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Here hums the bus…

The first new EV bus slid quietly off the Cambridge i-Site rank on Monday morning, signalling the launch of an expanded Waipā bus service that also ticks the zero emissions box. It was the first…

Indian solders to be remembered at Anzac

This year’s Anzac Day commemorations in Cambridge will feature acknowledgement of a relatively unknown aspect of New Zealand’s Gallipoli experience – the recognition of Indian soldiers who fought alongside Kiwis at Gallipoli. It is thought…

Goodbye, Mr Blobby

The proposed bridge location is gone – long live the next one. Waipā district councillors held yet another behind closed doors meeting last week to finally put to rest suggestions they would bulldoze through Cambridge’s…

News in brief

Record funding distributed The Cambridge Christmas festival crew have once again done themselves proud. Funds raised at December’s festival hit their highest in the event’s 20-year plus history, facilitating the recent distribution of $37,340 to…

A day to learn our history

Community volunteers and Waikato District Council staff are combining their efforts to celebrate an inaugural Waikato District Heritage Day across the district on April 20. On offer is a chance to see inside museums and…

Steamy scenes in S Block

After parting with $3.50, Jake Brugh takes a considered sip of hot chocolate from his large takeaway cup. “It’s pretty good – good value for money,” he says. “It stacks up nicely.” This is Jake’s…

Work on new tech complex starts

Construction is underway on Cambridge Middle School’s $1.8 million technology block, which will allow woodwork and metalwork to be taught at the school for the first time since 2016. Located on Clare St across the…

News in brief

Council backtracks Waipā District Council has taken the proposed blue blob “preferred” position off the table for a third bridge as part of its Cambridge Connections programme following a community storm. The announcement was made…

New feet on the floor

A changeover at the top of a Cambridge business marks the end of an era. Peter Martin and Teri Archer were, until recently, the Wilson’s Floorings’ longtime owner/operators. After 35 years in the business, the…

Near record number of new Kiwis

Another 104 Waipā residents became Kiwis last week at the latest citizenship ceremony held in the Cambridge Town Hall. Mayor Susan O’Regan told The News that while there may have been doubters when the first…

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