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Facebook comments turned off Waipā District Council has turned off comments on information-only posts on its Facebook page from today. Chief executive Garry Dyet said…

Cambridge pride on Anzac Day

The Cambridge Anzac Day civic service marked a first this year with the laying of a wreath on behalf of two Indian infantry regiments who…

Oh brother! It’s 50 years

Fifty years ago, Leonard Danvers and Joe Stack were on the threshold of their ordination as Catholic priests – naive young men, they told Viv…

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Discounts announced Waipā Networks customers will receive an average discount of $100 on their next bill. Customers receive two discounts each year, and in the…

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Ngaire’s round… it’s 100 up

Cambridge resident Ngaire Fisher celebrated her 100th this week by becoming the first centenarian to ride the Velodrome track. Her record ride happened on Tuesday…

It’s driving them mad

To the uninitiated, they are rocks compared to normal golf balls. We are talking about range balls – thousands of them are placed on tees…

The mounting problem with glass

It’s Saturday afternoon in Vogel Street, the hosts are entertaining teams from Papamoa and Tokoroa, and there is a growing collection of black bags in…

Volleyball girls dig deep

Cambridge High School’s girls’ volleyball team were all smiles after winning gold in division five at the national secondary schools championships in Palmerston North. Coach…

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A look at South East Asia

As our cruise travels down the last leg towards Singapore I have time to muse on the success, or otherwise, of this bustling region of…

Some questions answered

Cambridge Connections remains an important issue for the Cambridge community and as a board we continue to advocate strongly for a comprehensive approach to implementation…

Saluting our stalwarts

I was privileged to represent Waikato District Council at a Matangi community gathering last weekend to honour a long-standing community stalwart Graham Membery. Graham was…

Testing times

It was great to see so many people attend our Anzac Day services to honour our fallen last Thursday. As the speakers said, it seems…