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Home kill with a difference

A movie filmed around Maungatautari, Horahora, Leamington and Hautapu about two murderous butchers debuts tonight (Thursday) in Cambridge. And one attendee will walk away with a meat pack, producer Matt Hicks promises, “because why not?”…

Health expert’s ‘extreme’ worry

A veteran medical professional has revealed how concerned he is with the state of New Zealand’s health system. Luk Chin an 81-year old anaesthetist and pain specialist now working in private practice was giving an…

Upgrade plan for ‘old lady’

The trust running Cambridge Town Hall has gone out to tender for the first stage of its improvements, the hall’s two side wings. Known as the Victorian and Edwardian rooms, they will be upgraded this…

Hautapu hotel plan unveiled

A new hotel in Hautapu will generate millions of dollars in economic benefits for the Waipā district, developers told guests at a Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Business After Five briefing last week. Resource consent is…

New homes for pre-loved phones

A ‘Happy Phones’ initiative that sees school students use repurposed old mobile phones in ways that expand their learning platforms is winning fans at Cambridge East Primary School. Students have been using the pre-loved phones…

Community patrol is a lifesaver

Cambridge Community Patrol coordinator Neil Bridgland has more than one story of when his volunteers took lifesaving action. Like the time, a couple of months ago, when a husband-and-wife on late night patrol saw a…

Donna – and a mitre at 10

The death of Catholic bishop Denis Browne earlier this month has brought back memories of a special day for Donna McHugh (nee Thurston). It was nearly 25 years ago that McHugh, then only 10 and…

This bird has flown …..

A mural in Leamington Domain which was to have been safe from vandals and taggers has instead become a victim of Mother Nature or global warming in just over two years. The piece of art…

Community: ‘Save our building’

A building which once hosted hundreds of Karāpiro dam workers and their families for tennis parties and the like, faces an uncertain future despite the community saying they want to retain it. If walls could…

‘We chose Steph’

Waipā’s new chief executive was greeted with a powhiri at Karāpiro on Monday, and it was down to business the following day with her first council meeting. Tokoroa born Stephanie O’Sullivan accepted the challenge of…

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