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Some questions answered

Cambridge Connections remains an important issue for the Cambridge community and as a board we continue to advocate strongly for a comprehensive approach to implementation of the transport strategy, including the eventual provision of a…

Saluting our stalwarts

I was privileged to represent Waikato District Council at a Matangi community gathering last weekend to honour a long-standing community stalwart Graham Membery. Graham was born in Matangi and has lived there all his life…

Testing times

It was great to see so many people attend our Anzac Day services to honour our fallen last Thursday. As the speakers said, it seems even more pertinent in the current times. I was honoured…

Eruptions of Red Crater

Our central North Island volcanoes have lulled us into a false sense of security. I recently spent a day around Red Crater on Tongariro surrounded by evidence of recent eruptions and, wow, what a gorgeous…

Looking back has its place…

Last Thursday, Anzac Day summoned our nation to remember back to 1915 when Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed at Gallipoli in Turkey. That woeful, ill-conceived episode engaged some 16,000 Kiwi soldiers. About…

Cycle fest popular

Bicycle Revolution Cambridge is celebrating another successful festival, this one coinciding with Anzac Day. Hundreds of people came to town to be part of the annual event – now in its seventh year. The event…

Ngaire’s round… it’s 100 up

Cambridge resident Ngaire Fisher celebrated her 100th this week by becoming the first centenarian to ride the Velodrome track. Her record ride happened on Tuesday morning,  after celebrating her birthday on Sunday with a family-filled…

Cambridge pride on Anzac Day

The Cambridge Anzac Day civic service marked a first this year with the laying of a wreath on behalf of two Indian infantry regiments who fought alongside the Anzacs in Gallipoli. Made up in the…

Oh brother! It’s 50 years

Fifty years ago, Leonard Danvers and Joe Stack were on the threshold of their ordination as Catholic priests – naive young men, they told Viv Posselt. They were on the cusp of a lifelong commitment…

News …. in brief

Discounts announced Waipā Networks customers will receive an average discount of $100 on their next bill. Customers receive two discounts each year, and in the upcoming round, close to $2.6 million will be distributed back…

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