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Clyde Graf – Waikato Regional Council

Clyde Graf – Waikato Regional Council See: Candidates in their own words Do you support the use of 1080 to combat pests? (50 words) and what is the biggest threat to our native flora and…

Spending report released

Intervention from the Ombudsman has led to Waipā District Council releasing an event economic impact analysis to The News. Parts of the report – commissioned by the council in June and produced by Infometrics –…

Town Hall work celebrated

Kirsty Johnson knows the grand old lady isn’t quite finished — but she’s proud of how far she’s come. Speaking at the Cambridge Town Hall Open Day on Saturday, Johnson – who since 2021 has…

Getting to the point

Seventy-four years ago, Peter Ustinov starred in the cinema epic Quo Vadis. Literally translated as ‘where are you going’? Although for the historical purists the original alleged biblical utterance of the phrase would have sounded…

Principal in the clear

A mayoral candidate says he was naïve to include a campaign plug in a school newsletter, but Waipā deputy electoral officer Jo Gread says he did nothing wrong. Mike Pettit, principal of Cambridge Primary School…

Vaping, economy debated

Concerns around children’s vaping and addiction issues were among several raised with Taupō MP Louise Upston at last week’s Cambridge Friendly Forum. Cambridge Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley told the forum the incidence of vaping…

School vaping cases decline

Cambridge Middle School principal Daryl Gibbs has backed a call to tighten legislation around vaping but says his and many other intermediate-level schools had noticed a significant drop in vaping by students over the past…

Smart voting starts now

It’s been a busy week for mayoral candidates scrambling to secure one-on-one time with voters before voting papers arrive. Candidates’ Facebook pages – some virtually unused until now – have been brimming with posts featuring…

On the wrong path

Cambridge students can expect a “telling off” at upcoming school assemblies about riding bikes and scooters on footpaths in the town’s central business district. Principals at  two schools – Cambridge High and Cambridge Middle –…

Stu Kneebone – Waikato Regional Council

Stuart Kneebone – Waikato Regional Council See: Candidates in their own words Do you support the use of 1080 to combat pests? (50 words) and what is the biggest threat to our native flora and…

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