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Polio Day recalls its damage

When World Polio Day on Monday reminds people of the horrors of the disease, two Cambridge men will be privately revisiting their own families’ experiences with the virus. Greg Gascoigne and Roger Gordon are among…

Bee warned: it’s a slasher flick

Former Cambridge High School students have taken the stage in what is billed to be New Zealand’s first slasher flick. Buzz Cut, directed by Auckland’s Martin Renner, follows the Hash House Harriers, a running group…

Business awards spark interest   

Entries for Waipā’s premier business wards have opened – and signs are they will be keenly contested. The Waipa Networks Business Awards, which have become biennial, will culminate in a function at Mystery Creek next…

Lions take a well earned rest

Two Lions who have given a fair chunk of their time to helping others are finally easing up. After a decade behind the wheel of the Cambridge Lions Shed truck, Graham Wiseman is hanging up…

Celebrating 25 years with a sister

The 25th anniversary of a sister city relationship between Bihoro in Japan and Cambridge was celebrated with colour, excitement and a lot of noise on Saturday. The noise came from the Wai Taiko drummers while…

Council building, museum closed immediately

Waipā District Council has evacuated the Te Awamutu Museum and an adjacent staff building following a seismic assessment, it said in a media release today. Chief executive Garry Dyet made the evacuation call today, following…

New look, but the same name

The Waikato-owned Hamilton Airport has a $15 million terminal upgrade which reflects the colours and culture of the region – but the Hamilton name will remain on it. “It won’t change, for many reasons it…

T-Rex… in print

When Simon Clark decided work was no longer enjoyable because the company was getting too big, he decided to call it quits and follow his dream. The now 42-year-old with a passion for virtual reality…

Regional top job: Tails for head?

A coin toss could decide who chairs Waikato Regional Council this term, continuing what has been a tumultuous 2022 for the council. Lobbying for the position of chair – the third this year – began…

Code of complaint laid

Journalist Paul Barlow, who kept Waikato candidates entertained during the local body elections, has lodged a Code of Conduct complaint against Te Awamutu Community Board member Kane Titchener over comments he made to him online….

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