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Bruce is Scotland bound

The roll of the bowl has gone the way of Cambridge’s Bruce Sayers. The Central Bowling Club member has been named in a 12-person New Zealand team, six men and six women, to compete at…

Confidence levels drop

A quarter of the 360 respondents to a Waikato business sentiment survey, which showed a material drop in confidence across the region, came from Waipā. Roads, health and housing were the clear infrastructure priorities, Waikato…

Gardens fee: neighbours fume

Some Waipā and Waikato district residents have reacted angrily to news they will be paying $20 to visit the enclosed and themed areas of Hamilton Gardens from next month. Hamilton City Council made the decision…

Pokies policy poser

Waipā gamblers put $10.71 million into pokie machines in the 12 months ended March 31 this year. But if history is anything to go by, only about 10 per cent of that money will return…

Quarries – where they are in Waipā

Feedback from businesses on the proposed quarry just outside Cambridge’s eastern boundary has prompted the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce to open its one-minute survey to residents so the chamber can get a clearer community view…

Better safe than scammed

Scammers are out in force at present. Cambridge Police have received further reports of significant financial loss at the hands of some determined scammers. In one case a person was convinced to invest in a…

Win for Leamington Prems

Leamington beat TVP Phoenix 57-21 in Cambridge netball action from the weekend.

Improving dialogue

Councils must review how to improve the dialogue with their communities to strengthen local democracy. One way is to work much more closely with our locally elected community boards and committees. Another is to consider…

Auckland’s volcanoes

Auckland has several notable hills – Mt Victoria (Takarunga), Mt Eden (Maungawhau), One Tree Hill (Maungakiekie), Mt Wellington (Maungarei), and more. It also has some pretty neat water features, like Mangere Lagoon, Panmure Basin, or…

Having our expectations exceeded…

In last week’s column I wrote about Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile in May 1954. For years, that barrier had been regarded as insurmountable due to the belief that the human body would never…

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