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Water plan backed

All four candidates for the vacant Waipā Māori ward support the Government’s Affordable Water policy saying Aotearoa’s waterways need protecting. The News asked Bill Harris, Barney Manaia, Dale-Maree Morgan and Gaylene Roberts a series of…

Top marks for market

The Cambridge Farmers’ Market and its sister market in Hamilton have been named best in the country. The two markets, operating under the Waikato Farmers’ Market brand, have been recognised as the “most popular farmers’…

Early look at dam work

An Austrian delegation has been given a look at the first of three new turbines installed as part of the Karāpiro hydro dam’s $75 million upgrade. Mercury Energy is using Andritz, an Austrian company, to…

The chief who really cares

Justin Butcher, father, occasional hockey player and when needed, critical care flight paramedic is eight months into the role of chief executive of Pinnacle Inc. Pinnacle is the Te Manawa Taki-Midlands primary health network of…

Alan will remember them

Cleaning up the headstones in Hautapu, Leamington and Pukerimu cemeteries is a labour of love for Alan Sherris of the Cambridge RSA but he used to have problems finding the ones he had been working…

Scam alert raised

A  Waipā Community safety officer is warning residents to be alert to a wave of scams. Mandy Merson says scammers are using a variety of tactics to snare people – and take their money or…

Record high for festival grants

Just over $37,000 raised at last year’s Cambridge Christmas Festival has been distributed to 12 separate Waikato charitable organisations. Cambridge Christmas Festival Society president Deb Robinson said the figure was the highest for an annual…

Shout out for 40th anniversary

Cambridge Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is about to mark its 40th anniversary and those organising the knees-up want to hear from anyone associated with the bureau during that time. June 14 has been set aside…

Convoy takes hay to Hawke’s Bay

A motley convoy of vehicles completed a journey of around 600km last week when they delivered tonnes of hay and sileage to Napier for distribution to cyclone-ravaged farmers in Hawke’s Bay. The round trip was…

A brand new look

Cambridge Town Hall’s new branding had its debut ahead of the first production under its moniker last Friday night. At a special reveal 30 minutes before Les Voisins – a journey into French music through…

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