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Penny awarded Uni scholarship  

Former Cambridge High School student Penny Wallis has been granted one of two Waikato University Artemis Foundation scholarships. Penny is entering her third year of a Bachelor of Environmental Planning something she got into after…

Reaping what they sow

When Neville and Thelma Holgate came to New Zealand in 2012 from Liverpool in the UK, they were looking to use their gardening skills for a worthy cause. Sustainable Waipā had just started up and…

Changing times at the museum

Much of the skillset Elizabeth Harvey has amassed in decades of working in international museums will doubtless inform decisions she makes as Cambridge Museum’s new manager. Elizabeth’s pick by the Cambridge Historical Society sees her…

Police find $90k haul

Waikato Police have had arrests and recovered $90,000 worth of stolen goods following burglaries in the Waikato. Police were alerted to a burglary at Noel Leeming in Duke St, Cambridge around 5am on Saturday. They…

Support group looks online

The Cambridge Prostate Cancer Support Group is broadening its reach in 2022 by increasing its use of social media. The hope is that regular online posts will be viewed as a platform for support and…

Bringing the news from Ukraine

It’s 7.50am in Ukraine and Lisette Reymer’s eyes are blood-shot; her body language oozes fatigue. The Waipā-raised Newshub reporter and Daniel Pannett, a Methven camera operator, have spent three weeks covering the Russian invasion of…

Libraries: key to reading

School librarians say they’re the answer to a declining nationwide literacy rate. Former School Library Association of New Zealand president Glenys Bichan, who is library manager at Cambridge High School, says nearly a quarter of…

Power chief is on home turf

The incoming Waipā Networks chief executive knows if you asked several people on the streets of Te Awamutu or Cambridge what the company does, most would struggle to answer. Sean Horgan is unfazed by that…

Poor recycling costs ratepayers

The failure of Waipā residents to recycle correctly and Waka Kotahi’s decision not to immediately fund urban pathways across the district will delay a major cycleway from Te Awamutu to Pirongia via Ngā Roto. The…

Board to check media releases 

Te Awamutu Community Board chair Ange Holt has undertaken to ensure any information released about a survey which invites residents to consider Te Awamutu’s future will be approved by her board. She made the commitment…

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