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Waipā pair in debating team

Waipā students make up two thirds of the 2026 Waikato regional debate team. Eva Walton (Te Awamutu College) and Pippa Owsley (Cambridge High School) have been named alongside Kanu Millward of Hamilton Boys’ High School….

Water worries for Waipā

Waipā’s water supply capacity will be an ongoing legacy of February’s storms. The district council faces what could be a three year juggling act in the wake of the loss of a major reservoir and…

From brigade to the force

Operating in high pressure, emergency response situations is an area Aircraftman Regan Phillips is used to. The Cambridge volunteer firefighter picked up his  United Fire Brigades Association three-year service certificate last November. Now he is…

Farewell ‘greatest champion’

Among the many laudatory tributes heard at Alan Livington’s farewell on Monday, the poignant voices of his grandchildren spoke to what was most important. “He was the coolest person in my life,” said one, “he’d…

Aroha, angels and a ride

Among the highlights of her 3000km cycle ride that raised over $8250 for Aroha Cambridge, Di Tocker is particularly grateful for a couple. One was the companionship of friend and fellow rider Nicola Keighley, another…

Winning chippie back at it

Waikato’s top building apprentice Pascal Gisler was back on the tools this week, working on a home renovation at the base of Sanctuary Mountain in Maungatautari. There was little time to celebrate after the 22-year-old…

A decade on two wheels

Ten years ago, a few cones, some barriers and a stretch of Cambridge’s main street were enough to turn Anzac Day into something new. This year, the Cambridge Cycling Festival returns to the streets and…

We will remember him

An unexpected window of sunshine doused Hautapu Cemetery on Sunday as a new headstone was unveiled for decorated WW1 soldier, Sergeant Adam Cunningham. The unveiling, more than 80 years after his death, marked the culmination…

News in brief

Road works Road resurfacing at the Bond Street roundabout on State Highway 3 in Te Awamutu is scheduled to start tonight (Thursday). Work will run over six days from 9pm to 5am. SH3 will be…

Big response to recycling fire

The cause of a fire in Cambridge Road on Friday was still under investigation when this edition went to press. Firefighters responded just after 6am on Friday to the blaze at the ResourceCo demolition waste…

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