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Updated 8 May 2025, 6.45pm  88 people experience gastro symptoms The National Public Health Service in the Waikato has been notified of a suspected gastroenteritis outbreak involving 88 people linked to the Waipa Business Awards…

New citizens welcomed

Becoming a New Zealand citizen is often a family affair and that was the case for the Jade family of Cambridge last week. Mrunualini, Mahendra and Nikita have waited 21 years since they left India…

Racing into air force

The idea of completing a trade apprenticeship sparked Briarna Blackmore to look at what was available in the New Zealand Defence Force. Blackmore, 18, from Cambridge has just completed the 12-week recruit course at Royal…

Going to war with pedal power

The role cyclists played in World War I was on display at the recent Cambridge Cycling Festival including the fact that Adolf Hitler was one of them. The festival was held on Anzac Day and…

Mail thieves target rural delivery

Mail thieves may be taking advantage of inconsistent delivery patterns in the RD3 Tamahere district. Resident and Agbiz Consultants director Peter Nation said there has been a problem in Bruntwood, Pencarrow, Tauwhare and Woodcock roads…

Taupō opts for water done by itself

Taupō District Council has decided not to join Waipā and five other district councils in handing its water services over to Waikato Water Done Well. Taupō councillors decided their preferred option was to keep water…

Dairy educator scoops award

Pirongia’s Jo Sheridan is having a long, hard think about what to study after winning a Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme scholarship as the Dairy Woman of the Year. She was named winner at last week’s…

Choir on song again

The Waikato Rivertones Chorus, about a third of whose members come from Waipā, won big at major competition held in Christchurch last weekend. The win means they will represent New Zealand at the 2026 international…

Speedy returns to St Peter’s

Jason Speedy is the fourth head of school at St Peter’s School in a decade; the Cambridge school only had five in 80 years before that. Steph Bell-Jenkins talks to the man whose mischievous nature…

E-waste partnership

Two Cambridge community organisations have combined forces to keep more e-waste away from landfills. Urban Miners and Achievement House, both not-for-profit organisations, recognised a mutual opportunity to achieve their shared goal. Starting this week, Achievement…

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