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Celebrating the champions… Two Cambridge identities made the 2026 New Year’s Honours List – Judith Hamilton becomes an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for her services to rowing and Kevin Burgess a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to governance, the community and sport. Senior writers Mary Anne Gill and Viv Posselt caught up with them at Karāpiro where they live on opposite sides of the lake that plays such an important part in their royal
recognition. See their stories on this page and page 3. Two other Waipā people were also honoured – Judge Coral Shaw of Pirongia becomes a Dame for her services to public service the judiciary and the community (see page 2) and Waikato University professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura) a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for his services to Māori language and education (see page 6). There were other Cambridge people who enjoyed
success as 2025 ended and 2026 got underway. Read about Kaleb Westlake (paraclimbing), Nick Collier (kayaking), Corban George-Potterton (Special Olympics), Rob Waddell (Business), Amelia Meertens (Teaching), Brendon Cameron and Mike Rodger (coaching, Halberg awards), Devon Briggs (para cycling/Halbergs) and Emma Twigg (coastal rowing/Halbergs) today. Waipā promotes itself as the home of champions – and we celebrate them in our first edition of 2026.
A trailblazing coach By Mary Anne Gill
Judith Hamilton has spent decades shaping some of the country’s finest athletes. Now, at 58, Rowing New Zealand’s general manager of performance has been appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to rowing – something she describes with characteristic understatement as “a bit overwhelming”. Hamilton has never been one to seek the spotlight. In fact, she’d prefer to talk about almost anything other than herself. But her story is one of quiet determination, technical brilliance and a deep belief in the power of hard work - qualities that have helped cement New Zealand as one of the world’s top rowing nations. Hamilton grew up in Linden, north of Wellington, and attended Tawa College where she started rowing at the Porirua club. When she left school she joined
the Star Club in Wellington – she is now a life member – and represented New Zealand at junior and under‑23 level. She was part of a women’s eight which today would have travelled overseas to compete, but back then the emphasis was on the men, so most of Hamilton’s competitive rowing was trans‑Tasman. Coaching came almost by accident. After she retired from competitive rowing in her early twenties, former crewmates pestered her to coach them. “I kept saying, ‘I don’t know anything about coaching’,” she said. “I relented.” That summer, her crew won a national title - and Hamilton was hooked. Her coaching career accelerated quickly. She became Rowing New Zealand’s first female elite-level coach in the 1990s, led the junior national team, and later took on regional and national roles that shaped the next generation of talent. In 2018, she became the
organisation’s first female High Performance Director, overseeing the programme that delivered New Zealand’s most successful Olympics in Tokyo. Her leadership style blends technical precision - honed during her earlier career as a telecommunications and data engineer - with a deep understanding of people. “Consistency, curiosity, work ethic - you can see it in the way athletes train, the questions they ask,” she said. “The ones who succeed are the ones who want to be better every day.” Hamilton is also clear‑eyed about the realities of high performance. Centralisation – like the rowing and cycling models in Cambridge brings pressure. Not every talented 20‑year‑old is ready for the demands of an elite environment and not every rower will love every boat they’re placed in.
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Judith Hamilton at Lake Karāpiro.
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Report ‘just the beginning’ By Viv Posselt
Pirongia-based Judge Coral Shaw, who was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours, says she will use the accolade as an opportunity to continue to be a voice for survivors of systemic abuse in state and church institutions. Shaw received the honour for services to public service, the judiciary and the community. She chaired what became the largest and most expensive inquiry in New Zealand’s history - the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historical abuse in state and faithbased institutions. The inquiry was established in 2018 to investigate what happened to children, young people and vulnerable adults in care between 1950 and 1999. Its final report, entitled ‘Whanaketia – through pain and trauma, from darkness to light’, was tabled in Parliament on July 24, 2024, and made public the same day. It had been delivered to New Zealand’s Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro in June 2024. Shaw told The News she appreciates the recognition awarded through the New Year’s honour and is grateful for the opportunity it presents to continue advocating for survivors of what she described as New Zealand’s ‘national disgrace’. “This is not for me; it is for the cause. I am grateful for the opportunity it provides
to apply pressure and keep the issue in the public eye,” she said. “People assume that the problem ended when the inquiry did, but in reality, the findings we took to government were just the beginning. I will use this honour as another opportunity to be a voice for survivors and for those who are still suffering abuse.” Shaw had spoken on the issue several times last year, at conferences both in New Zealand and in Australia. Central to her message is ‘what next?’. “Our inquiry found the abuse was not simply bad stuff done by a few bad people. It was systemic throughout those institutions… the evidence was overwhelming. Our report called for fundamental changes.” She said while some institutions have tackled the problem from within, a key recommendation had been for government to lead, oversee, set standards and monitor the changes enacted by the institutions themselves. “I am disappointed in the slowness of the response. The inquiry was not the end, it was the beginning… less than 40 per cent of the recommendations have been accepted so far, and the rest are still being considered.” Aside from the human toll, Shaw said the economic cost to society was massive. In 2019, the average lifetime cost for an individual abused in care was estimated to be about $857,000. Of that, about $184,000 was increased spending on healthcare, State
Tour and a history lesson
By Mary Anne Gill
A polished black granite monument erected in memory of Patrick Corboy, a former Waipā County chairman, featured in a Hamilton West cemetery tour undertaken by historian Lyn Williams last month. Corboy, who died in 1900 aged 67, was an Irish-born settler who emigrated from Australia in September 1863 and entered the Waikato militia - only six short months before the decisive battle at Ōrākau. Photos from the tour appear in Good Local Media’s Waikato Business News Out and About this month. The heritage cemetery next to Waikato Stadium operated between 1869 and 1975. Many of Hamilton and Waikato’s famed citizens lie in rest there including Corboy, Waikato Hospital matron Elizabeth Rothwell, entrepreneur Thomas Jolly who named Frankton after his son Frank, Grandview landowner Richard Dillicar, Waikato Argus publisher George Escombe and dentist Alexander James Young. For his services to the militia, Corboy was granted 50 acres of prime farming land in 1864, making him one of the benefactors of the post war land grab in Rangiaowhia/Kihikihi.
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He went on to buy land in Whatawhata and lived the last 25 years of his life there. He chaired the Newcastle Road Board, the Whatawhata Cemetery Trustees and the Te Kowhai School committee. His cortege to his burial at Hamilton West Cemetery was one of the largest witnessed in the district at that time. Waikato Business News leads its January issue with the story of a company building UFO like simulators at Hamilton Airport and reports from the opening of Open Country’s cheese factory in Wahāroa. Viv Posselt reports on a public lecture which presented survivors’ accounts of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings that took place on August 6 and 9, 1945. The ever popular Out and About column has photos from around the place in December including some Waipā identities. Sister publication Bay of Plenty Business News leads with the story of a science teacher who created a nationwide network delivering bilingual kits to 700 schools every fortnight. Chris Duggan has been honoured by King Charles with a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her transformative impact on science education.
Judge Coral Shaw speaking to the Ōtorohanga Friendship Club last July. Photo: Viv Posselt
costs around negative outcomes from abused children, deadweight losses from collecting taxes to fund State services, and productivity losses. The remaining $673,000 is a nonfinancial cost reflecting the pain, suffering and premature death of survivors, and the impact on their quality of life. Shaw said there was a general perception that the problem had gone away, but it has not. “We still get reports of abuse, and there continues to be a disappointing number of Māori children who are being uplifted. Part of our recommendation was to attack the root causes that lead to that situation… alienation, racism. To save the child, you first save the family. “We have to keep the pressure up, keep talking about this,” she said. “We would like to see all the necessary protections in place by 2040. That is not unreasonable, but it will happen only if we continue to recognise ongoing abuse and keep talking about it.”
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Waipā days
Meeting days have been set by Waipā district councillors. The Finance and Corporate, Service Delivery, and Strategic Planning and Policy committee will meet on a Wednesday when workshops and full council meetings will be held. The Regulatory, Risk and Assurance and Maungatautari committees will meet on Mondays and the Pirongia Ward and Chief Executive Performance Management committees on Thursdays.
Merry Christmas
The lives of 42 seniors who spent Christmas without family were made brighter by the efforts of Altrusa International Cambridge. Altrusa Cambridge president Alison Burr said the 2025 ‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ initiative saw the 42 recipients – 10 of them living in their own homes and the others in rest homes – presented with gifts purchased by the public.
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Day to day funding for Cambridge Riding for the Disabled is met through regular fundraising activities, grant applications, and public donations. The Linda Jones Riding for the Disabled Foundation, referred to in a story in our last edition of 2025, exists separately with the purpose of building a long-term endowment to support the sustainability of the Cambridge RDA.
Complaint rejected
The Media Council has not upheld a complaint about our front page article last September about riding on footpaths, noting the article fairly reported a community concern for the safety of pedestrians. The complainant argued the News planted photographers “to capture clandestine imagery of young people going about their private business”, its pixilation of riders failed to hide their identities, the story failed to discuss alternative options to riding on footpaths through town and The News failed to monitor social media comments. More cambridgenews.nz
Leader, giver, advocate By Viv Posselt
Cambridge’s Kevin Burgess has become a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in the 2025 New Year’s Honours. Known for the quiet, tireless effort he has applied equally to the community and his business interests, Burgess was awarded the honour for his services to governance, the community and sport. “I’m honoured, of course,” he said, “and very happy to accept it… not for me, but for all the organisations I support.” His citation reflected more than 30 years’ involvement as a “prominent leader, contributor and advocate for Cambridge and Waipā”. His contributions include to business development, district promotion, community funding for affordable retirement housing, strategic community investment, sports clubs, supporting athletes at all levels, assisting youth, and philanthropic support. Numerous organisations have benefited from his leadership. He is a former trustee and chairman of Adastra Foundation, and co-founder and current chairperson of the Perago Sports Trust – both of which have raised funds for aspiring young athletes. He has been a trustee of the Grassroots Trust for 20 years, and for 15 years was involved with the Waipā and Waikato Secondary Sports Awards. He was also instrumental in establishing the Cambridge Information Centre, the Cambridge Retailers Association and the Cambridge Community Fund. A trustee with the Cambridge Resthaven Trust since 2016, he is also a life member of the Hautapu Sports and Recreation Club, and facilitated a group of New Zealand pharmacists to fundraise to provide books and educational tools, airconditioning and computers for a Fijian school. In 2018, he won the Leader of the Year Award at the Waipā Business Awards. It would be a weighty list on its own, yet together with his wife Jane, Burgess also spent 42 years in the pharmacy business, retiring in 2023 after selling his three Cambridge-based pharmacies. His community mindedness extended into Hamilton, where he and his partners started one of the first Māori health pharmacies in Hillcrest. When talking to The News, Burgess credited his wife Jane, his business partner of 25 years Kim Munro, and other partners and work colleagues for their encouragement and for giving him the space to do his community work. He is grateful for the generosity of Cambridge folk. “At the end of the day, I have got far more out of the community than the community has got out of me.” His real hero and his greatest influence, he said, was his grandmother Mary Burgess, who died in 1996 at the age of 93. She worked at the charity St Vincent de Paul in Frankton until she was 90, was a devoted Christian who dedicated her life to helping those in need, had nine children and
fostered another three, and turned down a QSM. “I tried as a younger man, and continue to strive, to be like her. She had a significant effect on my life.” Burgess derives great pleasure from contributing to his community. He speaks to three particular passions – the Grassroots Trust, his decadelong tenure with the Resthaven Foundation, and the Cambridge Community Fund. The latter, which is managed by Momentum Waikato, was launched in 2024 by Burgess and Cambridge businessman David Cooney, who wanted to set up a philanthropic endowment fund that would financially benefit Cambridge for generations to come. Sport too has contributed a lot to his life. He played rugby from age five, is passionate about rowing and cycling, has been a supporter at four Olympic Games and multiple All Black tours, and was a former partner in a sports management company. “Sport has had a big impact on my life … I know the positive effect it can have on our young
Kevin Burgess has been made an MNZN. Photo: Viv Posselt
people,” he said. “I am very honoured by this award. I don’t see it as being only for me, but also as a recognition of all the organisations and people who have influenced my life.”
A trailblazing coach Continued from page 1
“They don’t have to be best friends, but they do need respect - for each other’s strengths, for the work, for the goal.” Despite her senior role, she still sees herself as part of a wider system - selectors, coaches, administrators and families. “Parents are huge. It’s not just the cost. It’s the 5.30am drives, the commitment.” Away from the lake, Hamilton is surprisingly hands‑on. She has a workshop at home in Maungatautari, where she and partner Sandy built their house overlooking Lake Karāpiro. Woodworking is her escape. “I watch YouTube videos and just build stuff,” she said. Her latest creation is a Cape Cod chair; next on
the list is a bench for the outdoor table. She has also, sporadically, tried to learn the drums. “I’m very much a novice. I probably haven’t picked up the sticks in a while.” These quirks - the shed, the tools, the drum kit - paint a picture of someone who values craft, rhythm, and patience. It’s not hard to see the parallels with rowing. Hamilton is now focussing on the long build toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where New Zealand hopes to add to its formidable medal legacy and contest the new beach sprint rowing event. But for now, she is still processing the honour that prompted all this reflection. “It’s pretty special,” she said. “I’m just grateful for the people I’ve worked with - and for the ones who believed in me.”
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I saw the “Not Only Fred Dagg” documentary just before New Year. It reminded me how much we need to be able to laugh at ourselves and how much we appreciate someone who can help us do that. “We don’t know how lucky we are, mate, we don’t know how lucky we are”. Fred Dagg’s unofficial national anthem celebrates life in New Zealand while simultaneously reminding us it’s not always financially good. I found the original 1975 version, which included the words: “If things get appallingly bad and we all get atrociously poor, if we stand in the queue with our hats on, we can borrow a few million more.” The economy was in a poor state back then, in recession by 1976, triggered by oil shocks and trade difficulties (Britain entered the EEC in 1973), with high inflation, high unemployment, and rising government debt. The statistics make grim reading today, too. The latest GDP figures – down 1 per cent in the September quarter - were like the Grinch stealing Christmas. Transaction numbers at the Christmas Eve retail spending peak (noon-1pm) were down 47,000 on last year, reflecting the ongoing cost of living crisis. About half of New Zealanders are living pay-to-pay. Research shows about 44 per cent of the general population have no savings to cope with unexpected costs, and 56 per cent of survey recipients feel financially uncomfortable. More than 500,000 people are supported by New Zealand Food Network food hubs each month, and at the last census 112,496 people were estimated to be severely housing “deprived”, not including the homeless and those in temporary accommodation. In this context, the waves of local
government reform – from the Resource Management Act to rates capping and regional reorganisation – are designed to help boost development and reduce rates pressures. Although with threeyear transitions, they’re not a quick fix. But just as Dr Seuss’s Grinch discovered Christmas is not just about presents – maybe we need another Fred Dagg to remind us that New Zealand is still a special place despite the difficulties. Visitors to our country are struck by the welcome they receive, the generous response to others’ needs, the instinct to open our hearts and homes when trouble strikes. We still share a strong sense of community, a belief that everyone deserves a “fair go”, and a “can-do” attitude that draws people to work together for the wellbeing of others. Sometimes we have to scratch to find it – but it’s still there under the surface, ready to spring up. Stats New Zealand data shows over half of New Zealanders, 53 per cent, volunteered during March 2025. And as unemployment has risen (to 5.3 per cent in the September quarter) so has interest in volunteering – so much so that apparently charities in some places, such as the SPCA, have reached their capacity and are turning potential volunteers away, according to a recent news report. One of the best parts of being a local government councillor is meeting and working with people who volunteer their time for their local communities. Thank you to all of you. In hard times the Kiwi spirit still shines. Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year! I hope you celebrated in a way that felt good for you, and that 2026 has plenty of joy ahead, whatever your circumstances. We just passed the anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, or the Boxing Day tsunami. I will never forget being glued to the tv in horror as the footage rolled in, which, come to think of it, probably added to my desire to help people with hazards. I frequent tsunami topics here, not because they are my specialty, but because this is a clear example of where having the right information and acting on it quickly can save lives. As many tourists across countries impacted by the 2004 tsunami experienced, we do not have to live by the ocean to be changed by it. I repeat the messages here because I deeply care. I hope that none of you will ever need to remember what to do or when to evacuate, but if you do, I truly hope this helps you and the people around you. When I give science communication talks, I always retell the story of Tilly Smith as an example of how powerful we all are and how much of a difference each one of us can make. She was a 10-year-old from the United Kingdom in 2004 on holiday with her family in Thailand, and her story always gives me chills. Just a couple of weeks before Boxing Day, she had learned about tsunamis in geography class. She noticed the water behaving in the ways she had just learned about. “The water was really, really frothy. It
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Two children were in toilet cubicles at a new preschool where Māori was being taught. One called to the other ko mutu koe? (have you finished?). The response came “ae, ko mutu koe” (yes). To which one child called out in English “Uncle Tom, where’s the toilet paper?” It was a watershed 1980s moment for the three week school in Otara. “They spoke to me in English and to each other in Māori,” Tom Roa recalled. Roll back not very much further and Roa and his wife Robyn were struck by the fact that while they spoke Maōri in the home to their two daughters they didn’t know any urban area where children under five were speaking Māori naturally. A Tūhoe kaumatua told Roa “give up on this generation – go for the next generation – work with the under-fives”. Following some meetings, it was decided to start a playschool where only Māori was spoken. “We were about ready to go, then we got this word about the kohanga reo – and we immediately jumped on board and got our kohanga registered,” Roa recalled. He says the time was right 45 years ago and
people were ready to commit. His gut belief is without it, Māori would today be spoken only in small pockets of families and the language would have no hope of survival. Instead “we have our Māori Queen and (MP) Hana Rawhiti, the products of the Kohanga Reo kura kaupapa system – Māori just drops off their tongue.” His contribution to the revitalisation of te reo Māori and public understanding of tikanga Māori led to Roa being named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the New Year’s Honours. The honours notes acknowledge his role in the 1972 Māori Language Petition, the subsequent recognition of te reo Māori as an official language of New Zealand and the launch of Te Wiki o te reo Māori. Tom Roa, who celebrates his 73rd birthday on Saturday, was born the son of Hina and Kura Roa in Ōtorohanga. He attended Ōtorohanga South School and Ōtorohanga College – and was attracted to language. He became the first of his whanau to attend university – in Wellington, to do a double major in English and Māori. Then it was a career in teaching, marriage to Robyn and starting what became a family with four daughters. I put it to the professor that he is forever
conciliatory – and doesn’t seem to have a bad word to say about anyone. He says he was always on the fringe of protests but never in the forefront. Which is a slight understatement. “At the 50th celebration of the [Māori language] petition I spoke - and in the audience I saw Tame Iti and a few other and I said in Māori… ‘Tame, back then we were labelled bloody shit stirrers… today they are calling us national treasures. Go figure’!” Was he a shit stirrer? Yes, yes, I was a kid – I marched against the tour, but I loved rugby… we did the haka on parliament steps, painted over signs – general disruptive stuff.” He supported Iti’s tent (the Māori Embassy on parliament grounds in 1972) – and would take him lunch. He would also take food to the protesters at Bastion Point in the late 1970s. With permission of parents, he took some students there. “We were outside when everything was pulled down – really sad.” Joining protests at Eden Park during the 1981 Springboks tour was banned though. Robyn did not want to see a new father arrested. But after the Eden Park test, there was a gathering of the anti-apartheid “Patu mob” who turned up for a feed at the Roa home and
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to share stories of their escapades. Today, in terms of protest he sees the significant achievements of hīkoi – he was thrilled with the support of thousands of people who marched and or supported protests against the Treaty Principles Bill. Roa, who has been at Waikato University for more than a quarter of a century – he is a professor in Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao, The Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies - and regularly files opinion columns for The News, is working through translating Tolkien into te reo. But as with continuing the growth of the language, he notes – “there’s still a lot to do”.
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Waipā in Halberg running Special winners
By Mary Anne Gill
Waipā athletes dominate the finalist nominations for the Halberg Awards to be announced next month. Former Olympic cyclist Brendon Cameron and rower Mike Rodger – both of them live in Cambridge – are two of five finalists in the coach of the year. The awards cover the period from December 1, 2024, to November 30 last year, a timeframe that included major success for two Waipā para athletes: Nicole Murray of Ngāhinapōuri and Cambridge’s Devon Briggs, coached by Cameron. They face fierce competition in the Para Athlete/Para Team of the Year category. Briggs won gold at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships, while Murray claimed bronze. Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood, who made his senior football debut for Cambridge, features in a five-strong field for the Sportsman of the Year while Cambridge-based Emma Twigg is a finalist in the women’s category for coastal rowing. Nominated in the emerging talent category are Cambridge footballer Luke Brooke-Smith and BMX cyclist Lily Greenough. Cameron, 52, was born in Ōtorohanga and attended Te Awamutu College, where he is a member of the school’s prestigious Hall of Fame. He now lives in Cambridge with partner Sarah Ulmer - who he coached to individual pursuit Olympic gold at Athens in 2004 – and their two daughters. As a former New Zealand track cyclist, he has a huge pedigree in the sport competing in the Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the men’s team pursuit and followed it up four years later with another bronze medal in the same event at the 1998 Commonwealth
Games. Cameron rejoined Paralympics New Zealand two years ago as Para cycling programme manager after four years at Cycling New Zealand and two at Cycling Canada. Prior to that he had been six years at Paralympics NZ where he became the first cycling coach to have coached both a Paralympic – Phillipa Gray at London in 2012 - and Olympic gold medallist. Cambridge-born Rodger, 60, is high performance coach at Rowing New Zealand. He came back from a near fatal car crash six years ago to coach Emma Twigg to gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Since then, he has coached medal-winning boats at every pinnacle event including gold for Ben Taylor and Oli Welch in the men’s pair at the world championships and silver for both
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the men’s four and women’s single at the Paris Olympics. As a rower he won silver at the 1994 World Championships in the lightweight men’s double sculls with Rob Hamill. He also competed at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.
Kaleb reaches new heights By Steph Bell-Jenkins
After moving up in the New Zealand paraclimbing scene, Cambridge athlete Kaleb Westlake recently made his
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mark internationally, winning gold in Australia. Kaleb, who has cerebral palsy which affects flexibility, power and stability in his legs, took up climbing about three years ago. “I ended up signing up for some classes at the Extreme Edge in Hamilton,” the 16-yearold said. Kaleb has been the New Zealand men’s paraclimbing champion for the past two years – but competition has been thin. “At the nationals I was the only competitor, so it was hard to lose,” he said. That inspired him to head across the ditch for the 2025 Australian National Lead Championships in Melbourne.
Kaleb won gold in the Reduced Power 2 class, and now wants to compete at a World Cup – if he can afford it. “It’s all personally funded, so it’s quite hard to go and compete.” Kaleb moved from Hamilton to Cambridge around 2015 with his parents, Paul and Rahel, and his siblings Ellis, Anna and Micah. He attended Goodwood School and Cambridge Middle and was home-schooled after that. He has been completing an Auto Super Shoppes pre-trade mechanics course in Auckland and is considering taking on a full mechanics’ apprenticeship this year
Three Waipā athletes returned from the Special Olympics national summer games in Christchurch last month with medals. Cambridge’s Corban GeorgePotterton was a silver medallist in the basketball From Te Awamutu Caleb Hawkins won silver in the 4 x 25m freestyle and gold in 100m relay and Peter Crawford won gold in both the 25m and 50m freestyle..
Collier’s success
Waipā kayaker Nick Collier completed 2025 competing in the China Wildwater International Open on the Nu Jiang River where in five events - short distance, long distance, kayak cross, challenge race and rafting race – he placed 2nd, 5th, 4th, 4th and 5th respectively. A top five in every discipline was regarded as an epic achievement and the Cambridge based athlete added to medals won at the event in 2023 and 2024. The results wrapped up an exceptional year which saw him crowned Under-23 Oceania and New Zealand slalom champion, kayak cross Under-23 world champ, and attained an overall world ranking of 32.
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Project gets te reo award By Jesse Wood
A project run under the umbrella of Rob Waddell’s business Waddell, the New Zealand Sport Collective (NZSC), has won an award in partnership with Whakaata Māori.
The former New Zealand high-performance athlete has been encouraged by the project’s feedback. The NZSC is a group including National Sporting Organisations (NSOs) and event organisers which have come together to achieve
greater funding, participation, and social outcomes than they could achieve individually. Collectively they have created the School Sport Series, a collection of over 30 National Schools Championships, which happen around New
Zealand and are broadcast on Whakaata Mãori, Mãori Active and the Whakaata Mãori YouTube channel. NZSC picked up the award from Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission, for incorporating bilingual commentary into their school sports broadcasts. “It was very humbling. We were very pleased to win it and it’s something we share collectively with Whakaata Māori,” Cambridge-based Waddell said. Waddell, 51 next month, was born in Te Kūiti and attended Piopio Primary School where he lived on a dairy farm with parents Jim and Susan. “We’ve been doing this kaupapa with them in and around youth sport. “Their goal is the revitalisation and normalisation of Te Reo
Māori. We’ve been able to bring that to life through one of our projects, which is youth sport and the coverage of that. “All of our events have bilingual commentary, which we arrange, at least 30 per cent Te Reo Māori, but the goal is to do that in a really educative way. So that the listeners can enjoy it and learn new phrases and kupu along the way.” The project has been in operation for three and a half years. Waddell said it’s a rewarding space to be in. “It’s actually a big set of eyeballs now. A lot of people
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And now for the news By Peter Carr
As we emerge from the dark side of an amazing lack of (TV driven) news items we tend to look elsewhere for updates on the state of the world. In this modern era, I possibly align with many others who are freely (and unbidden) open to the assault on their computer screens of what others feel I should need to know. Often, I am attracted to a juicy tidbit that is almost too good to be true. But when my eye falls onto the named source of this alleged honest information I am immediately turned off. As an example, a whole host of clearly false news items about the UK royal family is viewed as spurious drivel. But wait. What about the ongoing saga of the soon-to-be resident of a less than 30 bed mansion in the county of Norfolk? A deposed prince no less. Should I believe everything I see and hear and, if so, do I have any feeling of sorrow for the fellow? Or his allegedly estranged wife who still enjoys (or did) the rent-free use of a lovely building under the same roof as to the (then) prince to which she was once married. And will the humbleness of the new name of the ex-royal personage make cheek-by-jowl coexistence less attractive? But I digress from the main theme. That of the paucity of worthwhile news despite the valiant efforts of a multiplicity of very good radio stations. We are well served by radio in this country, and I am pleased to see that morning news through that medium is going to be beefed up by the arrival of veteran broadcaster John Campbell to ‘take on’ the
dominance of equally experienced Mike Hoskins. This will be a journalistic battle worth listening to. And back on breakfast television at last we are going to have a TV1 anchor who is a professional and highly regarded journalist. News fact and in-depth information will be dispensed as against the previous not-so-in depth babbling that was forced upon us. It was made even more off-putting by the disappearance from opposition TV3 of a very good broadcasting team. Turning from early TV morning news to that which hits us at evening mealtime the difference is notable in the tenor and depth of the news of the day. Well put together, well-presented and a good choice of the new anchor who is replacing a true journalistic professional after many years of evening screen ‘fronting’. The astute among you will have noted that I have not remarked (yet) on the daily printed media. I always regretted the move made by the nation’s largest circulating daily paper when it shrank (literally) to become a less than attractive tabloid. I always felt that the ‘up there’ newspapers should have a fullsize format which attracted serious readers and, more importantly, serious journalists. I imagine it was a money-driven decision that reflected the ease by which advertisements could be read. You are right. Clearly my opinion piece – for such as this is – has been driven by idle Yuletide time with thoughts wandering sideways away from the usual path. Come back Jack Tame – all is forgiven.
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MORE RE Saturday 25 October 36 Grey 10.00-10.30am Street Deadline Sale 10.00-10.30am 11.00-11.30am 21 Ihimarea Terrace PBN 11.00-11.30am Cambridge High School’s head students for 2026 are from left, Erin Bouwer, Ethan Harvey, Anna Crouchman 22 Rose 11.00-11.30am Leigh Drive $1,290,000 11.00-11.30am 11 Soma11.00-11.30am Place Deadline Sale 11.00-11.30am and Blake Williams, News online this week. To read their stories, visit 11.00-11.30am 18D Bracken Street PBN who are featured in Cambridge 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 26 Marlowe Drive PBN 11.00-11.30am cambridgenews.nz. Photo – Steph Bell-Jenkins 11.00-11.30am 14 Webber Street PBN 11.00-11.30am 2 Byron 12.00-12.30pm Street $1,155,000 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 25 Hall Street PBN 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 815 Parallel Road PBN 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 62 Alan Livingston Drive PBN 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 17 Buckland Place $839,000 12.00-12.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 74A Thornton Road $1,325,000 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 29 Addison Street Deadline Sale 1.00-1.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 12A Walpole Street PBN 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 164 Fencourt Road PBN 2.00-2.30pm Sunday 26 October 22 Rose 11.00-11.30am Leigh Drive $1,290,000 11.00-11.30am 30 Clare11.00-11.30am Street PBN 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 1212 Kaipaki Road PBN 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 26 Marlowe Drive PBN 11.00-11.30am 3 Baxter11.00-11.30am Michael Cresecent PBN 11.00-11.30am 11.00-11.30am 14 Webber Street PBN 11.00-11.30am 71 Taylor12.00-12.30pm Street PBN 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 815 Parallel Road PBN 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 81 Jarrett Terrace PBN 12.00-12.30pm 12.00-12.30pm 62 Alan Livingston Drive PBN 12.00-12.30pm 26A Grey12.00-12.30pm Street BEO $889,000 12.00-12.30pm 2 Byron 12.00-12.30pm Street $1,155,000 12.00-12.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 54 Norfolk Drive PBN 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 18D Bracken Street PBN 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 74A Thornton Road $1,325,000 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 85 Alan Livingston Drive PBN 1.00-1.30pm 3 Madison1.00-1.30pm Street $1,185,000 1.00-1.30pm 1.00-1.30pm 251 Shakespeare Street PBN 1.00-1.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 15 Moemoea Place PBN 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 21 Ihimarea Terrace PBN 2.00-2.30pm 51 Taylor 2.00-2.30pm Street $1,149,000 2.00-2.30pm St Peter’s School’s head students for 2026 are, from left, head of girls’ boarding Darcie Granwal, deputy head 2.00-2.30pm 29 Addison Street Deadline Sale 2.00-2.30pm girl Regan Gallian, head girl Milla Price, head boy Joe Lang, deputy head boy Joshua Teh and head of boys’ 2.00-2.30pm 164 Fencourt Road PBN 2.00-2.30pm 2.00-2.30pm 17 Buckland Place $839,000 2.00-2.30pm boarding George Edwards-Heeney. Stories on all these students are featured in Cambridge News online this 2.00-2.30pm 29 Grey Street PBN 2.00-2.30pm
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- 4 large bedrooms plus office/5th bedroom, master suite is expansive - Featuring ducted air conditioning throughout, plus a heat pump in and opens to a covered deck, complete with ensuite & walk-in robe. the family room for efficient heating and cooling. - Cassette heat pump in the open-plan living, gas fire in the lounge, & - Open-plan kitchen, dining and living areas flow seamlessly, two additional heat pumps (hallway & master), plus an HRV system. complemented by a separate family room. Viewing By Appointment Open Home Sunday12.00 - 1.30pm
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SYKES, Owen – Pased away peacefully at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Berwick Melbourne, Australia early morning on Tuesday 23 December 2025, surrounded by his siblings. Much loved brother & brotherin-law of Harold & Janice of Cambridge & Ian, Col & Debbie and twin sister Rae, all in Melbourne. Much loved uncle to all his nephews and nieces. Rest in Peace.
ELLIS, Kerry John – Reg. No: L19399 – Royal New Zealand Navy Chief Petty Officer (Master at Arms) Passed away peacefully at home after a long illness. Devoted and loving husband to Pat for 53 years. Muchloved father and father-inlaw to Carmen & Mark, and Pete & Rebecca. Cherished Grandad to Nina, Jonty, Carly, Cooper, Charlie, Frankie, and Maisie, and Great-Grandad to Koby. A service to celebrate Kerry’s life will be held at Raleigh Street Christian Centre, Raleigh Street, Leamington, Cambridge, on Saturday, 10 January 2026 at 11.00am, followed by a private cremation. Donations to the Cambridge RSA Poppy Trust Fund would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Messages to the Ellis family may be sent c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434, or shared in Kerry’s online tribute book at www. grinters.co.nz.
CRESSWELL, Alison Gay – Passed away smiling with family on Thursday, 18th December 2025, aged 86 years. Ultimate mother and mother in-law to Ross & Liane, Patricia and Bryan. Adored Mummy Gay to her seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren with her 6th on the way. Loved friend of Marley. The service for Gay has been held. Messages to the 'Cresswell' Family can be sent c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434 or in Gay’s online tribute book at www. grinters.co.nz
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WARRENDER, Isaac Norman – Beautiful Isaac gained his angel wings on Saturday, 20th December 2025, at Starship Hospital, aged just 10 years. A muchloved and precious son of Dawn and Jimmi, and a cherished brother to his sister Paige and two brothers Jake and Logan. Isaac lived his life with courage, resilience and a quiet strength. He touched the hearts of all who knew him. Words cannot express how deeply loved you were, Isaac, nor how immensely you will be missed by your family and friends. A heartfelt thank you to the compassionate nurses, doctors and staff of Starship Children’s Hospital, Waikato Hospital Pediatric Ward, Rainbow Place, True Colours and Patricia Avenue School for the love, care, and kindness shown to Isaac and his family. A private family farewell for Isaac has been held. Messages to the Warrender family may be sent c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434, or shared in Isaac’s online tribute book at www.grinters.co.nz
LEWIS, Gordon Lindsay – Passed away peacefully on Monday, 15 December 2025, aged 77, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of Lois. Much loved father and father-in-law of Catherine, Hamish & Anna. Cherished Papa to Leo, Ben, and Ollie. A celebration of Gordon’s life has been held. Messages to the ‘Lewis’ family may be sent c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434, or shared in Gordon’s online tribute book at www. grinters.co.nz
DOBBS, Trevor Harold – Passed away peacefully at home on Friday, 26 December 2025, aged 80 years. Beloved and devoted husband of the late Sharley, now reunited with the love of his life. Trevor’s life was shaped by his deep love and loyalty to his family. Much loved father and father-inlaw to Ronald, Caroline & Shayne, and Kellie & Wayne. Dearly adored Grandad to Callum, Etham, Jesse, Libby, Zoey, Ollie and Chelsea. A celebration of Trevor’s life has been held. Messages to the Dobbs family may be sent c/- 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434, or shared in Trevor’s online tribute book at www.grinters.co.nz.
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H TS 112 Husqvarna Series™ Engine - 13.8hp - 38” / 95cm Cutting Width Compact yet powerful garden tractor offers intuitive operation and delivers excellent results on large open lawns.
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Husqvarna Series™ Engine - 14.8hp - 38” / 95cm Cutting Width Reliable garden tractor delivers an exceptional mowing experience on any large lawn – even in narrow passages.
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