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On their medals Athletes with strong links to Waipā and northern King Country picked up 11 of the 36 medals won by New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Cyclist Emma Foy and stoker Jessie Hodges (Ngāhinapōuri) won two gold and Cambridge’s Devon Briggs one of the 10 collected by New Zealand. There were silvers for Bryony Botha, Ally Woolaston, Ellesse Andrews and Tori Moorby and bronze to Te Awamutu’s Hazel Ouwehand, Briggs, Andrews and Ōtorohanga’s Nicole Murray. New Zealand finished sixth on the medal table with 10 gold, 14 silver and 12 bronze medals. We counted 11 athletes at the games had links to the Good Local Media circulation area through family, or living and training in the area and eight spent time on the podium. Ellesse Andrews and Devon Briggs ended their Glasgow adventure by winning cycling medals on the last day of the Games. Andrews, who already had a bronze in the 1km time trial, added a silver medal in the keirin. She led for two laps, but on the second-last lap, Welsh speedster Emma Finucane zipped to the front and was never headed.
Andrews then had to cope with two Australians, Kristina Clonan and Alessia McCaig, boxed her in. “You never want to be boxed,” Andrews said. Briggs, already a gold medallist in the men’s 1km time trial C1-3, won the bronze medal in the men’s C1-C3 individual pursuit. “It’s all come together so well,” Briggs said. “I’m super proud - it’s been a big week.” Ōtorohanga connected cyclist Nicole Murray rode herself to exhaustion in sealing the bronze medal in the women’s C4-C5 individual pursuit. With her record at major events Murray should be a household name in New Zealand. She’s won 13 medals, including two gold, in world para track champs and three more in the equivalent road champs, and won a bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Tori Moorby (née Peeters), is the sister-in-law of new All Black winger and Te Awamutu born Josh. The Matamata born, Southland raised Hamilton resident produced a sterling silver performance to place second in the women’s javelin. Bryony Botha and Ally Wollaston, who train in Cambridge, teamed with Prudence Fowler, Emily
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ommuters using Tauranga Airport face at least another month of reduced flight schedules as the aviation industry grapples with the ongoing fuel crisis. Flight reductions introduced on March 16 due to the current fuel crisis are scheduled to remain in place until the end of next month, says airport manager Ray Dumble. What happens beyond then will depend on fuel supplies being able to transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Exactly when regular scheduling will return is “the million-dollar question,” Dumble says. “It’s all around fuel prices getting back to the normal ranges. And demand will dictate prioritisation of flights.” Dumble recalls being “disappointed but not surprised” when he realised how the fuel crisis would hit the airport he has managed for nearly 25 years. All airports across the country have been negatively impacted and similar flight reductions have been introduced in many overseas countries, he says. Since March 16 - and continuing until the end of the forecast period - flight reductions at Tauranga Airport have varied between six and nine per cent, Dumble says. “An example being one four-week period when we had 750 flights, down from the original schedule of
794,” he says. No set destination has been eliminated. Flights are still operating from Tauranga to the usual Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch destinations, and commuters from those cities can still fly to Tauranga. The six to nine per cent reduction in flights applies to all those locations and has been concentrated on off-peak and lower-demand services, Dumble says. “So, it has meant not always being able to travel at the ideal time and having to take, for example, an earlier flight if connecting to another flight. “In general commuters are totally understanding, albeit they are sometimes a little inconvenienced by the reduced schedule. “There is not really anything the airport can do apart from monitor the situation and work with Air New Zealand, which we are doing,” he says. In Tauranga, the fuel crisis has impacted the whole of the airport’s community the likes of Sunair, Island Air and the flight training schools. Sunair and Island Air flights are operating on an as-required schedule. Staff numbers at Tauranga Airport have remained the same since the reality of the fuel crisis unfolded. The airport authority directly employs three people, with that number ballooning to about 150 when all those working at the airport precinct are taken into
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The beginnings were humble. There was one nurse, Jenny Dorrian. One surgeon. One fellow. Three desks. One computer. A makeshift office in what Christey jokingly remembers as a pink corridor. Dorrian, now retired and living in Whitianga, returned for the anniversary celebration. What the small team lacked in resources, they made up for in vision. The new service would focus on the whole patient, not just repairing injuries.
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Twenty years after the Waikato Trauma Service was established following the death of a young man whose injuries exposed shortcomings account. This includes Air passengers travelling to comes against a backdrop first stage of a passenger trauma although care, that of decades of growth. From terminal, paving the way New Zealand ground and inWellington, air crew, air traffic control, is not “too significant,” its beginnings as a modest for the airport’s modern former staff, flying field at Mount expansion. rental car agents, cleaners, Dumble says. The financial groundsmen, rescue fire patients andcost to the Maunganui in 1937, and its When Dumble became service staff, security, and airport since March equates wartime role training Royal airport manager 25 years supporters directly to the percentage New Zealand Air Force ago, annual passenger café workers. were about reduction to in flights/ personnel, the airport has numbers While it is solely the fuel gathered crisis that has altered the passengers. Airport revenue steadily evolved into one 76,000. Before the current a in line of New Zealand’s busiest fuel crisis, the airport was has fallen broadly airport’s flight schedule, celebrate handling more than half a with the reduction ticket sale reductions have service that in flights regional airports. A major milestone came million passengers a year, been noted since the cut in and passengers, Dumble in 1968 with the opening with up to 21 daily services says. lives. public service jobs. There saves The Anne current Gill disruption of a sealed runway and the has been a reduction in Mary CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 Waikato Hospital’s emergency department where most of the region’s trauma patients first arrive before admission. was there.
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On the beat Safety – bikes and guns with Senior Constable DEB HANN
Have you heard about the “Ride Safe, Stay Safe” Campaign recently launched by Cambridge Blue Light? The aim is to promote safe riding behaviours amongst our young people. These include wearing a correctly fitted helmet and high visibility clothing, using cycle lanes, riding safely and responsibly, obeying road rules and dismounting and walking where required. Police will be on the lookout for students displaying these behaviours and awarding tokens for good riding behaviour. Recipients can then write their details on the token and drop it into the entry box at Cambridge Police station to be in the draw to win one of five $100 prezzy cards (and terms and conditions apply). Prizes will be drawn September 21. Next a few words about firearms. In the past week, two Cambridge males were charged with unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. Under the Arms Act 1983, a person must hold a firearms licence to possess and use unsupervised, nonprohibited firearms (that do not require an endorsement), ammunition and dangerous airguns, including pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) air rifles. The Arms Act does allow for some possession or use of a non-prohibited firearm when under the immediate supervision of a current firearms licence holder. That person must be physically present and actively supervising from a close position and not be using a firearm themselves whilst providing
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Double days for garden festival By Viv Posselt
Tickets to the 2026 Cambridge Rotary Garden Festival, revamped this year from a one-day event to two and scheduled for midNovember go on sale next week. The extended format has been adopted to reflect the festival’s popularity and depth of gardening talent, said Cambridge Rotary president Shona Devoy. “Two days allows people to enjoy more gardens at a relaxed pace.” The festival is Cambridge Rotary’s major fundraiser. It has raised well over $100,000 for the community since it started several years ago, providing grants and financial assistance to charities, schools, community groups and other projects. Proceeds from the 2026 festival will support– Achievement House, Interlock Trust, Cambridge Lifeskills, and Cambridge Community House. The 2026 programme will see nine gardens open on each of the two days. Devoy said they feature a mix of large lifestyle properties, compact urban gardens, native plantings, formal designs, cottage gardens and other creative outdoor spaces. Garden owners will be on hand to chat to visitors.
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The Pirongia Forest Park Lodge will host a community celebration – “Honouring the Past – Celebrating the Future,” at the end of the month. “ The event will coincide with the opening of the lodge’s Sustainable Campsite, which has been a five-year community effort .
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Luke’s legacy for Cambridge By Roy Pilott
Cambridge football prodigy – and newly minted Portsmouth winger Luke Brooke-Smith is rewarding his former club’s training programme. The 18-year-old who made his senior debut three years ago for Cambridge has already won the approval of Portsmouth media ahead of the new season in England. Brooke-Smith made his debut for
Portsmouth in a preseason game last weekend against Darmstadt. Neil Allen, chief sports writer for The News, which covers Portsmouth, reported Brooke-Smith, played on the left wing in the first half, “coped well physically and made good use of the ball when presented with it”. He called the debut “really encouraging”. In Cambridge his former club is
Bird rescue
A juvenile Buller’s albatross found last month in Cambridge has been released near Raglan after being treated at Hamilton Zoo for a minor injury. The Toroa or Buller’s mollymawk is one of the smallest members of the albatross family.
Science award
Hawera born Alexandria White has won the 2026 Waikato Regional Council Prize in Water Science. The award recognises outstanding academic achievement by a third-year University of Waikato student studying water science. White, 21, has a passion for freshwater ecosystems and is now working for the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
Pie prizes
Top 10 awards eluded Waipa entries in this year’s Bakels sponsored pie awards announced this week. Close to home there was gold for Songheng Snr’s Steak and Cheese pie at High Bakery and Café in Silverdale Rd Hamilton and a placing for Sila Ly for his Hillcrest Bakery bacon and egg pie
In the running
Cambridge-based filly Well Written is one of four finalists for champion threeyear-old in the New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards to be announced on September 6. Well Written won New Zealand’s richest race, the $4 million NZB Kiwi, at Ellerslie in March.
Sign here – Luke Brooke-Smith is aiming to become a Portsmouth favourite. Photo: Portsmouth FC
also really encouraged. Media reports put the transfer fee from Wellington Phoenix to Portsmouth at more than $900,000. As five per cent of transfer fees trickle down to club which played a part in a player’s development, that amounts to a windfall for Cambridge and Hamilton Wanderers. Another former Cambridge player, Chris Wood’s name is up in lights at their Vogel Street home – the trickle down from his moves, which have totalled an estimated $132 million, funded developments including a new set of floodlights. Cambridge’s rival in the Waikato have acknowledged the value of the club’s “set in stone” decision to use the windfalls on infrastructure to develop the sport. Club president Harry Bomans told The News the sport had benefitted from that – and having the Ricky Herbert RH3 Football Academy in town. The club is now on the same footing as Hamilton Wanderers in the Northern League where Melville is the only Waikato club playing at a higher level in the winter season. “People will come if you have good infrastructure,” Bomans said. “As a club we are excited for Luke and proud.” Brooke-Smith was born in Whangarei but moved to Cambridge as an eight year old and Bomans is happy to declare “we’ll call him a Cambridge lad”. “He went through the academy here and made is senior debut for us in the Southern Conference as a 14 or
15 year old. “I’m happy that the pathway from junior to youth and senior level works so well – it means seven and eight year old can realise their dreams.” Brooke-Smith played just 10 first team games for Cambridge and 15 for Wanderers before the Wellington Phoenix came knocking. The youngster whose sports career began when he showed great talent on a BMX bike, became the youngest player to appear in an A-league fixture at 16 years 199 days in December 2024. Portsmouth plays in The Championship in England – one level before the Premier League. It won the FA Cup in 2008 – when playing in Canterbury clothing and a logo featuring three kiwi - but was subsequently dogged by financial issues and went into administration. Six years after the cup win it fought a battle to avoid being relegated out of the four-tier top flight of English football. It won promotion back to The Championship in 2024 and finished 18th out of 24 last season. Where “Pompey” star is in support – in terms of attendance based on stadium capacity it was the best supported club in the league. Brooke-Smith’s new home, Fratton Park, accommodates just under 21,000 people. And for football anoraks, the last All White to play for Portsmouth was the late East Ham (London) born Brian Turner who grew up in Auckland.
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Delgado, who went on to win silver in the 54kg class. “Our Greer Hall didn’t get the W, but what a showing on the Commonwealth Games stage for a 20-year-old,” a New Zealand Boxing Facebook post said. Rebecca Petch of Te Awamutu was in the New Zealand team which missed out on the final of the women’s team sprint and in track cycling and former Cambridge resident Nick Kergozou was unable to compete in the 4km team pursuit after suffering a back injury in a heavy fall during training. Keegan Hornblow replaced him
in the squad, and the team including Marshall Erwood, George Jackson, Daniel Morton and Tom Sexton went on to claim bronze. Kergozou said he was fortunate the injuries weren’t worse. “To see the boys finish it off and bring home a bronze medal after so much misfortune getting to the line was rewarding. His Cambridge-based mum Michelle commented on Cycling Southland’s post updating everyone. “It’s a miracle to have Nick at the finals to see his team racing. He’s back smiling.”
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Obituary: JUDITH (Judy) MORELAND – June 29, 1949 – July 24, 2026
Farewell to one of our own By Viv Posselt
The esteem in which Dr Judy Moreland was held, particularly within New Zealand sporting and education circles, was widely recognised at last week’s farewell at the Cambridge town hall. It was her character, however, that seeped into every word spoken, that left all those present nodding knowingly in their shared understanding, shock and grief. “She was a deeply respected member of this community, a familiar and loved face, an icon of Hautapu netball and rugby,” officiant Matt Hicks said in his introduction, “but the thing that shone brightest about Judy was simply that she was a really good person.” It was fitting, he added, that her farewell was at the town hall. She was a central figure in Cambridge life, and the hall was at the town’s heart. Judy Moreland’s sudden death following a road accident in Cambridge on July 24 devastated all who knew her. That such a bright light could be extinguished, when she had achieved so much, helped so many others, and driven an earlier breast cancer diagnosis into remission, left a sense of disbelief. Left behind are her husband,
Cambridge stalwart Ken ‘Jake’ Moreland, daughter Nikki and son Dave, and their families - a husband of 56 years, children who filled her with pride for always following their hearts (Nikki into science and Dave into furniture design), and four grandchildren she loved ‘deeply and fiercely’. The unstoppable force that started out as Judith Bartlett was born and raised, with sisters Ann and Jen, in Cambridge to parents who were dairy farming out St Kilda way. Sport quickly became a passion, mostly netball and athletics, and Judy grew to understand, and then to instil into others, that giving 150 per cent to whatever team you were part of was expected. Daughter Nikki Moreland told of how Judy met Ken Moreland at a party… the relationship flourished and the couple married in 1970. Judy qualified as a teacher, taking her first job at Leamington School the same year. The couple settled on a farm in Roto-o-Rangi where Judy spent Nikki and Dave’s early years as a stay-at-home mum. The Morelands moved to Maungatautari in the 1980s, then into town 18 years ago where both continued to dedicate much of their lives to netball and rugby. Judy was a former board member of the Netball Waikato Bay of Plenty Zone,
becoming an important supporter of the game at all levels and giving decades of service across the region as an administrator, coach, mentor and volunteer. She and Jake became the bedrock of Hautapu Sports Club. In the 1990s, following several years back teaching, Judy launched her second career. Longtime friend and fellow educator, Professor Liz McKinley said: “Judy walked into the Centre for Science, Maths and Technology Education at the University of Waikato in 1993 with a curiosity that stood her in great stead as a researcher. She had heard of a new national curriculum document on technology education being released, and she wanted to learn more about it for her teaching practice”. She became a student at the centre, completing her master’s degree in 1998 then doing her PhD, focusing on assessment practices and teacher development that contributed to good learning in primary classrooms. Judy went on to author or co-author numerous publications and became an internationallyrecognised education researcher whose work has shaped educational practice, both in New Zealand and abroad. At the time of her retirement about 10 years ago, Judy had been involved with
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Waikato University for 20 years. Family was always the most important thing in Judy’s life, and those present remembered her joy in times shared with family and friends, often at Waihi Beach. She was said to be generous with her time, always available to
help when needed, was a brilliant and loyal friend, a passionate advocate for fairness and justice, and someone who could be relied upon to be completely honest in any performance review. She was, in every sense, a Cambridge icon.
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Three days – and counting By Mary Anne Gill
If there is one thing this fast-tracked local government reform process has shown, it is that nobody likes being told to reorganise in three months. With just three days until the Government’s August 9 deadline for Head Start proposals, positions are finally becoming clear across the Waikato. And right now, it looks like Hamilton City may have lost the initiative to a loose alliance of Waikato, Waipā and South Waikato councils that have moved faster than the region’s biggest city. For months Hamilton appeared to assume the conversation would revolve around the metropolitan growth area encompassing Hamilton, Waikato and Waipā. The city’s argument has been consistent. Housing, transport, employment and infrastructure already operate across a single urban system and governance should catch up. Hamilton began by considering three merger models before expanding its thinking to six. It remains focused on metropolitan issues and appears reluctant
to lose that focus inside a much larger regional structure. The problem for Hamilton is that other councils have not necessarily bought into that vision. Waikato District has been involved in discussions around a broader Waikato River catchment approach while also considering Hamilton-focused options. Waipā has worked closely with neighbours and made it clear it wants to help shape change rather than wait for Wellington to decide. Then came South Waikato. Last week councillors voted to pursue what they call the Western Waikato Unitary Option, a proposal based around the Waikato River catchment that could include Hamilton, Waikato, Waipā, South Waikato, Taupō, Waitomo and Ōtorohanga. That decision shifted the debate. Instead of responding to Hamilton’s metropolitan agenda, Waikato, Waipā and South Waikato appear to have built momentum around a wider catchmentbased model. Hamilton now risks becoming one player among several rather than the driving force.
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Waikato-wide council. Hauraki has explored similar options, while Thames-Coromandel has identified the WaihouPiako-Coromandel proposal involving ThamesCoromandel, Hauraki and Matamata-Piako as its preferred model. Hovering above all of this is Waikato Regional Council. It cannot submit a proposal itself, but it has been reminding councils that functions such as transport, flood protection, catchment management and environmental planning still need to work effectively across the wider region. On Monday it released a statement reaffirming its support for a single unitary authority and a draft proposal showing why it’s considered it the model best suited to meeting the future needs of Waikato communities. So who has the upper hand? Today, probably not Hamilton. The city still has population, economic weight and political influence. But while Hamilton has spent months analysing options, neighbouring councils appear to have moved
more quickly to establish preferred directions. What has emerged is not one Waikato consensus but two competing visions. One is Hamilton-led and metropolitan in focus. The other is catchment-based and more rural in character. The significance of
the past fortnight is that Waikato, Waipā and South Waikato seem to have seized the initiative. Hamilton may still influence the final outcome. But for the first time in this debate, it looks less like the council setting the agenda and more like one trying to catch up.
Going green Waipā District Council started work this week create a walkable green space between Lamb Street and Roto-o-Rangi Road. Community Services manager Brad Ward said the project would make better use of the land previously used for grazing. “We are opening a town belt space so more people can use and enjoy it, providing access to open space for the new housing to the east of the reserve,” he said. “The concept is to keep it simple. We are not adding lots of hard landscaping. Instead, we are creating a place people can walk through, with grassed areas and informal paths connecting to the wider neighbourhood. It will improve local connections and make the site more
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Scott Gemmell and Jeanette Park joined Scott Miller (right) at his pōwhiri.
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One woman’s determination to help pound dogs find better lives has led her on a journey of highs and lows across the region. Cambridge’s Rachel Haakma co-founded Pound Hounds Rescue (PHR) in May 2017. It became a fully volunteer-run charitable trust that helps pound and community dogs find new families through its ‘Poundie’ rehoming programme. Working hand in glove with Haakma from the start has been Waipā District Council’s animal control co-ordination officer, Helen McLean. The two became friends when Haakma adopted a dog from the pound. Finding they had much in common, Haakma began photographing the pound dogs McLean was trying to rehome … they joined forces and Pounds Hounds Rescue was founded. Running parallel to PHR is the organisation’s No Parvo No Puppies Community Desexing and Vaccination programme. The first vaccination clinic – where dogs are vaccinated for parvovirus, given flea and worm treatments, microchipped, given basic health checks, offered low-cost desexing, and supplied with dog food and bedding – took place in July 2021. Haakma reckons they have helped well over 1100 dogs through both the rehoming and No Parvo No Puppies programmes. Initially, it was adult dogs they were dealing with, mostly strays. Today, a lot of puppies end up at the pound. “The youngest we have now is about a day old … more dogs than ever are ending up there because of the economic situation.” Haakma’s fulltime job is running her massage therapy business in Cambridge,
one that focuses on chronic pain and overuse injuries. Outside of that, she is now a year into another operation, the Rescued Op Shop. It is run by volunteers, and was launched to fund both the PHR and the desexing and vaccination programmes. The latter, she said, is extremely expensive to run. “At the programme’s peak, we desexed 88 dogs in a single year at a cost of more than $30,000. That figure did not include the vaccination clinics we also ran that year,” she said. “Grants for animal charities are difficult to come by. We knew the only way to get the money we needed to continue and grow the programme would be to generate our own income.” That income is coming from the op shop, which recently celebrated its first birthday. It fills space in a rented pink villa in Wordsworth St that Haakma found about 18 months ago. The place was a disaster when she took it on. Rubbish was strewn everywhere, inside and out, nappies had been flung into trees. It took multiple skip bins and help offered by the community to clear the place up to a point where they could open. Much of the clearing work inside is ongoing. “We have an amazing bunch of volunteers here,” Haakma said. “The more funds we raise, the more families we can help across Waikato communities who are struggling to afford essential care for their dogs,” she said. “This helps them keep their animals healthy, while taking some of the financial pressure off their plates. It also gives us an opportunity to talk to people about dog ownership and the steps they can take to help their dogs live healthier lives. “This programme allows us to be the ambulance at the top of the cliff, rather than picking up the pieces at the bottom, which has traditionally been the role of rescues.”
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By the time the next edition of this newspaper hits the streets Waipa District Council will have ‘come clean’ on their preferred partners in the current government’s desire for sweeping local body change. That they looked at five scenarios is well known. That they desired to adopt one, which fell over due to a lack of suitable overall bedpartners, is also very clear. That they will possibly head, at the end of this week, into a decision on a second option is possibly causing elected councillors to become a wee bit twitchy. They will be damned if they do (by some) and damned if they don’t (by many). And despite their well-intentioned attempt to engage with the public the attendance at their public information meetings was appallingly low. That really informs where the wider public sit regarding local body politics and management. Councils – in the wider sense – are perceived as being generally faceless, bureaucratic and lacking the ability to make the hard decisions. That is a pity, as while that sad perception may have been well earned in the past, there is now a more worthwhile and professional mix of local body officers keen to ‘meet the market’ within the limits beset them by legislation. Elected members generally are more acutely aware that public access – as on a screen - to their meetings means that they cannot hide behind how they vote. They have to be open and frank and are seen to be so. Being an elected councillor is not a sinecure – far from it. They put in many
Lately the beauty of New Zealand’s Otago Lakes District has been presented to me via photos sent from one of my daughters, who shifted to live in that region this year. Her recurring theme of brilliant sunsets with fiery pink, orange and red clouds over snowy mountains at dusk, are outstanding. Clouds hold fascination and delight for me - they exhibit seemingly limitless variety in colours, textures and patterns. Though fleeting, the magnificence of clouds has provided endless food for thought for scientists and daydreamers alike. Just days ago, upon receiving the latest instalment of ‘cloud images’ I mentioned in replying, that I could see ‘angry sharks’ in the formations…she responded, “Funny… me too!” Charles Schultz, an American cartoonist, created comic strip ‘Peanuts’, featuring characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy. One of my favourite Peanuts cartoons has Charlie Brown with friends Linus and Lucy lying on their backs, gazing up at passing clouds. When Lucy asks Linus if he can see shapes in them, Linus replies that he’s just spotted the outline of British Honduras, the profile of famous painter Thomas Eakins, and he offers a remarkably detailed description of the stoning of St Stephen, while Saul (who later became the ‘Apostle’ Paul) stands alongside. “What about you, Charlie Brown?” asks Lucy. He replies, “Well I was going to say I saw a ducky and a horsey, but I changed my mind.” How odd it is, that some people will ‘see’ things that completely escape another person, be it in observing clouds - or anything for that matter! It comes down to what people have ‘an eye’ for. Once when
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By Charlotte FitzPatrick, Chair, Cambridge Community Board
By Mike Keir, councillor, Tamahere Woodlands Ward
The latest Waipā Residents’ Survey provides a useful snapshot of how people feel about life in our district. It’s what sits behind the numbers that I find most interesting. One of the strongest messages is that people continue to feel proud of where they live. Cambridge recorded the highest sense of community spirit in the district. Public facilities and open spaces were also a big driver of overall satisfaction. Those findings won’t surprise many of us. Every week, we see the strength of this community through volunteers, sports clubs, schools, community groups, local events, and the people who step up to make Cambridge a great place to live. But there is another message in the survey people want to see progress. You want roads maintained, streets kept tidy, infrastructure delivered on time and within budget, growth planned well, debt paid down, and rates spent wisely. You want your concerns acknowledged, and you expect communication that’s timely, clear and transparent. Those themes came through in the survey, and are part of our conversations too. I’ve learned local government can be an incredibly complex and, at times, frustrating system. In business, when I see something that needs fixing, I get on with it, solve the problem, and move on to the next challenge. Local government doesn’t always work that way, and that’s reflected in the survey results. Legal processes, budgets, competing priorities, consultation, and long-term planning obligations mean even relatively straightforward issues can take much longer to resolve. That doesn’t mean concerns are being ignored.
New Zealand does not have a good track record in restructuring. The power reforms of the 1990’s did not deliver on their stated intention of keeping power prices affordable. The recent Te Pukenga disaster to amalgamate all our Polytechs and Industry Training Organisations wasted hundreds of millions, seriously damaging our tertiary training sector in the process. So why would we do it? Because local government needs to be reformed, it is not delivering for ratepayers in its current form and I am hopeful, perhaps naively, that lessons can be learned and we can do this better. One of the problems with Local Government is its fear of failure which is reflected in its risk averse culture. This adds a huge amount of cost to our current model. I had a recent experience of this while upgrading a 300m section of footpath that was old and unsafe. There was a short window of opportunity to do this cost effectively while the road was closed. I had to wait for sign off from the office of the auditor general which was slow in coming so I did the work while the closure was in place hoping approval would come through. The work was done cost effectively to a good standard, but I have not been paid and am now under investigation for breach of conduct. Money is being spent on legal process but not on infrastructure. This is wrong. Because of their culture councils are incapable of moving quickly to take opportunities and this is just one of their
While the formal board meetings are what the public sees, there’s a huge amount of work happening in between. We spend a lot of time following up concerns, seeking updates from staff, sharing ideas, and keeping local issues front and centre. The Community Board’s role is to be your local advocate, ensuring Cambridge’s voice is heard around the council table. Sometimes that means pushing for action, sometimes it means asking difficult questions, and sometimes it means continuing to advocate for an issue long after the initial conversation has ended. Local government is facing significant change. Discussions about affordability, levels of service, infrastructure investment, growth, and the future shape of local government itself are happening right across New Zealand. In Cambridge, we’re navigating the challenge of accommodating growth while continuing to meet the immediate needs of our community and recognising the increasing cost pressures households are facing. It’s promising to see the survey found more residents understand the role of Community Boards as advocates for their communities (now 65 per cent, up from 51 per cent last year). That’s important because effective advocacy starts with hearing directly from the community. It may not always feel like it, but residents have more influence than they sometimes realise. If there’s an issue you care about, raise it. Contact us. Attend a Community Board meeting. Better still, come along to our public forum section, which is one of the most direct ways to put a spotlight on an issue and help drive action.
problems. We have bound ourselves up in regulations that makes us incompetent. As I have stated we spend highly on infrastructure by international standards, but our outputs are very low. Will reform change this? It is possible if they are done well, for this to happen, you, as ratepayers need to get more involved. Start voting, demand accountability. Not just from your elected members but from council executive staff. For one, if central government want to amalgamate councils to remove the failure of the regional council model with its additional layer of bureaucracy then they should pay for it. Ratepayers should not be footing this bill. Further, that cost needs to be managed carefully otherwise we will have another Te Pukenga. What we have is an opportunity for NZ to demonstrate to the world how to restructure our poorly performing public sector to deliver value to our communities. This is currently a global problem. We have led before, being one of the first countries in the world to give women the vote, innovating in our agricultural sector, trying to deal with our colonisation legacy in a fair and equitable manner. Let’s show the world what can be done in our public sector by setting up something that is enduring, delivers real value and serves our communities. To do this we need to focus on value, on local representation and on competency.
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Complex Chronic Illness Support hope to provide support and lend an ear to those suffering. People living with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Long Covid, post‑viral syndrome or dysautonomia get the opportunity to chat with other who understand and learn about services available. The nonprofit organisation started in the Bay of Plenty in 1981 and has grown into a national organisation. Groups across the country meet to show that even though there is limited financial aid from the government, there is support available via Complex Chronic Illness (CCI) Support. “These conditions are under-recognised, under-funded, under-researched,” CCI Support president and Te Awamutu social group coordinator Fiona Charlton said. “There are postcode lotteries of care across the country – what one person might receive in one region, will not be the same in another. “Most of us are working professionals, having had to leave careers due to becoming very unwell, with low functional capacity.” Many suffer in silence or are embarrassed to share their stories, she said. The support groups help to meet people who understand and discover what support looks like when they don’t have to explain yourself. “Limited energy is a massive factor in most of these conditions. For many it will be a choice between do I shower today or do I make a meal from scratch?” Charlton said. “This organisation has become a formalised support system for people. We support people throughout the country online and then we have in-person support too. “Our goal is to support people, they don’t have to have a specific diagnosis, because it can take years for a diagnosis. “But if they’ve got a cluster of symptoms, that we know we can support through our selfmanagement strategies, then they’re welcome
to join as a member.” The Te Awamutu group meets on the third Friday of each month, and members travel from towns including Ōtorohanga and Raglan to share their stories. Cambridge and Hamilton are among the other towns in the Waikato to hold similar meetings. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Lounge held last week’s gathering. “We also provide services through our health and wellness facilitators. They are trained in health science and social work or are nurses,” Charlton said. “They’ve got to have that solid scientific and health background to understand the conditions, because they are complex. “We have monthly webinars for members on different educational topics including pacing yourself or the grief of dealing with a chronic illness or nutrition, mindfulness and breathing techniques.” It’s not just supporting people through unwellness, it’s about everything that encapsulates it. “The grief part of it is so important and this connection at support groups is so important,” Charlton said. “It’s a good outlet. They’re holding it together for family. They’re trying to be healthier than they are because they have to.” Charlton said if people had help and funding at the mild and moderate level of these conditions, it could enable them to return to work or cope easier in everyday life. “CCI Support is a vital organisation. It removes that social isolation. The knowledge that you learn from the facilitators and the guidance they give means a lot,” Charlton said. “We try to advocate for access to disability services because there are a lot of long-term issues that fit the definition of disability but don’t fit the eligibility criteria to access the services. “There’s no support from the health system. The conditions aren’t sufficiently recognised for the level of debility, how disabling they actually are.”
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Building better trauma care By Mary Anne Gill
When Grant Christey left Waikato to study medicine, he never imagined he would return home and spend the next two decades helping reshape trauma care for almost a million New Zealanders. Born in Te Awamutu, raised in Hamilton and educated at Southwell School and St Paul’s Collegiate, the surgeon has become one of the country’s leading voices in trauma medicine. Today he serves as director of the Waikato Trauma Service and leads Te Manawa Taki – the Midland Trauma System - overseeing trauma care across Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hauora Tairāwhiti and Taranaki, a region with more than 930,000 residents. The scale of that responsibility was a long way from the dairy farm beginnings of a Waipā boy who grew up fascinated by science and went on to study medicine at Otago University. After working overseas and gaining specialist trauma experience in Australia, Christey returned to the Waikato with a determination to improve outcomes for seriously injured patients. What he found was a health system filled with dedicated professionals but lacking the coordination needed to consistently achieve the best results for trauma patients. That changed in 2005 when Waikato District Health Board established its trauma
service following a coronial recommendation that exposed weaknesses in the way major trauma was managed. Christey was one of the driving forces behind the initiative. “It was quite a bold move to start something up,” he said during celebrations marking the service’s 20th anniversary. At the time, Auckland had New Zealand’s only dedicated trauma service. The new service had humble beginnings. One nurse. One surgeon. One registrar. Three desks and a single computer squeezed into a makeshift office. What it did have was a clear vision. Christey championed a holistic approach that looked beyond operating theatres and emergency departments to focus on the entire journey of a patient and their family. He believed recovery involved much more than treating injuries. That philosophy helped shape what became New Zealand’s only verified Level One Trauma Centre and a model of care now recognised nationally and internationally. Under his leadership, major trauma mortality in Waikato fell dramatically, from 16.8 per cent before the service was established to about seven per cent. Christey estimates that improvement has contributed to around 640 lives being saved. Colleagues say his contribution extends beyond clinical care.
Former Waikato DHB chief operating officer Jan Adams remembers the proposal Christey brought to management when he first sought support for establishing a dedicated trauma service. “It was a brave decision, it was a bold decision, but it was the right decision to make,” Adams said. She credits Christey with providing the vision and determination needed to create the service at a time when some questioned whether New Zealand needed another major trauma centre. “It was a hard slog. Some people needed convincing,” she said. Cambridge-based nursing leader and former chief nurse Sue Hayward believes part of the service’s success lay in Christey’s commitment to a model of care that extended far beyond surgery and emergency treatment. As the trauma service evolved, it became one of the first datadriven clinical services of its kind, combining medical expertise with nursing coordination and research to improve patient outcomes. “The trauma service made themselves so available that others really wanted them to become involved with their patients,” Hayward said. She said the service’s nurses became known for coordinating the often complex journey not only for patients but also for their families through rehabilitation and recovery. Waikato University medical researcher Professor Ross Lawrenson
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By Jesse Wood
Waipā Home of Champions and Waikato said farewell to greyhound racing last Thursday at Cambridge Raceway. The closure follows a 20-month wind down period after the Government announced the ban on commercial greyhound racing in December 2024, allowing time for industry participants to transition and for greyhounds to begin moving into homes and rehoming programmes. As the July 31 closure loomed, commentator Aaron White said mother nature has turned it on for the final day in the Waikato. Several hundred viewers came for the last hurrah at the track throughout the afternoon. Plenty of subtle and not so hidden messages were
in the 15 final race names – Thanks Garrards For All Your Support, Thanks To Our Track Curators, Thank You Clubhouse Cambridge, Appreciating Owners Sticking By Us, Not Above Or Below Right Beside You, Find Adoption Agencies Online, Owners Trainers United To The End, Trainers Be Proud Of What We Do, Good Luck To Those Heading To Aussie, All The Best For New Pathways Ahead, Look After Your People Be Kind, Best Welfare Standards In The Game, Cambridge Raceway We Thank You and GRNZ Staff We Walk Together As One. The last greyhound race winner at Cambridge Raceway was Bay Flyer, trained by Pukekohe-based Glennis Farrell, at number seven in the final race, “Until The End Its Our Time Farewell”, at 4.37pm.
Opawa Danny comes down the home straight in race 10.
Te Awamutu-based Corey Steele had 10 dogs racing on Thursday, while his parents Wayne and Tracy had 17. He had three winners – No Visual (race seven), Opawa Danny (race 10) and Tin Tin Bust (race three – extra) – a bittersweet end of an era. In the last race, Corey’s Opawa Sooty and Sweet Bonanza, raced alongside Opawa Blake and Opawa Trevor (trained by his parents), Portland Magnum (trained by Tracey and Lisa Craik) and the final winner Bay Flyer. Supporters clapped them off the track for a final time as the sun shone on the podium. Plenty of tears and laughter filled the raceway. White ended his commentary saying “they may have taken our industry, but they haven’t taken our memories in the industry”. Corey said he was pretty easy going about it, they were aware of the situation leading into the final day. “I just treated today like it was my first race day, not my last,” Corey said. “The dogs performed to the best that they could. They’ve had a great time out there. “I’m more sad for them that they’re not going to be able to enjoy coming to the races.
But they’re going to live great lives. They’re wonderful pets. “It is very bittersweet, but it is what it is.” Corey is still unsure what path he will take next, but plenty of soul searching is on the horizon. “Right up until today it was business as usual for the dogs. They never got less than what they got two years ago, a year ago, six months ago,” Corey said. “We’ll get home from the races today, still get up same time tomorrow, do the same routine and just spend the next few weeks thinking about life, seeing where it takes us. “For lack of better words, we’ve got no idea what’s next. We’ll just see where we end up.” A statement from the SPCA said with racing concluding, the focus shifts to ensuring greyhounds exiting the industry have the opportunity to enjoy life as cherished companion animals. Around 1300 greyhounds are now expected to require rehoming, substantially fewer than the 1700 previously forecast by Greyhound Racing New Zealand. Radio New Zealand reported that 150 dogs could be sent to Australia.
Race 10 winner Opawa Danny with Corey Steele as he waves to the camera on the last track day. Photos: Jesse Wood
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Every child. Known. Valued. Challenged. Every day. Welcome to Cambridge East School For the past 12 years, I have had the privilege of leading Cambridge East School—a school where every child is known, every family is valued, and every learner is inspired to achieve their personal best. At Cambridge East School, we know there is no single pathway to success because every learner is unique. Rather than expecting children to fit one model of schooling, we work alongside our whānau to provide learning environments that best meet the needs of each child. Our school is intentionally designed around learners— not buildings or timetables—because we believe children thrive when they learn in an environment that suits them best, supported by teachers who know them well and families who are genuine partners in their education.
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In our junior school, learners begin in smaller, traditional single-cell classrooms, generally organised around individual year groups, providing a nurturing environment where strong foundations and relationships can flourish. As students progress into Years 4–6, families can choose between Koru, our traditional single-cell learning environment, or Auaha, our collaborative learning space. By working closely with families, we aim to provide the setting that best supports each learner’s strengths, needs and readiness to thrive. Guided by our motto, Always My Best, we are committed to excellence in teaching and learning. We build strong foundations in literacy and mathematics while intentionally developing character through our Character Wheel, helping
learners grow into respectful, resilient, responsible and caring young people. Alongside this, Inquiry Learning and Learning Through Play are the vehicles that nurture curiosity, creativity and a genuine love of learning, empowering children to ask questions, solve problems, think critically and confidently engage with the world around them. Our greatest measure of success is that every child is known, every family is valued, and every learner is supported to achieve their personal best. I am incredibly proud of the culture we have created together—a place where children grow in confidence, embrace challenges, care for others and strive to live our motto of Always My Best.
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David Graham joined Goodwood School as principal in 2015 and is proud of the quality of learning, achievement and engagement that occurs every day. This year the school was named as the winner of the New Zealand Educational Excellence Award for School Leadership. David puts this success down to a team committed to working together to ensure the best possible outcomes for students. “Our school is such a vibrant learning community with passionate staff supported by a wonderful community.” The school’s 400+
Principal David Graham
explorers learn in calm and dignified classrooms where everyone can make progress and achieve to their fullest potential. Goodwood is also noted for the school’s amazing environment. The parklike grounds include exciting features such as real life boats, tractors and even a helicopter! You are very welcome to make a time to visit.”
Phone 07 827 6817
office@goodwood.school.nz | 517 Fencourt Road, Cambridge At Hautapu School, we strive to grow confident, capable learners who live our values of Growth, Challenge and Courage each day. As a thriving rural school just minutes from Cambridge, we offer a warm, connected learning community where children are encouraged to think deeply, take risks, and strive for personal excellence. Our outstanding facilities support rich learning across all year levels (Year 0-8), including modern flexible classrooms, expansive outdoor spaces, a well resourced library, specialist teaching areas, and vibrant play and sports zones that reflect our commitment to high quality, future focused education. Tracey Bennett joined Hautapu School in 2016 and became the principal in 2019. She is known for her relational leadership, strong community focus, and belief that every child can flourish when they feel valued and supported. Under her guidance, Hautapu School continues to grow as a place where learners are inspired, challenged, and celebrated. If you are looking for a school that is the right fit for your whānau, one grounded in country values, strong relationships, and a vision for empowering every learner, we would love to welcome you.
Phone: 8277466 admin@hautapu.school.nz | www.hautapu.school.nz
Under the leadership of Principal Shannon Buckle, Horahora School combines high expectations for essential literacy and numeracy with rich, real-world learning. From hands-on STEM challenges and environmental guardianship (Kia Kaitiaki) to our signature Kawa Challenge – designed to build independence and resilience – our students are equipped with the life skills needed to thrive. With exceptional student-to-teacher ratios across our multi-level classrooms, we offer an inclusive environment where values like Manaakitanga (respect and kindness) come to life daily. Whether exploring our local environment, participating in rural sports events, or engaging in student-led leadership, Horahora learners grow into courageous, grounded citizens. We warmly invite prospective families to experience the Horahora difference. Contact Shannon Buckle to arrange a personal tour of our beautiful school and see how your child can thrive with us. 1798 Maungatautari Road, Maungatautari 3494, NZ
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A welcoming place to belong, grow, and succeed
At Karāpiro School, School whakatupu tahi tātou — together we grow. Our core values shape everything we do: • Manākitanga: care and respect • Kotahitanga: unity and belonging • Rangatiratanga: leadership and self-determination • Kaitiakitanga: guardianship of our land • Hirangatanga: excellence and aiming high With small class sizes, individualised learning programmes, and dedicated teachers who truly care, every child is supported to reach their full potential. Paired with expansive grounds, a school pool, and a warm, close-knit community, there’s no place quite like Karāpiro. Call us today on 827 7642 to arrange a visit and see our school in action!
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Leamington School
KarāpiroLynda SchoolSmith Office : office@karapiro.school.nz
Creating futures together Kia aro ngaatahi ki anamata
Leamington is about working in genuine partnership with families to realise dreams and aspirations that parents have for their children. Our extensive grounds, multiple playgrounds, specialist teachers, small class sizes and modern single teacher classrooms allow each child to explore the wonder of their world while also learning about themselves, how to be a great friend, to excel at sport and to excel academically. Located in the heart of Leamington, children can walk, scooter and bike to and from school with their friends and family. You are very welcome to come and see our caring community school in action! Leesa Cooper (Acting Principal) “I never dreamed I would find a school that would exceed all my expectations – thank you for making my children the happiest I have ever seen them”
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Leesa Cooper (Acting Principal) Lynda Smith
they are, what they are capable of and strive to be the Tēnā koutou katoa. Nau mai haere mai ki te kura o Roto-o2026 Aotearoa New Zealand. Our programs thatof combines structured approaches best they can be. Rangi. Our school is a rural school in the heart the Roto-
Principal, Wayne Donnellon
are created to prepare them for the to learning alongside our local and rural Tēnā koutou katoa! I am incredibly o-Rangi district (just 5 mins from proud Leamington). The school Connection place and honouring our futureour rich future,our while always curriculum. engagewith withour people, to as rural the tumuaki of our wonderful is aserve mix of and town students from Years 1 to 6, Our students is a cornerstone of our learning. Belonging is key in our cultural and rural heritage. diverse and challenging activities, from Roto-o-Rangi School. Originally from bringing diversity but with a shared goal; to be respectful, school vision. The to school a local curriculum, Atoperates the ngakau (heart) of our school getting their hands dirty in the Garden Australia, I’ve responsible been happilylearners rooted inshaping the resilient and our future. engaging students and providing challenging is whānau. We diverse, believe in strong Table program to exploring thethe world of mighty Waikato for 30 years now. learning experiences inside and outside the classroom. At the ngakau/heart of our school providing the partnerships, working closely with our robots. Our kura is a unique rural school for is equity;coding learning to achieve our families and the wider community Asaspirations, a small school, weYou know Years 1 toexperiences 6, nestled in needed the beautiful areevery welcome to come out, walk in our grounds, visit to reach our potential great citizens ofchild Aotearoa New catering a shared vision every here child. individually, to their Roto-o-Rangi district,and justbe a quick our rooms and get a feelcreate for who we are. The for children Zealand. Students are Leamington. prepared to thrive inunique their future We’d love for you to come visit needs and empowering themas the scenery five-minute drive from are as awesome surrounding us. It and must beour whilstakeeping our traditional and rural roots. Our size experience the warm, to reach their potential. Our dedicated We’re diverse group, with students a wonderful communityclassrooms to keep anand Aussie principal here allows us us from to focus the individual and support their welcoming atmosphere of Roto-o-Rangi and experienced staff engaging joining bothonthe countryside forcraft 10 years. individual needs; empowering our learnerslearning to knowexperiences who School for yourself. Our children are truly that help students and town, and we embrace the unique www.rotoorangi.school.nz as awesome as the breathtaking scenery achieve their potential and grow into perspectives this brings. Together, we around us! thoughtful, contributing citizens of share a exciting learning environment office@rotoorangi.school.nz l www.rotoorangi.school.nz l 07 827 1727Phone 07 827 1727
Me haere tahi tātou me te Ariki - ‘We walk as one with Christ’ St Peter’s Catholic school is a beautiful kura situated in the heart of Cambridge. As a small Full Primary of around 200 students, we have a lot to offer as they learn, grow, and progress through to year 8. Our vision is ‘To be the best we can be!’ The only Catholic Integrated School in Cambridge, we have high expectations and well-resourced learning environments, creating a nurturing place for children to grow.
22 ANZAC Street, Cambridge
Phone 07 enjoys 827 6623 Our Principal Nicole Higby working within our enthusiastic, faith filled community. Whānau are www.stpeterscatholic.school.nz well connected with the school and church, which
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and a wide range of learning in London and New Zealand. She describes is situated right across the road. Our vibrant PTFA and staff are passionate about the school as, ‘an opportunities. extremely caring and focused building relationships. There is clear to the academic, spiritual, creative, 3. commitment A smaller full-primary (Year environment where each sporting, and social development 0-8) of allinākonga within a values basedlearning education. the heart of Cambridge. individual is treated as a taonga. We are a high achieving yet Thecharacter staff are 100% St Peter’s Catholic school does notnurturing have an Year enrolment zone; the special of dedicated 0-8 school in the and the happy vibe in the school our school welcomes students from Catholic and non-Catholic centre of Cambridge. Keeping backgrounds. speaks for itself’. The school is We currently have spaces for Catholic students and a waiting our Catholic Character central, list for non-Catholics. noted for exceptional student Are you looking for a school We warmly welcome you to pop inour and visit our kura. philosophy is to focus on behaviour, exciting sporting and with high quality learning every single student, giving them arts opportunities and a rigorous and respectful Christian the opportunity to accelerate Structured Literacy programme. with their learning and grow values? Over 85% of students consistently as well-balanced individuals. achieve at or above nationally 1. Learning where the Catholic Principal Anita Asumadu, with expected levels in Reading, Special Character is central. over 16 years of senior leadership Writing and Maths and these 2. Outstanding achievement experience, has been a Principal figures are rising.
22 Anzac Street, Cambridge | Ph 07 827 6623
St Peter’s Catholic School does Principal Nicole not have an enrolment zone;Higby the and Bailey special character of our school welcomes students from Catholic and non-Catholic backgrounds. We currently have spaces for Catholic (preference) enrolments, and a waiting list for non-catholic (non-preference) enrolments. Contact us today for this school of choice for your child. Open Evening (for Year 7/8 students 2024) Wednesday, 30th August 5.30 pm Tours/visits at all other times by prior arrangement.
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Framed by beautiful rural outlooks, the level contour makes for a straightforward build, providing the perfect foundation for your dream home, shedding, and landscaped surrounds. The open pasture and peaceful setting create an inviting sense of space, ideal for those seeking a relaxed lifestyle with room to grow. Positioned just minutes from Cambridge township, schools, cafés, and everyday amenities, you’ll enjoy the rare combination of lifestyle living with true convenience at your doorstep.
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WATT, Jean Mary (née Lang) – Peacefully slipped away in her sleep at CHT Cascades, on Saturday, 25th July 2026, at 101 years old. Dearly loved wife of the late Bruce. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Margaret & Stephen and Libby & Laurie. Cherished Nana to her seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Jean will be lovingly remembered by her family and all who were fortunate to know her. The family extend their heartfelt thanks to the wonderful and caring staff of CHT Cascades for the kindness, compassion, and exceptional care shown to Jean throughout the past eight years. In accordance with Jean’s wishes, a private cremation has been held. A Memorial Service to celebrate Jean’s life will be held on 22 August at 11.00am at The Woodside Estate, 132 Woodside Road, Matangi. Messages to the Watt Family may be sent c/3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434, or left in Jean’s online tribute book at www.grinters. co.nz.
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WELLER, John – Passed away unexpectedly on Friday, 24th July 2026, aged 62 years, at Waikato Hospital, following a sudden heart attack, surrounded by the love of his family. Dearly loved husband of Katerina. Much loved and devoted father of Tayla, Jake, Levi, Aurora and Allegra. A respected leader, mentor, and lifelong advocate of New Zealand waterskiing, John dedicated his life to the sport he loved. As President of the New Zealand Tournament Water Ski Association, he gave countless years of service, leadership, and friendship to the waterski community, leaving a legacy that will be remembered for generations. John will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and the many people whose lives he touched through his generosity, quiet leadership, and unwavering commitment to the sport. A private cremation has been held. A memorial service to celebrate John's life will be held at a later date, to be advised. Messages to the Weller family may be sent c/3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434, or left in John's online tribute book at www.grinters. co.nz. Forever in our hearts. Go well, John.
COLLINS, Mary – Passed away peacefully on 19 July 2026, aged 84 years, after a brave struggle. Loved partner of Harley. Dearly loved mother of Tonia, Blair, and Eamonn. Muchloved mother-in-law of Gary, Karen, and Natalie. Treasured grandmother of Jared, Emily, and Ben. Mary will be remembered for her kindness, quiet strength, and unwavering love for her family. Forever in our hearts. For those wishing to leave a tribute or message for the family, please visit Mary’s tribute page at https:// www.gibsonfunerals.co.nz/ service-details?funeral=l8pBi Special thanks to the doctors, nurses, and caregivers at Te Awa Lifecare, Cambridge, for their exceptional care, kindness, and support.
PARR, Robert Llewellyn (Bob) – Robert died peacefully at Resthaven on Burns, Cambridge, on 20 July 2026, after a long illness. Beloved son of Peter and Jeanne Parr, loved brother of Ceridwyn, Steve and Deirdre, father of two, uncle and friend of many. A memorial service has been held. Messages to cmparr@xtra. co.nz. Donations in Robert’s memory to Hato Hone St John, in appreciation of their care. TAYLOR, Warwick "Bill" Innes – Passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Cambridge, with family on Tuesday 28th July 2026, aged 86. Dearly loved eldest son of the late Ralph and Marjorie and loved brother and brother-in-law of Lyndsay and Tony Bedford and John and Heather Taylor. Much loved uncle of Janie, Susan and James Taylor and Michael, John and Kate Bedford. Great uncle of nine nieces and nephews. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at Woodside Estate,132 Woodside Road, Tamahere, Hamilton Waikato Region 3284 on Wednesday, the 12th of August 2026 at 11:00 AM. Communications to Bill’s family can be sent c/3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434 or in Bill's online tribute book at www.grinters.co.nz
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