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Tamahere underpass opens 

Another key link in the region’s riding trail has been opened – and it’s made getting to and from school a lot safer. The pass takes cyclists and walkers under State Highway 21, Airport Road….

Anzac commemorations on track  

Anzac Day this year is being linked to several activities in Cambridge and a return of the normal commemorative services after a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19. Cambridge RSA president Colonel Tony Hill said while…

Ratepayer owes $21k

Attempts to collect more than $21,600 in unpaid rates on three Te Awamutu properties could land the mortgage-free Waipā landowner in court. Finance manager Jolanda Hechter told the Finance and Corporate committee this week staff…

On the wave of a crest

When Katy Sanson designed the Cambridge High School coat of arms 56 years ago, the emblems she used reflected the town’s military background. But she is the first to admit times have changed and the…

A solider’s life

At just 10, Wolf Hucke was a stocky, determined little fellow. The German-born lad squared up to a Canadian armoured vehicle as they rolled into his town at the end of World War 2.  Wearing…

Consent sought for controversial quarry

The company behind a sand quarry on the banks of the Waikato River and close to Mount Maungatautari has applied for a resource consent. The application comes at least five years after significant mining began…

Charitable work with bite…

Steph Dunsmore and Deb Espin-Scott have collected piles of dental hygiene products for families in need. Just before Easter, the Waipā real estate agents delivered hundreds of oral hygiene items to Busy Bees charity op-shop…

Te Tino Kōrero Superbible launched

The launch of Te Tino Kōrero, the first in the Superbible series of comics which tell the Bible story, was held at Tauwhare Gospel Chapel last Thursday. Interested parties from Auckland, Whanganui, and Te Puke…

New house leader lists targets 

Bolstering the pandemic fallout and ensuring the community knows where to find help are at the forefront of Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Byrne’s mind as she settles into her new job as manager at Cambridge Community House’s…

Education centre work starts, stops

The Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari education centre can be “game changing,” says lead educator Tali Jellyman. Jellyman gave The News an update on the sanctuary’s new education centre, about a month into the construction. The site…

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