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Filling the need at Christmas 

“…there’s just no food and you’ve got six little kids running around – some with no nappies on because they can’t afford nappies – I can’t just walk away,” – Linda Roil. A Hamilton grandmother raising…

Live stream discomfort 

The two Waipā community board chairs are unhappy they had to allocate their ratepayer-funded discretionary funds with the public watching. Cambridge’s Sue Milner said this year was the first time they had to consider the…

Mayor stranded – by one water 

One of the three waters scuppered Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest’s plans to join fellow mayors on the steps of Parliament for a protest earlier this week. Mylchreest has joined forces with Communities For Local Democracy…

It’s a wrap

Ella Webb and Georgia Kuijpers put the Cambridge News issue of December 9, 2021, into the time capsule which will go to the Cambridge Museum as a record of Cambridge High School students’ reactions to…

Council explains ‘tree removal’

Waipā District Council and Lakewood developers have explained why several trees have recently been felled on Lake Te Koo Utu’s Camellia Walkway. A reader contacted The News and Taupō MP Louise Upston when she said…

Driver testing services return to Cambridge

Practical driver licence testing will return to Cambridge next year and not before time, says Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency would not reveal where the testing would take place only to…

Meet our two youth MPs

Two Cambridge teenagers will take their place in the 10th Youth Parliament and one can call on her mother for practical advice. Sophia Goodrich, 16, from Cambridge High School and Meghana Gaddam, 18, of St…

Bridge passes muster 

Cambridge’s Victoria Bridge has passed its latest warrant of fitness – but it will require work to ensure it passes the next one. Concerns have been raised about the state of the century old bridge….

Going Dutch again

Cambridge’s popular Dutch market will be back running next week; the first since July. The market’s aim has always been to help people of Dutch descent connect with each other and for other residents to…

‘Another bottle store’ coming 

The Waipā District Licensing Committee appears almost certain to rule against a tide of public opposition to a Cambridge liquor store and grant an off-licence with conditions. The committee met in Te Awamutu last week…

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