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Election turnout sparks review

A dismal voter return and a worsening database has newly elected Waipā Networks Trust members so worried they have called for an investigation into how to improve things for the next election in three years….

Filmmaker shoots for the stars

Zach Macaskill-Smith, whose original film ‘The Case’ raised $2000 for charity this year, has won St Peter’s Cambridge’s International Baccalaureate (IB) dux award. The IB Diploma is an NCEA alternative, allowing students to achieve an…

Lions like Leos

The Cambridge Lions Club has celebrated the hard work done by their Leos over the past year. The support given to Lions by their junior members was praised at the recent end-of-year prizegiving evening held…

Mighty way to celebrate summer

It was billed as the biggest celebration of summer and the 15,761 people – not counting exhibitors and participants – who attended over two days at the weekend were happy to endorse that. Organisers have…

Waipā’s own home and leisure show

#waipahomeandleisure2025 #homeandleisure2025 #cambridgenewsNZ  #teawamutunews #waikatobusinessnews #kingcountrynews See: First Show a success See: Waipa’s own home show

Ben’s game for a scholarship

There must be thousands of parents who urged their children to get off the gaming screen because they see it as an ill-spent way to spend adolescence. Cambridge’s Ben Redder, 30, is proof his gaming…

A special garden feature

Paul and Lynne Garland’s Pukekura home was one of 11 gardens to feature in the Rotary Club of Cambridge’s garden festival on Sunday. Getting the old-fashioned garden ready was a dress rehearsal for the couple…

Remembering with a wreath of rosemary

Dianne Murphy picked up a useful skill during the first Covid lockdown and now her mastery is on show at every significant war time remembrance. She makes wreaths from the rosemary in her garden –…

Transport to double up

Two years ago, Sandra Sesto-Dekic took on the job of boosting the numbers of Waikato people catching public transport. But when Government subsidies for age-based public transport fares ended on June 30 and fares increased…

Twists in quarry bid

Almost all the 347 submissions received by Waipā District Council oppose a planned sand quarry on the southern outskirts of Cambridge – but there are two surprises. Cambridge Chamber of Commerce is not one of…

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