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Mana whenua gift names

Five new names for internal roads at Patrick Hogan Retirement Village have been gifted by mana whenua in Cambridge to Ryman Healthcare. Four of the names represent local native trees or plants and the fifth…

It rained on our parade, but no one cared …..

The rain bucketed down during the Cambridge Christmas Parade today (Sunday) which might have impacted on spectator numbers but float participants still had a good time. Cambridge Toy Library took out the best float. Winners…

New look on the cards

A few stylish artistic types have contributed to designs now brightening up Waipā district libraries’ membership cards and book bags. They were among the many who responded to an April competition held by the libraries…

News …… in brief

Yellow lines Waipā road safety staff have distributed signs to various schools pointing out the issues parents parking on yellow lines cause outside the schools. They are put out in the morning and at the…

Kākāpō trio returned

Waikato’s fledgling kākāpō population is proving too inquisitive for its own good. It was revealed this week three of the 10 birds brought up from the bottom of the South Island to Maungatautari had managed…

Expo to be annual fixture

An inaugural Retirement Expo held in Cambridge last week is to become an annual fixture after it received high praise from industry representatives. The expo – organised by a familiar face to The News readers…

Sexploitation ‘does happen here’

Kiwis who believe that the sexual exploitation of minors doesn’t happen in New Zealand are kidding themselves. It does happen here, says one expert on the topic, as does the commercial sexual exploitation of children,…

Mayor: hard calls coming

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan celebrated a successful year for the district but warned of stormy waters ahead last week. The mayor spoke at the annual Celebrating Waipā gathering at the Sir Don Rowlands Centre, Karāpiro,…

Boots ‘n all

When Te Awamutu Intermediate’s all-star kapa haka group was at the Celebrating Waipā event at Karāpiro last week it was hard not to notice year eight student Pokaia Heke. Pokaia has been recovering from a…

Getting a golden message

Goodwood School students were startled to learn freshwater gold clams, first found locally at Bob’s Landing in May and now widespread in Lake Karāpiro, can produce up to 400 offspring a day, principal David Graham…

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