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Walking for Jack

The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society provides support for a huge number of cancer patients across the Waikato, including former Goodwood School principal, Jack Reid. Finding blood in his urine, Jack was diagnosed with bladder…

Cambridge now on tour map

Council has announced another eight of their popular bus tours – four on each side of the district.  For the first time, Cambridge is now included. Bookings are now open for the free tours, which…

Last ‘hoorah’ in pool

The sun was out for last Thursday’s Aquafit class in the Cambridge Town pool. The pool closed on Sunday, undergoing a $16.5M redevelopment.  The project got underway on Monday, with construction personnel on and off…

Pool out of action

  The Cambridge Pool closed on Sunday, undergoing a massive redevelopment that will see its doors shut until the end of 2019.  The finished complex will feature an upgrade to the existing heated outdoor pool,…

Slow down on rural roads

It is hoped that a mock crash earlier this month will to encourage Waipa drivers to slow down on rural roads. Emergency services attended the scene at the high-risk intersection of Pokuru and Te Mawhai…

10,000 steps for Hospice

Members of the Cambridge BNI group (Business Network International) have taken on quite a task for themselves this month – walking 10,000 steps each day as part of Foot Forward February. The initiative challenges each…

Grey Power’s views on medicinal cannabis

Cambridge Grey Power president Val Massey agrees with the organisation’s national president when he said the needs of ill people needing medicinal cannabis had been “clouded” by recreational users. Grey Power Federation president Tom O’Connor…

Mayor springs a major leak

Waipa mayor Jim Mylchreest is urging residents to check their pipes for water leaks after his latest water bill showed a massive increase in use. The first of two mock water meter bills will hit…

Water bills are coming – are you ready?

With the first mock bills coming out to Cambridge residents next month, Claire Castle sat down with Smart Water coordinator Cath Battersby and Waipa District Council demand management officer Renée Coutts to talk turkey about…

Rock ‘n’ roll is very much alive

Always keen to try new things, Claire Castle went to rock ‘n’ roll last week, and nobody was injured in the process. I was a bit nervous heading to rock ‘n’ roll. I’m not world…

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