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Caretaker finds a treasure trove 

If you knew Kay Connolly when she was a sixth form student at Cambridge High SchooI in 1966, then school library manager Glenys Bichan wants to hear from you. Kay designed a new school coat…

Schools unite for Ukraine

Those who gathered around the blue and yellow lit Cambridge Town Hall on Friday did so for “one simple reason,” Cambridge High School head girl Anna Smith says. “[We gathered] to show our support to…

Mayor on the offensive

Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest has lashed out again at the Government for its “contempt” of local government through its proposed reforms. And he and fellow Te Awamutu representative Lou Brown are scathing of Local Government…

Give us head with hair…

As the lunch bell rings at Cambridge Middle School, students surge from their classrooms, sprinting towards the cricket pitch in the centre of the playing field. The long concrete strip has been converted to a…

‘Waipā’ airport jets ahead

Expect to see jet planes over Waipā skies. Waikato Regional Airport Ltd, which operates Hamilton Airport on behalf of five local authorities including Waipā district, has revealed plans to develop a new corporate jet precinct…

Council jobs offered back

Five Waipā staffers laid off because they refused to have Covid vaccinations have been offered their jobs back. Council chief executive Gary Dyet has told The News “in light of the changing circumstances” and new…

Back to business

Waipā’s Covid bounce back has begun with domestic tourism credit card spending and visitor night stays above the New Zealand average and the best in the Waikato. Figures released by Hamilton and Waikato Tourism this…

Hillary medal for Courtney

Cambridge dance teacher Courtney Richmond has been awarded one of two Waikato University Hillary medals. The 24-year-old is head of the dance department at Ignite Arts Academy. Academy director Maxine Nelson said Courtney was “an…

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…

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