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Phil’s artistic tip … just add water

Phil Mead has tried all the art mediums, but it is the magic of water colours which he has finally settled on. It might have taken him more than 20 years but his success as…

From trash to treasure

Boyd Nelson’s expertise in hot rods was clear when he and his 17-year-old son Brock named the 1935 Havana brown Ford Coupe the best among 139 other cars at Cambridge Raceway. “That’s a winner,” the…

Repair experts at the ready

“Somebody’s trash is another’s treasure,” as the saying goes, and two more community organisations took giant steps this week to establish themselves in Cambridge’s recycling hall of fame with that ethos. The Cambridge Repair Collective…

Dental expert bemoans ‘truth decay’

Cambridge volunteer dentist Penelope Roberts has removed mouthfuls of rotting teeth from children, travelled New Zealand and the Pacific islands on mercy missions, practised at the world-renowned Paddington Hospital in the UK and provided life-changing…

Council told to join fight

Waipā District Council has been ordered to add fluoride to Cambridge water supplies. Last week anti-fluoride campaigners introduced American lawyer Michael Connett to underline their opposition – to an audience that, bar one, appeared to…

View from above

Work developing a new $1.5 million playground at Leamington Domain has begun with all equipment – bar the iconic steam roller – removed. Work will finish in May. Meanwhile Jayco Huxtable, 8, of Leamington Primary…

Water under the bridge?

Election year rifts among elected Waipā District Council members appear to have been sorted out just in time for crucial decisions about the future of water supplies and local government mergers. Two councillors, Roger Gordon…

News …… in brief

Let us entertain you: from left: Robert Moir and Norris Hall (tenor drums), Bruce Annandale, Robyn Irvine, David Moon, pipe sergeant Hunter Moir, Andrew Cameron, pipe major Gordon Carter (all bagpipes) and in front drum…

Tourists’ rugby lament

Stop press 8am 12 February Stop press Cardiff Rugby head coach Matt Sherratt has been appointed as head coach to lead the Wales senior side for the final three matches of the 2025 Guinness Six…

Waipa prefers seven council deal

Waipā District Council today signalled its preference to join with six other Waikato councils to form a Council Controlled Organisation for the future delivery of water and wastewater services. At a public workshop, elected members…

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