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Champs in the saddle

There are national champions galore at Cambridge High School and St Peter’s School following the BMX and cycling track nationals. Cambridge High School students picked up several national titles in the cycling at the Velodrome…

Changing times at the museum

Much of the skillset Elizabeth Harvey has amassed in decades of working in international museums will doubtless inform decisions she makes as Cambridge Museum’s new manager. Elizabeth’s pick by the Cambridge Historical Society sees her…

Support group looks online

The Cambridge Prostate Cancer Support Group is broadening its reach in 2022 by increasing its use of social media. The hope is that regular online posts will be viewed as a platform for support and…

Bringing the news from Ukraine

It’s 7.50am in Ukraine and Lisette Reymer’s eyes are blood-shot; her body language oozes fatigue. The Waipā-raised Newshub reporter and Daniel Pannett, a Methven camera operator, have spent three weeks covering the Russian invasion of…

Libraries: key to reading

School librarians say they’re the answer to a declining nationwide literacy rate. Former School Library Association of New Zealand president Glenys Bichan, who is library manager at Cambridge High School, says nearly a quarter of…

Power chief is on home turf

The incoming Waipā Networks chief executive knows if you asked several people on the streets of Te Awamutu or Cambridge what the company does, most would struggle to answer. Sean Horgan is unfazed by that…

Poor recycling costs ratepayers

The failure of Waipā residents to recycle correctly and Waka Kotahi’s decision not to immediately fund urban pathways across the district will delay a major cycleway from Te Awamutu to Pirongia via Ngā Roto. The…

Board to check media releases 

Te Awamutu Community Board chair Ange Holt has undertaken to ensure any information released about a survey which invites residents to consider Te Awamutu’s future will be approved by her board. She made the commitment…

Caught in the trash 

The Ombudsman investigated Waipā District Council for a late response to a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act request but was unaware of the action because of its phishing algorithm global settings. The council’s…

Vintage project’s 15 year drive 

A 1915 two-seater Saxon roadster called Freya became the unwitting star of the show at this month’s official opening of a new workshop at the NZ Vintage Car Club’s Waikato premises in Cambridge’s McLean St….

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