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Resthaven development poised to start

A new multi-stage development at Cambridge Resthaven is one step closer with building consent granted by Waipā District Council. The four-storey development at Cambridge Resthaven in Vogel St will comprise 77 apartments, a café, shop,…

Guard of honour for Gillian

Long serving St Peter’s Catholic School teacher Gillian Kneebone was farewelled with love, laughter and tears on her last day at the Cambridge school. After 32 years as a teacher – 26 of them at…

Council challenged

A legal fighting fund to challenge Waipā District Council’s decision to require passports for public venues has raised more than $6000 towards the $10,500 it needs to go to court. Nina Parker, the Cambridge woman…

Don humbled by award

Even as the awards keep coming, Cambridge’s fire chief Don Gerrand remains the smiling, humble man he is known to be. He has ‘lived and breathed’ the Cambridge Fire Brigade for more than 50 years…

Legal challenge Over Covid call

A Cambridge woman is behind a representative legal action trying to reverse Waipā District Council’s decision to ban unvaccinated people from its facilities. Nina Parker, who The News understands was turned away from a Waipā…

Recovery cash eyed 

Part of the unspent $258,645 in the Waipā Covid community recovery fund will go towards temporary fencing at Lake Karāpiro’s Mighty River Domain. The domain will have temporary fencing until end of April – the area fenced…

No censure plans for Coles

Waipā District Council says it has no further plans to censure Cambridge councillor Philip Coles over a conflict-of-interest breach at a recent committee meeting. Deputy chief executive Ken Morris said Cr Coles did not vote…

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…

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