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Downer awarded roading contract

Downer has been awarded Waipā District Council’s $30 million contract to maintain the districts roads for the next three years. There was an onsite blessing of the contract and the crew before the tenure began….

Lynne’s 50 years celebrated

Lynne Douglas (right) reads her NZEI award recognising 50 years of service to teaching with fellow Leamington School teachers Margaret Grover (centre) and Courtney Ryder at Stables on Alpha on August 24.Lynne Douglas was struggling…

Alyssa’s Olympic dream

Alyssa Lawson’s dream of becoming one of the youngest swimmers to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games is within tantalising reach. “I was looking up Olympic times and I’m not that far off the…

New van marks success of collaboration

The success of an ambitious project by Cambridge High School “Ext 4” students to provide Cambridge Resthaven with a new van was celebrated when parties involved in the community project gathered to ‘unveil’ the vehicle….

Hockey success for Leamington

The Leamington Bush Wackers finished their winter season on a high on Friday, maintaining their undefeated record to win Waikato Hockey Association’s year 7/8 advanced intermediate goalkeeper league. The mixed team represents Leamington Junior Sports…

McKenzie a friend to Emery

Emery Cooper has been a regular at McKenzie Centre in Hamilton for nearly a year and her progress has given parents Kathleen and Stefan hope for their daughter’s future. Born in October 2020, Emery is…

The fear of falling

The phrase ‘down on the farm’ is taking on a worrying meaning these days. What’s going down on the farm today are the prices for the things farmers produce and export. Wool prices are so…

Thunder and lightning in netball

A Cambridge team formed two years ago with a player centric aim has taken out the secondary schools’ premier grade title at Hamilton Netball Centre’s Saturday competition. TVP Thunder beat Hillcrest High 33-31 in the…

Op changes at council

Waipā chief executive Garry Dyet will be able to settle legal claims up to $50,000 – $40,000 more than currently – under changes approved by the council this week. Dyet can also approve up to…

Hotel plans revealed

Masonic Hotel will be no more. But what it will be called once it becomes Cambridge’s new boutique hotel is something its owner Gerry Westenberg is not prepared to reveal yet. Westenberg was one of…

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