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Thanks a bunch, Freshchoice

Freshchoice stores in Te Awamutu and Cambridge came to the support of the Cancer Society in its time of need. When Lockdown conditions scuppered the annual Daffodil Day appeal last week Richard and wife Jane…

Councillors zoom back in

Waipā district councillors have gone back to Zoom meetings – which has advantages and disadvantages for viewers. The council has been broadcasting meetings online since the first Covid lockdown in 2020 – but the view…

Beach bears a hit

Marg and John Grover often have teddy bears and other interesting things popping up in their garden and driveway, but over lockdown the Leamington couple go the extra mile for neighbourhood children. “Last year during lockdown we changed our scene quite…

Security cameras debated 

Councillors have taken staff to task over the standards of CCTV cameras in the Waipā district. But the system is a “work in progress” and the council is on the right track, Transportation Manager Bryan…

Opinion: A jab at the doubters

By Peter Carr As the curtain fell again last Tuesday, I was hosting a meeting with outside visitors in my retirement village. This – coupled with the fire alarm system deciding to interrupt proceedings –…

A rural ‘death spiral’

Rural New Zealand is keeping New Zealand afloat, yet the government continues to strip services away from rural heartland communities like Cambridge and Te Awamutu. That’s a big concern for Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest who…

Youth awards put on hold 

The Waipā Youth Awards ceremony has been cancelled for a second year in succession – and a decision has yet to be made on how the winners will be announced. The event was scheduled for…

St Andrew’s Parish celebrations postponed

Uncertainty over Covid restriction levels has resulted in St Andrew’s Parish postponing celebrations marking its 150th anniversary. Sesquicentennial celebrations were set to take place at Cambridge’s St Andrew’s Church from August 27 through to September…

Three Waters Doubts Rise

Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger says she understands why mayors like Waipā’s Jim Mylchreest are coming out against the government’s Three Waters Review. She just wishes more councils would do likewise rather than sit back…

It’s the Lions’ share

Cambridge Lions’ new president Warren Beard is taking a three-pronged approach to his role at the top – share, care and serve. Keenly aware that many of the club’s 88 members are either retired or…

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