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Scout’s honour for Riley

Riley Willmoth is a prize-winning tramper. The 14-year-old Cambridge Scout Group member and Cambridge High School pupil walked away from this year’s Scouts Aotearoa Waikato Zone Velocity Venturer Programme Course with a prize for an…

Taut on the recruiting front

A Waipā principal says schools are struggling to recruit teachers and the fields of applicants is as thin as he has seen in 25 years in the role. “High quality experienced teachers are increasingly difficult…

Catherine’s horses and pet projects

Cambridge may be small by international standards, but a surprising number of artists with global reach call the town home. The extent of that talent will be on display this weekend at the Passion for…

Economic plans

Takitini is the new economic development brand for Waikato District Council. It was launched recently and symbolises the district’s connection to navigating waka (canoe) and the lifeforce of the Waikato and Waipā rivers. They are…

Thou shell not pass

Gold clams have found their way north to Hamilton and Tuakau but there is no way they’re heading south with any rowing boats after the Maadi Cup regatta. Close to 1000 boats and 80 trailers…

It’s a main street attraction

A street carnival second-to-none. That’s the view of Cambridge Autumn Festival main street carnival organisers on the back of Sunday’s four-hour event. Musicians, dancers and tables selling a variety of wares set up through the…

Two in a row for Jan

She’s done it again. Leamington resident Jan Mackenzie took out the Cambridge Autumn Festival short story first prize with her A little less of lonely. Read: A Little Less of Lonely “Yes, that’s right, that’s…

Water, water everywhere

Water or H2O: a clear liquid without colour or taste, falls from the sky as rain, comes from the mountains as melted snow and covers about 70 per cent of the earth’s surface. Senior writer…

Plan ahead on expressway

Motorists travelling on the Cambridge section of the State Highway 1 (SH1) Waikato Expressway are advised to plan ahead, with a northbound left lane closure scheduled for both Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 March, followed…

Council boosts media following

Waipā’s communication and engagement team issued 66 media releases in the three months from November 1 to keep the community engaged and updated on the council’s work. Many were picked up and published in full…

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