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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…

Wetlands celebrated

World Wetlands Day at Lake Rotopiko just south of Ōhaupō was an overwhelming success for its organisers, attracting close to 200 visitors in just four…

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…

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…

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Brothers in arms for the Chiefs

Former Te Awamutu Sports players Gideon and Malachi Wrampling are preparing for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season with the Chiefs. Fellow former Te Awamutu…

Sports hub planned for Pirongia

A committee of Pirongia residents are working towards creating a community sports hub in the village. Members Michael Earwaker, Layne Kerr and Don Gray asked…

Who came with the X Factor?

A mystery adventure race that annually transforms Lake Te Koo Utu in Cambridge into a haven for mums, dads and children attracted 473 participants this…

Golfers told – it’s your round

Waitomo Golf and Country Club members have been given 31 days to decide whether to accept an offer of ownership of a $1 million course…

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A forest under fire

Larrikins shooting pigeons in the Pirongia ranges were the cause of one of many fires that flared up there. These fires did a great deal of damage…

When volcanoes shake

A very important part of volcano monitoring is understanding seismicity, meaning earthquakes or vibrations that move through the Earth that we sometimes feel at the…

Catches and con artists

Starting with catches, police in Cambridge responded to a family harm event last weekend where a male was reported for threatening to kill a female….

The Hendersons’ story

Laughter met the introduction of a four wheeled wagon from Canada when Kihikihi farmer James Henderson brought it into the country. The contraption was considered…