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December Xmas parade plans unveiled

Planners of the Cambridge Christmas Parade have announced details of this year’s event and have declared the 2021 parade theme as ‘A Sporty Christmas’. Destination Cambridge and the parade committee said last week that the theme had been chosen as a…

Opinion: Just picture this 

By Peter Carr  Two years ago this week I was in Ireland – representing the NZ National Fieldays Society at the annual Irish Plough agricultural event. This is a gathering of all things agricultural (and a few other sideshows too)…

Henry graduates with an honour 

Cambridge plumber Henry Rombouts graduated at the Apprenticeship Training Trust’s celebration ceremony held online last Friday – and collected an award. The ATT event replaced the planned in-person graduation event at Sky City Auckland. Henry works for Laser Plumbing Cambridge and qualified in plumbing and gasfitting. He was…

Avian saviour

Sixteen-year-old Emma Ward has spent four years saving sick and injured animals and says they have rescued her, too. “I was diagnosed with depression at 13 and anxiety at a fairly early stage, but my…

Waipā cemeteries filling up

Some cemeteries will be at full capacity in a little over a decade, district councillors have been told. The region’s 10 public cemeteries can take another 12,000 burials – which at the current rate would…

Getting the tips on water

Ever wondered how to repair that leaking tap or want to check if your toilet is leaking? As part of Waipā District Council’s community outreach programme, you can learn how plus find out how to…

Here come the caravans

Expect a cavalcade of mobility homes and caravans through Waipā district this summer as domestic holiday makers explore their own back yards. And the person likely to welcome them the most is Waipā councillor Hazel…

Waipā eyes slice of movie money

Lights, camera, action – that’s a refrain you could be hearing more in Waipā with the establishment of a Waikato regional film office. Waikato Screen, as it will be known, will share offices with its…

On your bike, Waipā!

A 30-year $10.4 million plan to get thousands of Waipā people out of their cars and onto walking and cycle tracks in Cambridge, Te Awamutu and Kihikihi has been signed off by district councillors. The…

Green thumbs up for festival 

All going to plan, the 2021 Rotary Garden Festival will go ahead as scheduled on November 21. Uncertainty around changing Covid-19 levels has prompted some to question whether this year’s festival might be postponed, as has been the case with…

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