the pieces after tornadoes swept through the region. Heavy rain and hail hit Waipā in…

We must keep helping: Mayor

Despite Waipā being in a better post Covid-19 recovery position than many New Zealand regions, efforts must continue to help those impacted by the social and economic fallout. That was one of several messages delivered…

The weighting game

Doug Mienie is almost 81 but could easily pass for 60. The secret, the gently spoken octogenarian says, is “good living and hard training”. Doug, recognised in the Cambridge Sports Walk of Fame in 2018,…

Community advisors see challenge ahead

Waipā District Council’s new commmunity advisors have a huge job ahead to help Waipā people recover equitably from the impacts of Covid-19. Just two weeks into the job Gina Scott and Corren Ngerengere have begun…

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