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Parks, reserves teams battle on

The role volunteers play in assisting Waipā District Council at parks and reserves has been significantly constrained by Covid 19 restrictions. Groups like the Cambridge Tree Trust, Predator Free Cambridge, Eco-FX and Kakepuku Mountain Conservation…

Lions move their treasure 

The monthly Lions Trash n Treasure market, which has raised thousands of dollars for Cambridge over 25 years, is restarting at a different venue. The move to Memorial Park from Cambridge Town Centre will enable…

Library is all booked out

Records have been tumbling at Cambridge Library with the number of books and items issued daily surpassing all previous ones. But a lack of space is thwarting librarians’ ability to get new books on the…

Two weeks, two tons for Lennox

Riley Lennox of St Peter’s School continued his dream season with the bat by scoring a second consecutive century in the Waikato Secondary School colts’ competition on Saturday in Cambridge. St Peter’s Colts finished their…

New role for house chief 

Harriet Dixon has left the Cambridge Community House. She signed off in late January 20 and four days later started a new role as regional manager for Peke Waihanga, a specialist health provider focusing on…

On the beat: A result, and some advice

We had another great community tip-off last week around suspicious activity. A Maungatautari local observed a Subaru vehicle with no registration plates driving slowly around a dead-end rural road, seemingly scoping out properties. He called…

In it for the long run

Boh Ritchie is running her way into the record books. Last month the Tamahere teenager made history by winning Athletics New Zealand’s first ever U20 mile race. She was just 14 when she achieved the…

Te Koo Utu and Ngaroto plans floated

A Te Awamutu biotechnology company thinks it may have a remedy for the alarming state of Waipā’s Lakes Ngaroto and Te Koo Utu. “If it is as successful as claimed, then it could be the…

Gearing up for boy racers

Police will have more powers to target boy racers through amendments to the Waipā Public Places Bylaw. The suggested bylaw changes would prohibit light motor vehicles from travelling on specified roads between 9pm and 4am…

Road rage on council

Councillors have ripped into the integrity of Waipā District’s long-term transport plan in a week when Taupō MP Louise Upston said finding a site for a third bridge was a matter of urgency. At a…

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