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Council considering land sale to fast-track housing

Waipā District Council is considering selling land to Kāinga Ora so new housing for older people in the district can be fast-tracked. Council purchased a 3.7 hectare land parcel in Cambridge Road in Te Awamutu…

Gill up for two awards

The News senior writer Mary Anne Gill has been named a finalist in two categories in the country’s major media awards. Gill is in the running for the Community Journalist of the Year award and…

Thieves steal lifesaver

Another AED (automated external defibrillator) has been stolen from a secure lockbox, this time at Horahora Road. The stolen AED is one of two installed on roadside driveways in September 2021 after residents, concerned at…

Flyover advocate Hansen stands firm

Flyover campaigner John Hansen says evidence accepted by the Environment Court over the Piarere intersection of State Highway 1 and 29 is out of touch. In ruling Waka Kotahi could go ahead with a roundabout…

Ruby wants to know …. Where’s the playground Susan?

A Pirongia youngster is furious Waipā District Council has yet to build a new playground for over five-year-olds in the village. Ruby Webb, 11, who with her sister Amy, 10 cut the ribbon at the…

New waters model fails to address key issues

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan says no amount of “tweaking” to an already-flawed Three Waters model will keep Waipā assets under local control. O’Regan was responding to today’s announcement from Minister of Local Government Kieran McAnulty…

Museum collection faces review

Te Awamutu Museum Trust board chair Dean Taylor has revealed the trust will soon work with the council to “further rationalise” its collection so it is “fit for purpose” for the new $27 million Te…

Copping it for the kids

Despite rocking up in full police kit, Scott Harris was feeling a tad intimidated as he arrived at Cambridge Middle School to find students running laps of the field on Wednesday morning. “I don’t know…

More AEDs added

Three more AEDs – automated external defibrillators – have been placed in and around Cambridge – one at Unichem in Victoria Street, one at Roto-o-Rangi Hall, and one with the Cambridge Community Patrol. Heartsafe Cambridge…

Keeping the stories alive

History can be found everywhere – and in Richard Cato’s case, in a bottom drawer. The advocate for getting family stories recorded and told has produced another book with Anzac links.Richard Cato and Kingsley Field…

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