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A ‘counterweight to democracy’

The lack of accountability and waning legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court should be of concern to New Zealand and the world, says Wellington-based academic, Dr Hayden Thorne. Speaking to a packed University of…

Lighten up – it’s time for Bridge

The Cambridge Sixes, one of the biggest bridge events in the country and one likely to attract over 30 teams of six players each, comes to town early next month. The full day event will…

Hall committee sends SOS

Fencourt Hall’s administrative committee has reached desperation point, saying it will have to hand the building’s keys over to Waipā District Council if it can’t find new volunteers. The committee will hold a meeting at…

Trust hits back at pokie report

The country’s fourth largest gambling operator has taken issue with a Waipā District Council report which suggested community funding from pokie machines was going from the poor to the rich. Grassroots Trust, which operates 70…

MP wants express issues ironed out

Ongoing issues for Cambridge users of the Waikato Expressway, including the fire brigade, need ironing out so the next part of the design is fit for purpose, Taupō MP Louise Upston says. She was responding…

Watching the kākāpō

Every step they take… DoC’s kākāpō “policeman” Petrus Hedman will be watching them. The newest arrivals at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, four kākāpō from the deep south, will be constantly monitored as they adapt to their…

So many Cambridge Roads…

Cambridge’s fire chief has echoed readers’ concerns about the ongoing confusion around some street and road names in the town. Waipā District Council says it would only look at the issue if a petition was…

Monty rises to the occasion

He’s done it again. In rising effortlessly to the occasion of his latest challenge this morning – this time all seven floors of it – Monty, Cambridge Riding for the Disabled’s (RDA) therapy pony, completed…

Firefighter Colin gets life

Te Awamutu’s Colin Munro has been honoured after reaching an “incredibly special” milestone. He was awarded a Gold Star for 25 years in the fire service at the Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade’s Palmer St…

Critical safety turnaround open ahead of schedule near Cambridge

The first turnaround bay, which is part of crucial safety improvements underway on State Highway 1 between Cambridge and Piarere, has been completed. The turnaround, at the intersection of SH1 and Hydro Road, was finished…

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