A team effort involving a retailer and police led to the successful capture of two shoplifters last week.
Quick thinking store staff identified suspicious behaviour and immediately rang 111 with details of the theft, the offenders, their vehicle and direction of travel. This resulted in the arrest and search of the offenders and their vehicle. That search uncovered stolen items linking back to three further local thefts.
One offender was found to be wanted by police for other cases and both were held in custody to appear in court the next day with bail opposed. One was then further remanded to appear on another day on their combined matters, the other pled guilty and was sentenced to a short term of imprisonment.
I have mentioned in the past the concept of bail - police bail or court bail. If a person is arrested and charged with a crime, they may be summonsed or released on police bail - in either case requiring them to appear in court on a certain date. Police bail brings with it specific conditions, such as residing at a specific address, not to consume alcohol or illicit drugs, not to offer violence and not to contact victims and witnesses. After the first court hearing, bail conditions are reissued by the courts and continue as court bail.
Breaching bail conditions results in the person being arrested and held in custody to appear back before the court. They risk having their bail rescinded or opposed. If a person fails to turn up to court when bailed to do so, a warrant is issued for their arrest.
When recidivist or serious offenders are arrested, police consider whether or not to oppose bail and therewith holding them in custody to appear in court at the first available opportunity.
This typically happens when there are concerns the person might not appear back in court, would reoffend, tamper with evidence or be a danger to the victim, witnesses or general public.
If granting bail in such cases, the court may consider Electronically Monitored bail. If the bail opposition is upheld however, the offender is remanded in custody until their next court date, rather than being released.
In certain circumstances, the nature of an offender’s charge, combined with their previous conviction history, offences committed whilst previously on bail and served terms of imprisonment can make it mandatory under the Bail Act 2000 for Police to oppose bail.
Dozen in the race
Twelve candidates will vie for Hamilton’s mayoralty including current councillors Tim Macindoe and Sarah Thomson. A total of 52 candidates have put their names forward for election in the east, west and Kirkiriroa Māori wards including Cambridge resident Andrew Bydder and former Labour Party MPs Sue Moroney and Jamie Strange. Absent from the list for the first time in years is Kiwi Air founder Ewan Wilson.
Conference expenses
Waipā attendees at the Local Government Conference in Christchurch last month claimed $852.70 in expenses – thought to be incidental expenses such as airport transport and food - to add to the just over $17,000 it cost to fly eight people south and put them up in a hotel.
Web numbers
The Cambridge News online story about drugs and money being seized from a local address nabbed first place in page views last month.
Our digital presence continues to soar helped by breaking news and the Cambridge App revealing who all the candidates were in local body elections across the district and region.
The home page was second followed by our ever popular News in Brief.
Five councils taking the water plunge was fourth with news Te Huia train would be running on Sundays rounding out the top five.
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New centre line markings in Cambridge’s Fort Street will be removed and repainted after residents noticed they were not straight after council contractors finished the new road layout to formalise 37 parking spaces to enable swifter trips by ambulances. Informal parking was delaying ambulance response times but the wonky centre line was not part of the parking plan.
Last edition
The Cambridge Edition newspaper, owned by Stuff, is no more. Its last paper was published last week – less than six months after the demise of the NZME owned Te Awamutu Courier. Good Local Media independent publications Cambridge News, Te Awamutu News and King Country News now stand as the only free print products serving those communities.
Residents’ survey
There is no sight of Waipā District Council’s annual residents’ survey - usually published in June – and when The News went to press the council’s communications team had not responded to a request made last Thursday for a copy. The survey reports on residents’ satisfaction with council services, leadership, financial management and value for money.
Business news
There has been a berm blitz in the streets around Waikato University without any warning... and students saw red after they were fined $70 each for parking on berms. The tickets were refunded just as Waikato Business News went to press. Plus, we have Nanaia Mahuta reflecting on her final years in Parliament. Read more online goodlocal.nz
Official requests
Waipā District Council processed 199 Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (Lgoima) in the six months ended June 30. The first on January 4 was for information on a noise complaint and the last on June 29 was for property files and all related council correspondence. Media enquiries, many of which are usually answered by communications’ staff, numbered 45.
Betsy’s Dutch dilemma
By Mary Anne Gill
Betsy Reymer will be in two minds when she casts her vote in the upcoming Waikato Regional Council elections.
On one side is her son Garry Reymer; on the other her daughterin-law Liz Stolwyk who is married to Garry’s brother Andrew.
When nominations closed last week, both names appeared on the four-strong list vying for two seats in the Waipā-King Country constituency.
Stolwyk, who farms at Ōhaupō, is
stepping down from Waipā District Council after four terms - two as deputy mayor - to pursue a regional role.
Reymer, a veteran Federated Farmers executive member known for his contributions to the dairy industry, is part of the Rates Control Team ticket. He farms in Cambridge.
Betsy Reymer, 92, says both candidates are strong environmentalists, passionate about nature, waterways and trees.
Asked whether that stems from their Dutch heritage, the mother of 10 - four girls and six boys - laughed
TICKING THE BOXES
Three chase the chains
By Peter Carr
In this initial foray into local election matters it is important that I sort the wheat from the chaff. Or rather the mayoral candidates from those seeking council or ward chairs.
So, we have three candidates for the top job in Waipā –-for the chains of office, the car, the finance package and the huge number of hours that will be consumed by the winner. So firstly, a plaudit –anyone who desires the mayor’s seat (static or mobile) must have a streak of insanity in them. Or perhaps masochism. That said I applaud anyone who seriously feels they have the whit, energy and experience for the role. And can make a positive difference.
And it is to experience that I turn first this week. All three candidates have been around the big table for the last three years. Some for longer. One of them is standing to complete (her words) ‘unfinished business’.
For which read ‘change’. Meanwhile the old managerial guard has
On your marks, get set... go
By Mary Anne Gill
and said, “They’ve gone overboard about nature in Holland.”
She’s never been deeply involved in local politics. She and her late husband John were always busy raising children and farming.
But she’s unimpressed with the mess left behind by recent Waipā District Council work on her Te Awamutu street.
“I’ve left them a note and told them to clean it up,” she says.
So, who will she vote for when her papers arrive next month?
“Family,” Betsy tells The News with a chuckle.
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departed the building; the new incumbent has her feet firmly under the table and there is certainly change afoot.
Some of it good but, to paraphrase the website of a longstanding, respected councillor, clarity and open government have started to go out of the window. Likewise, the change to council meeting dates to throttle the timeliness of newspaper reporting is something that has not escaped the more wide-awake voters. Again (same councillor on a public domain website) “there is a lack of public transparency over the conducting of council business”.
These are serious charges which begs me to observe that perhaps the two councillors standing for the mayoral seat are doing so due, in part, to changes and accompanying frustrations that have been surfacing lately.
Looking ahead, the first major change will be the forthcoming water-related consortium which will see a sizable number of council staff depart the building(s) to work with
their pan-Waikato counterparts. Governance of how that is handled and the freeing up of council building space should be a prime target for council watchers. Perhaps a reduction of office space in Wilson Street will permit the expansion of the enjoyable but under-strain Cambridge public library. Watch this space.
Between now and the first week of October we will be besieged with promises – some of which will be impossible to keep. But getting noticed at this time is the name of the game.
A plethora of public signage, pamphlets, self-aggrandisement (no kissing babies anymore) and brief slots at public hall meetings will be the near-future excitement for young and old.
And on the subject of youth, the percentage of Waipā people under the age of 24 who have not yet registered for voting is alarming.
A late surge in nominations - many of them openly critical of the councilhas set the stage for a fiery election campaign in Waipā.
Most of the action is expected in the eastern part of the district, where 14 candidates are contesting four council seats in the Cambridge ward, and 12 challenging for four spots on the community board.
Maungatautari’s Mike Montgomerie will watch it unfold from the comfort of his armchair, having been elected unopposed. Kane Titchener also secured his seat in the Te AwamutuKihikihi Community Board’s Kakepuku constituency with no competition.
In a dramatic twist, Yvonne Waho submitted a last-minute nomination for the Māori ward after noticing no one else was standing - only for incumbent Dale-Maree Morgan to file her nomination. The result: a twoway contest in a ward facing the axe.
Te Awamutu-Kihikihi is expected to be more subdued, with seven candidates - six men and one woman - competing for three council seats. On the community board side, three newcomers – including a young Kihikihi candidate - will battle three incumbents for the four seats.
The response to The News’ request for further information from candidates has been outstanding and appears in this edition of The News.
Adding fuel to the fire, Waipā District Council promoted itself as the go-to source for election updates, claiming it would offer “the inside scoop”.
Good Local Media editor Roy Pilott said the claim showed naivety and a desire to overshadow The News.
“The council is running the election. It is privy to all information about it – to trumpet itself in the form of a competitive media and declare it will be providing “an inside scoop” is stupid and an insult to the electorate,” he said.
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Upston ramps up support
By Mary Anne Gill
Taupō MP Louise Upston has met Transport Minister Chris Bishop to advocate for the construction of onoff ramps at the southern end of the Waikato Expressway.
She cited growing concerns from the Cambridge community.
At a recent meeting with the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan, and other stakeholders, Upston requested written information to support the case.
She said new data - particularly the increase in heavy vehicle movements - showed a clear need for improved access, given how much has changed since the expressway was originally designed.
Applications for new quarries on both the eastern and western sides of the expressway, along with increased truck traffic via Te Awamutu, have added pressure to the network. Truck drivers use a temporary turnaround at Hydro Road, which requires them to travel south before looping back north. It is regarded as an inefficient and challenging route.
Four-laning of the CambridgePiarere section of State Highway 1, which has been fast-tracked by the coalition government, is at the designation stage and will soon move into the design phase.
“No one wants that road to be delayed,” said Upston, who acknowledge there was only a small window of opportunity to include
the ramps in the project.
New Zealand Transport Authority (NZTA) has always opposed the ramps, arguing that most of the traffic would be local and that expressways are not intended for local access.
O’Regan expressed concern that NZTA’s current planning risks missing a critical opportunity.
“Without north-facing ramps, heavy vehicle traffic will be forced to travel through Cambridge, increasing congestion, compromising safety, and further reducing the amenity of the town,” she said.
NZTA has also cited the steep terrain of the Karāpiro gully as a significant engineering challenge for constructing the ramps.
Upston said Bishop was aware of the rapid growth Cambridge is experiencing. She also briefed him on progress toward a third bridge crossing over the Waikato River.
Waipā’s Cambridge Connections project is investigating long-term transport solutions for the area.
“It’s about growth of the district and therefore growth in traffic movement and we’re not just talking local traffic,” said Upston.
O’Regan said Victoria Road now carried traffic volumes comparable to when it was part of State Highway 1.
Those levels were considered unmanageable for Cambridge, and it prompted the decision to construct the expressway nearly 20 years ago.
When work on the bypass began 11 years ago, NZTA said its construction would improve safety by significantly reducing through traffic and noise within the town. Since its handover to Waipā District Council, traffic counts in Victoria and Hamilton roads at the St Andrew’s Church roundabout have increased dramatically due to unprojected housing and industrial growth throughout Cambridge and are now at or exceed the traffic
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The News has consistently advocated for on-off ramps, editorialising on the issue more than three years ago after NZTA rejected the need.
O’Regan said she too had met with Bishop and had advocated for the ramps since the CambridgePiarere corridor was designated a road of national significance.
“New and proposed developments such as the adjacent
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sand quarry and expansion of industrial activity at Hautapu are encouraging signs of economic momentum. But they also bring pressure on local infrastructure.”
Waipā cannot manage the infrastructure impacts alone.
“If we’re to support national economic aspirations at the local level, we need central government to step up and back the enabling infrastructure that makes it possible,” said O’Regan.
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One Year on Victoria Street - co ee’s on us
It’s been a year since Volare moved from its tucked-away spot on Empire Street to the heart of Cambridge’s main street, and if you’ve wandered past recently, you’ll know the verdict is in: the locals have found it, and they’re staying.
The shift to 58 Victoria Street marked more than just a new address for Volare. With more space, natural light, and a fresh new look as part of the bakery’s wider rebrand, the store has quickly become a daily habit for Cambridge regulars and newcomers alike.
And while the sourdough might be slow-fermented, the momentum since moving has been anything but.
“We’ve had so many people pop in and say, ‘Oh! You’re here now!’” says Retail General Manager Amy Berryman.
“It’s been really encouraging to see new faces alongside our long-time regulars – and they’ve kept coming back, which is the best part.”
In the past few years, Volare’s team have noticed more people seeking out quality bread that’s kinder on the gut and better made.
“There’s a growing awareness around what’s in your food and people are happy to support something that’s made fresh every day, by hand,” Amy says.
“To celebrate one year in the new space, Volare is shouting locals a co ee.”
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Candidates – in their own words
The News asked candidates to provide us with no more than 30 words on why they were standing for public office and what one bit of difference would they want to make if elected. Some provided more than we asked for, so we cropped them back. Here is what those who responded had to say.
Waipā mayor
Susan O’Regan: Public service is in my DNA. Local government shapes people’s everyday lives and I’m committed to improving it, and giving back through leadership grounded in care, integrity and experience. Striking the right balance - delivering the quality services Waipā expects today while maintaining financial discipline and making strategic, future focused decisions that build a stronger district for generations to come.
Mike Pettit: I’m standing for mayor because I can enhance Waipā, through a strong collaborative leadership approach, focused on building stronger community connection and council accountability. Relationship, results, realism; together is better. As mayor, lead the district, ensuring we end double digit rate rises, through making savings within council; while being smarter at how we scope and fund infrastructure and amenity projects.
Clare St Pierre: I care deeply about this district where I was born and want a council that does better at the basics. I am offering my abilities to achieve those outcomes. Fix the finances so that we don’t have those large rates rises, debt is well managed, and alternative financing approaches and new revenue streams are available to council.
Waipā Māori ward
Dale-Maree Morgan: Māori-wards = a
tangible step in honouring Te Tiriti. I’ll continue my commitment to strengthening relationships, inclusive decision-making, genuine community engagement.
Continuing to show, Māori wards are a valued addition, in making local government a better space, for those who will come after us.
Yvonne Waho: I stand with a genuine commitment to ensure our voices are heard and represented with integrity, connection, and purpose.
I want to help shape decisions that reflect our people’s aspirations — creating positive change and pathways for our mokopuna.
Waikato Regional Council
Clyde Graf: Frustration over skyrocketing rates, costly bureaucracy, and the insidious creep toward co-governance in water management.
To tackle this, nine of us have formed the Rates Control Team which I want to be part of to rein in the reckless spending.
Stuart Kneebone: To offer my experience and knowledge of regional council to ensure we are adding value for ratepayers and playing our part to make the Waikato a better place for everyone.
Work constructively with central government to apply evidence based decision making, ensuring the pending reforms to local government work. Ratepayers are entitled to effective local government that delivers value.
Garry Reymer: Rates are running very high across the region and more costs coming down the line with Local Government reform and Plan Change 1. Navigating these will take careful managers with good business skills. Ensure that rate increases never exceed the rate of inflation. This may involve total reform of local governance.
Liz Stolwyk: I have connections, experience, credibility. I’ll lead conversations around
amalgamation, red-tape, transport and rates. With years of business experience, I will keep Waikato on-track as the economic powerhouse of New Zealand.
Experience counts, governance matters. I’m standing to provide Waipā/King Country with real visible leadership. Running a dairy farm and event tourism business, I want to reduce bureaucracy to grow Waikato.
Cambridge Ward
Aidhean Camson: Although new to Cambridge, I believe my skills and experience in large-scale, global infrastructure projects will help Waipā more efficiently deliver existing and future services. I want to drive accountability by making it easy for ratepayers to understand how the council’s day-to-day work aligns with the long-term plan, strategy, and vision.
Mike Cater: Council is ignoring the community and spending our money on their agenda. I am standing for the Better Waipā team because we need councillors who will listen to the people. My role in the team is to represent businesses. Success is a healthy economy with good jobs.
Philip Coles: To continue the achievements gained in the community the past 15 years as an elected member of the community board and the last two terms as a Cambridge ward councillor. During my time in public life, I’ve always made myself accessible and been involved in the community which helps get a clear understanding of the pressing issues.
Jo Davies-Colley: After serving on the community board for six years, I’m ready to step up, represent our vibrant community, and work hard to build a connected, bright future for Cambridge. I want to be a councillor who builds a stronger partnership between council and community, ensuring projects like Cambridge Connections are community-led,
transparent, and deliver exceptional outcomes for Cambridge.
Roger Gordon: Honesty. Reliability. Integrity. I value the opportunity to contribute to the future of Cambridge. I have governance and strategic planning experience plus a commitment to represent those that elect me. I will call for changes to the meeting format and reporting content of council and its committees for greater transparency and accountability for the decisions it makes and the services it delivers.
Ian Hayton: Council has become bureaucratic, with too many meetings, reports, and consultants. I am standing for the Better Waipā team because we need council to be productive and deliver good services. My role in the Better Waipā team is to drive efficiency and innovation. Success is saving money while improving services through smart solutions.
Stuart Hylton: Council needs a wake-up call. With over 30 years of global experience managing large scale projects for infrastructure, productivity improvement and efficiency savings, I am your Act local candidate. To refocus council on what matters for all residents. Using my knowledge and experience to guide council to deliver core services well, stop wasteful spending, and keep rates down.
Pip Kempthorne (also Community Board): We need a fresh voice for Cambridge to ensure that our council is listening to and doing the right thing for Cambridge residents and predicted growth of our beautiful town. With my significant professional experience and ability to bring people together, I’m committed to listening to residents, weighing up issues carefully and making decisions that serve our community’s best interests.
Karla Lugatiman: I care about our community and want to help make Waipā a place where families, businesses and everyday people feel
Healthy hearing and your brain
Angella Wolfe, Local Audiologist and owner of Wolfe Hearing, explains the link between hearing and brain health.
As we get older, staying healthy isn’t just about keeping our bodies active – our brains need exercise too. Regular physical activity and keeping our minds engaged helps us stay sharp, capable, and able to enjoy life. Looking after our hearing is a big part of this because when we hear well, our brain stays better stimulated. This helps us handle tricky listening situations, like following a group conversation or tuning out background noise.
HOW HEARING LOSS AFFECTS THE BRAIN
When most people think of hearing, they think of the ears—but it’s your brain that truly makes sense of sound. From recognising a loved one’s voice to understanding conversation in a noisy café, your brain is working hard behind the scenes. Brain scans show that when hearing loss is left untreated, the brain can start to rewire itself in unhelpful ways. For example, parts of the brain that usually process sight may start working harder to interpret speech, because of our greater reliance on lipreading or subtitles rather than actual sounds. Over time, the brain’s natural filters for background noise can weaken, making it harder to focus when there’s chatter or other sounds around.
Many people with hearing loss also experience tinnitus (ringing in the ears), which is often linked to these changes in the brain.
TRAINING THE BRAIN THROUGH BETTER HEARING
The good news is that the brain can adapt back. It takes time, but with the right support, the brain can relearn how to process sound, strengthen the correct pathways, and filter out what’s not important. Hearing aids don’t just make things louder—they help retrain your brain to recognise sounds and make sense of them. Research shows that hearing aid use can even boost what’s called “fluid intelligence”—skills like quick thinking,
memory, and problemsolving that tend to decline naturally as we age. Our “crystallised intelligence”—the knowledge and wisdom we’ve built up over time—stays steady, but keeping our hearing strong helps us hold on to those sharper processing skills. Untreated hearing loss isn’t proven to directly cause dementia, but studies show it can speed up agerelated mental decline. People with significant hearing problems often withdraw from conversations and social activities because it takes so much effort to follow along. This can lead to isolation, lower confidence, and less mental stimulation.
WHY EARLY HELP MATTERS
If you or your loved ones are starting to notice hearing difficulties, it’s worth getting help sooner rather than later. Studies indicate that early use of hearing aids can prevent the brain from making those unhelpful changes and keep us more connected with the world. Modern hearing aids are comfortable, discreet, and come with features like Bluetooth streaming for phone calls, music, and podcasts—so they can improve both hearing and lifestyle.
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MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE
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Candidates – in their own words
supported, heard and proud to call Waipā home. I want to be a real voice at the table bringing the everyday concerns of locals into decisions that truly make life better for all of us in Waipā.
Dave Marinkovich: To bring some representation for everyday people and to contribute to the future of our town and district. I really want to help reconnect our community with local council.
Stuart Matthews: I’m as fed up as everyone else. You have to make the community you want to live in, and I’m able to make councillor my only job. I’d like to reduce the number of pokie machines in Waipā at the 2026 review of the district’s gambling policy.
Barry Quayle: Council has lacked sound planning and financial governance. I have the skills and experience as regional council Finance and other positions to ensure excellence in governance. The long-term plan contained high-risk elements; the Auditor General gave it an adverse opinion. Less than five per cent of councils had an adverse opinion. I can make a needed correction over the next term of council.
Hope Spooner: Council should make Waipā a great place to live, but it is doing the opposite. I am standing for the Better Waipā team because we need to change it back. My role in the Better Waipā team is to represent families, young and old. Success is a happy community that can afford to choose Waipā for their home.
Cambridge Community Board
Graeme Allen: I am standing for the community board to be part of a team which ensures the voices of the Cambridge community are not lost amongst the noise of day-to-day council operations. I wish to be available to listen to the community,
conveying their concerns and compliments to council while ensuring the residents receive timely and effective feedback from council.
Curt Christiansen: I’m standing for the community board to understand more deeply the matters the community considers important and to be an effective advocate to council for the people who come to the community board.
Stewart Dromgool: Council has blown a lot of our money to make a mess of Cambridge’s transport. I am standing for the Better Waipā team because we need to fix it. My role in the Better Waipā team is to keep in touch with the Cambridge community. Success is a council that listens to the people and does the right things.
Charlotte FitzPatrick: We need a communityfirst approach, with accountability, efficiency, better communication, and smarter decisionmaking. I’ll help ensure projects are prioritised based on community needs, wants, and what’s affordable. Drive a shift in how council sets priorities and structures and uses resources, aligning projects with Cambridge’s real needs, ensuring affordability, and backing decisions with genuine engagement and strong community relationships from the start.
Mitchell Jordan: I believe we need a younger face and voice around the table that can work with everyone. I want to bring more young people into our decision making process and into local government to give them a chance of being a part of the system.
Pip Kempthorne (also council): We need a fresh voice for Cambridge to ensure that our council is listening to and doing the right thing for Cambridge residents and predicted growth of our beautiful town.
Chris Minneē: I believe I can be a good conduit for the transfer of information to and from the Cambridge residents, and the
council members. I hope to make council better understand the hopes and needs of the Cambridge residents.
Karen Morris: Some people I’ve talked to don’t know what a community board does. I will make the role more visible and provide a channel for their feedback to council. I want to open up opportunities for people to communicate their views and their ideas – the kind of things that will make Cambridge a better, more connected place.
Corren Ngerengere: To be a strong, independent voice for Cambridge – advocating for our community through collaboration and working hard to deliver outcomes that reflect local needs and aspirations. Build greater trust and transparency in local decision-making, so the people of Cambridge can feel confident their voice is being heard and reflected in council outcomes.
Selina Oliver: Cambridge is a great place to raise a family and the community surrounding us makes it that way. I wish to get involved in the workings of our great community. Improving connections between the community, community board, and council while ensuring our community has continued access to great extra-curricular activities.
James Slyfield: I am passionate about creating opportunities for young people - with a strong focus on inclusivity, support, and long-term impact - and representing the voices that often go unheard. My goal is to serve with integrity, listen actively, and take action that truly reflects the needs of the people.
Gerda Venter: I see the frustration of ratepayers daily, and I am feisty enough to step up and make the difference. I will make sure the council listens to ratepayers. To ensure decisions are made in a practical, logical, and cost-effective way with the ratepayers’ wellbeing as top priority.
Maungatautari subdivision
Les Bennett (also Pirongia-Kakepuku ward): Council is not working (no transparency, accountability or community input). I am standing for the Better Waipā team because we need to put the community back in charge.
Andrew Myers: About 10 years ago I realised that what was happening outside our farm gate was having more effect on our business than what I was doing inside it. I’m pretty hot on making us better, not growth for growth’s sake and more indebted.
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Aksel Bech: Rates have become unaffordable and we can no longer continue with a broken system of local government; we need to reset, starting with greatly increasing shared services to lower costs. Driving the change to genuinely empowering communities through voice, choice and control over the things that matter most is the path to more engaged communities that I want to achieve.
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Crystal Beavis: To advance aspirations expressed by communities in their own plans, implement government reform in resource management, manage infrastructure and core services efficiently, bring general rates rises below three per cent as planned. To ensure the communities I represent are informed and engaged with the work of council and, together, to develop genuine dialogue and mutual confidence that council decisions are democratically driven.
Mike Keir: To provide service to my community after a career working in infrastructure. As councils core business is maintenance and management of infrastructure, I feel I can add value. Reduction of further rate increases through improving council’s effectiveness, efficiency and providing better value for the money that is spent.
The Kamchatka earthquake
By Janine Krippner
Last week was an eventful one for the Pacific region, marked by significant geological and oceanic activity. The sequence of events began with a powerful earthquake, followed by a tsunami, then a Russian volcano made an appearance.
At 11:25 am on July 30 (New Zealand time), a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia, within the active Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone.
This is a significant seismic event, clocking in as the largest since the 2011 Mw 9.1 Tohoku earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami. It can be chaos trying to find good information during large and complex events like this one, so here are a few sources that can be helpful to save for next time.
For events that could impact us in Aotearoa, our own local agencies should always be where we turn for information and advice. That said, there are also some helpful international agencies that provide trustworthy information and context.
For information on earthquakes, earthquake.usgs.gov is an excellent resource. During significant events like this one, they do a great job of summarizing what happened. They also give aftershock forecasts, which estimate the likelihood of additional quakes within the following week, across a range of magnitudes.
For tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean, the international Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) will post tsunami Advisories. However, it is critical that we follow our own local Civil Defence advice for tsunamis. The strong currents associated with tsunamis alone can be dangerous or deadly and should never be underestimated.
This event is a good reminder that a tsunami is not a normal wave like we see at
our beaches, and it is also not a tidal wave.
A tsunami is a set of powerful surges that can carry vast amounts of water and debris inland, then back out to sea. This series of waves often occurs over hours, and the largest wave might take a while to reach your location. This is why it is essential to follow advice until an advisory is formally lifted.
In the aftermath of the earthquake, headlines quickly circulated claiming it had triggered a volcanic eruption. Klyuchevskoy, the volcano in question, is actually one of the more frequently active volcanoes in Kamchatka. I’ve been fortunate enough to see in person, and its activity is not unusual. The current eruption episode started in April, so no, the earthquake did not trigger a new eruption. There are a lot of active volcanoes in Kamchatka, so having several ongoing eruptions at any given time is normal.
A great place to fact-check volcanic activity like this is the Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, where eruption dates and descriptions are available in one handy place. Claims of a large earthquake triggering an eruption are common during these events, and it is almost always a volcano that has been erupting for quite a while.
Thankfully, this was not a repeat of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami or the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami, both of which caused catastrophic devastation and tragic loss of life. Still, it serves as a powerful reminder that we live on a geologically active planet, and that events unfolding far from our own shores can still have a direct impact on us.
An affair of the mind
By Murray Smith, Bridges Church
What goes on in our ‘thought life’ matters a great deal. The things we think about, the type of thoughts we allow in our ‘headspace’, plus the emotions that accompany those thoughts, will inevitably shape a great deal of life’s outcomes for us…for good or bad.
Actually, guarding our thoughts ought to be routine for us, just as much as any regimen we undertake for healthy, whole livingwatching the food we eat, exercising, cleaning our teeth, getting appropriate sleep and rest, managing stress and so on.
The thing is, nobody sees our thoughts. That means it’s possible to secretly internalise thinking in a way that remains hidden from other people. Without personal discipline, we’re capable in various ways, of drifting into destructive thought patterns within the shady private world of our ‘neck top’.
‘How we think’ is a subject addressed frequently in the Bible. We’re admonished to ‘capture’ early on, any tendency in our hearts and minds to be drawn down wayward paths.
“Whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
(Philippians 4:8)
Another Bible verse states emphatically, ‘as a person thinks, so they will be’. (Proverbs 23:7). Right here, is deep and profound truth.
Years ago living in another location, my nearby neighbours were a young couple renting an upstairs flat. One day I was devastated to learn the husband had been arrested and was before the court on rape charges. Around this time a large cardboard box appeared alongside my letterbox. Curious, I opened it to discover its contents and where it had come from. Invoices and
paperwork pertaining to the young man being prosecuted were strewn throughout, but the main bulk of the contents was seriously alarming. Stacks of filthy pornographic magazines lay piled among his other possessions. The correlation could not have been clearer. Court evidence stated that from an elevated vantage point where he lived, he’d spent hours over time, watching his young female victim whilst she exercised in her flat below at night. He said he ‘didn’t know what came over him’ - that he’d been ‘overtaken by a whim’ propelling him to launch his attack.
This young man tragically provided demonstration that ‘as a person thinks, so they will be.’ It’s inevitable that incubating depraved images, nurturing perverted thoughts will gain mastery which at some point in time will find expression. It’s also clear that clouded thinking leads to impulse control problems… garbage in, garbage out.
A published study I saw recently (“Frontiers in Human Neuroscience”), gave insights into how progressive exposure to pornography rewires the brain’s ‘reward and control circuits’, leading to neurological arousal, behavioural changes, and dependency comparable to drug addiction. To quote this article, the doctor wrote, “There’s clear evidence that porn changes the brain. Pornography is not just a private matter, it affects those around us.”
The final word belongs to the Bible, “Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”
(Romans 12:2)
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‘Cossie’ stalwart remembered
By Viv Posselt
The Cambridge Cossie Club farewelled one of its own last week, celebrating the life of a man who had been there almost from the beginning.
Rod Coster, who died at Waikato Hospital on July 25, joined the club in 1978, just three years after it started. He would have wanted to be part of their 50th anniversary in December, said club manager Donna Sheehan, but it was not to be.
His death at age 79 drew out a plethora of memories aligned to the club and its activities, to his love of fishing and family and to ‘afternoon roasting sessions’ sure to be missed by many.
Donna said when she became manager, she
relied heavily on Rod’s ‘encyclopaedic knowledge’ about the Cossie Club.
“A story about him in 1991 quoted Rod as saying he hadn’t wanted to join initially because the club had women members and he said he was a ‘male chauvinist’,” she said, “but once he joined, he became addicted and promptly signed his wife up.”
Sid Murfitt said Rod served on the committee for about 13 years, becoming president from 1990-92, and again from 2001-08. He remained involved in the years that followed and in January this year helped the committee re-do the constitution, which was adopted at the annual meeting in April.
He recalled days of ‘playing golf, talking
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bullshit, drinking beers … boasting about our best shots’.
Similar memories, including those of friendships forged with fellow club members and their families, were spoken of by Gordon Searle. Golf, like fishing, was another Coster passion, and Rod had been instrumental in setting up a golf section at the Cossie Club, leading to members playing at clubs around the Waikato.
Speaking on behalf of the family, daughter-in-law
Haley McLaughlin said Rod was always up for a good yarn. He was at his happiest ‘out on the water, behind the captain’s wheel’, she said, and never missed an opportunity to help out at the Cossie Club in whatever way he could.
A businessman all his life, he had worked for NZ Industrial Gases in Auckland before moving to Putāruru where he became a cigarette salesman. He also held positions in various engineering firms before purchasing Rosswoods, a company manufacturing farm buildings.
“People in the farming industry trusted him… even after retiring 15 years ago, he was still being approached by people wanting his barns.”
Celebrant David Natzke said Rod had made a lot of things happen at the Cossie Club during his long membership.
“He wouldn’t have wanted a fuss,” he said, “but regardless, Rod was one of those people who really did make a difference.”
Family, community and the Cossie Club meant everything to Rod Coster.
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Rivals agree on need for seat
By Jesse Wood
Dale-Maree Morgan and Yvonne Waho are the two nominees in what could be the final election for the Waipā Māori ward.
Neither wants to see Māori wards go.
No stress - vote yes.”
Morgan was behind the Don’t Burn Waipā campaign, and its works was one of the original reasons she stood in the 2023 by-election.
The position is there to ensure that decision-making reflects Māori values, experiences and Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations, she said.
11:45am, Building alarm and evacuation, Duke Street 4:03pm, Building alarm and evacuation, Hall Street
9:55am, Cardiac Arrest, Bryce Street
WEDNESDAY:
1:09pm, Building Alarm and evacuation, Ruakura Road
7:15am, 4 car MVA, Waikato Expressway
A referendum alongside the local body elections will determine whether or not dedicated Māori wards and constituencies will remain in place for individual councils.
“I was originally approached and contacted by concerned advocacy groups in 2020/2021, asked to lead the response to the proposed Waste to Energy Incineration Plant application,” Morgan said.
“I have strong ties to the Waipā district and travel back often. Although I live outside the district, I stay closely connected to my people and whenua,” Waho said.
9:36am, Building alarm and evacuation, Bollard Road
THURSDAY:
11:56pm, Building Alarm and evacuation, Hautapu Road
2:34pm, Single car MVA, Lamb Street
FRIDAY
FRIDAY:
Morgan, who holds the Māori seat in Waipā says she is seeking re-election to continue the work already underway.
8:42am, Building Alarm and evacuation. Maungatautari Road
2:13pm, 2 car MVA, Albert Street
9:47pm, Single car MVA, Waikato Expressway
SATURDAY:
3:53am, Medical assistance, Karapiro Road
9:08am, Building alarm and evacuation, Cambridge Road
7:51pm, Chimney fire, Milton Street
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“I’m putting my hat back in for a second round,” she said. “Ideally, to complete and progress work that my colleagues spoke humbling accolades about when we voted to retain the role in August 2024.
“I’m advocating to keep Māori wards as a tangible step that honours Te Tiriti - a progressive step already in place.
Briefs…
Dozen in the race
“We held a number of community meetings and got a group of fantastic community members who have valiantly held the space, to resist that plant coming to the Waipā District.”
Candidate number two, Waho, recently moved to Hastings from Te Awamutu but is still regularly on Waipā soil.
She said Māori wards provide a crucial platform to “address the specific needs and aspirations of our communities.”
Twelve candidates will vie for Hamilton’s mayoralty including current councillors Tim Macindoe and Sarah Thomson. A total of 52 candidates have put their names forward for election in the east, west and Kirkiriroa Māori wards including Cambridge resident Andrew Bydder and former Labour Party MPs Sue Moroney and Jamie Strange. Absent from the list for the first time in years is Kiwi Air founder Ewan Wilson.
Conference expenses
Waipā attendees at the Local Government Conference in Christchurch last month claimed $852.70 in expenses –thought to be incidental expenses such as airport transport and food - to add to the just over $17,000 it cost to fly eight people south and put them up in a hotel.
Project goes ahead
The $300,000 Cambridge Connections moving forward together project implementation plan was approved by Waipā District Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee this week. The project will develop a 30-year plan of transport services and infrastructure to support growth and deliver on the community’s aspirations. Half the money will be spent on external communications resources such as graphic design and engagement materials.
Hotel reopens
Following a multi-million-dollar transformation of the town’s original 1866 beaux-arts Masonic Hotel, the 29-room Clements Hotel in Duke Street (named after Archibald Clements), has opened. Seasoned hospitality leader Cameron Kellow from Scotland will manage the hotel for Capstone Hotel Management.
Cleaning up
Aroha Cambridge, a group of residents dedicated to environmental restoration and biodiversity enhancement, has teamed up with Waipā council for a community-led
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“I bring a deep commitment to representing our people with integrity, connection, and purpose.
“For me, this is about more than a seat at the table - it’s about ensuring Māori are actively involved in shaping the decisions that affect our whānau, our whenua, and our future.
“I want to help bring a stronger, more connected voice for our people into local government.”
environmental restoration project to transform 1.4 hectares of land between Payne Park and the Te Awa River Ride. Invasive weeds will be removed and native species planted.
Road reopens
The rail crossing on State Highway 1B Telephone Road, east of Hamilton – once considered one of the most dangerous in New Zealand, has reopened, more than three years after it was closed. The installation included new signals and barriers at the rail crossing and additional warning signs for approaching trains.
Trial extended
The 90-minute Cambridge central district parking trial in Victoria, Duke, Empire and Commerce streets is six months in and the council wants to know whether it is working. To find out staff issued a media release after The News went to press last week through its social media platforms.
Love story
Cambridge author David Farrell’s new love story about life in South Africa in 1995 after the Rugby World Cup has been published. My African Rose features newlyweds Rose and Rorke trading corporate life for a new dusty tavern south of Johannesburg.
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Knitters spin a good yarn
By Steph Bell-Jenkins
When it comes to her knitting, there’s no bigger buzz for Christine Baker than seeing someone put on one of her creations and get toasty and warm.
“I’m old school,” the retired Cambridge blueberry orchardist said. “I don’t make anything unless there’s a practical use for it.”
So she was delighted by the enthusiastic reaction she got as she handed out a colourful beanie to each of Karāpiro School’s 35 students last Wednesday.
Christine – whose daughter Alana Thompson is the school’s principal – knitted the hats and delivered them during Wool Day last Wednesday (July 30).
She and fellow Cambridge Creative Fibre members
Margaret Cairns (president), Tracey Sparke (vice president) and Jessie Bell were at the school to teach students about wool. They passed around a bag of raw fleece – still dusty and redolent with lanolin – and showed how clean, washed fibre could be spun into yarn and knitted into garments.
They also gifted each student a pair of woolly
slippers, donated by club members.
“There are a lot of different kinds of spinning wheels, but if you look in fairytale books, they look like Margaret’s,” Christine told the children. Margaret encouraged the students to lick their fingers to taste the lanolin.
“It’s her party trick,” Christine told the students. “Definitely don’t do that – it tastes yucky.”
Year 5 student Eli Johnson was stoked with his red, yellow and black striped beanie.
“It looks like the Chiefs and it’s very warm,” he said.
From a sheep farm himself, he was interested to learn the coats of bison and camels could be turned into yarn. Some of his classmates were intrigued to learn sheep could get cast – stuck on their backs with their legs in the air – if they fell over after their wool had soaked up lots of water.
Christine, who began knitting around age nine, said the four women had loved their visit.
“The children were so well behaved and so interested and just little sponges,” she said.
Alana said the children had thoroughly enjoyed
learning about every stage of the wool production process, from sheep farming and shearing to carding, spinning, dyeing and knitting.
“As a rural school, it’s important that our students understand the value of the wool industry – not just on a national level, but in terms of how it shapes our local identity and livelihoods,” she
said.
“Its been a hands-on, meaningful experience that’s really brought their learning to life.
“They’re especially thrilled with their new beanies and slippers – many of them have barely taken them off since.”
Cambridge Creative Fibre, known locally for splashing bright knitting
over main-street trees every winter to advertise its annual exhibition, has donated hundreds of knitted items to Waikato charities over recent years.
Beneficiaries have included Loving Arms in Te Awamutu, which helps babies and their families, Cambridge midwives and, most recently, the Cancer Society’s Lions
Lodge in Hamilton.
“Some of our members are elderly and they’ve got no family left to knit for, so our charity work gives them a purpose and keeps them feeling needed and wanted,” Christine said.
“They want to have something in their hands and be creating – it’s like the need to have a cigarette, I think.”
Cambridge Creative Fibre members (from left) Margaret Cairns, Jessie Bell, Tracey Sparke and Christine Baker enjoyed chatting to Eli Johnson (front) during their visit to Karāpiro School.
Paewai heads to Bluff and back
Ryman’s Paewai Tume inspires residents as he pounds the pavements of Cambridge With construction of the main building at Ryman Healthcare’s Patrick Hogan Village about to ramp up later this month, site worker Paewai Tume is on a walking mission to ensure he remains holistically healthy for the job.
As residents in Ryman’s 49 villages are signing up for the annual walking challenge – Walking for Wellness – Ryman team member Paewai Tume (MNZM) is walking
his own impressive mission.
Paewai has worked on the construction of five different Ryman Healthcare villages over the last 10 years and knows how essential it is to be mobile so that he can move around the site confidently.
Residents are becoming familiar with the sight of Paewai in his high vis vest and steel toe-capped walking boots, striding around the perimeter of the Hugo Shaw Drive village.
“I walk one way in the morning, and I walk the other way in the afternoon,” says Paewai, a former member of the NZ Defence Force.
“I walk to be better every day. I want to be well, productive and to be better than yesterday, and it’s good for the cognitive side too.
“Coming from a military background, I want both the mental and physical to be in peak condition.”
Two years ago, Paewai decided to start walking, and as he did, he began equating his steps to the distances between each of the five villages he had worked on – Jean Sandel in his hometown of New Plymouth, Bob Scott in Petone, Kiri Te Kanawa in Gisborne, Linda Jones in Hamilton and Patrick Hogan in Cambridge.
He has clocked up 1700km in 18 months and realised the distance was equivalent to the distance from Cape Reinga to Christchurch.
“So it was a simple decision to keep going all the way to Bluff.”
He soon achieved the 2400km distance but rather than sit back, relax and marvel at the milestone, Paewai is now setting himself the challenge of walking the same distance back again.
“I’ve worked out that it should take me 29
months to walk 3000km, which is equivalent to walking from Bluff to Cape Reinga via the Te Araroa Trail.”
By then the main building should be well and truly completed and the team will be finishing off the remaining stages of townhouses.
Paewai arrives at work early so he can fit in his first walk of the day, then he does another one during his lunch break, and at the weekends he tops up with maintenance kms to get closer to his yearly target.
“I don’t count the domestic steps I take throughout the day, I just count the conditioning steps from active walks.”
He has worked out his pace by counting his steps and measuring the distance walked and doesn’t use any apps or fitness devices. He doesn’t even listen to music as he walks.
“I like to listen to the birds singing and look for the seasonal changes in the light or the weather. I want to be in it. I like the deprivation, the adversity. If it was easy, anyone could do it,” he says.
Patrick Hogan resident Di Mist, who is signing up for Ryman’s 2025 Walking for Wellness challenge, says Paewai’s passion and commitment is inspirational.
“I have every confidence that Paewai will be able to achieve his goal of the return leg.”
Di’s kilometre count rivals Paewai’s, as she usually walks around 35km a week.
“I enjoyed getting stuck into the Walking for Wellness last year and achieved my goal of 120km in a short period of time.
“I have always enjoyed walking and love getting out and about in Cambridge.”
Fellow resident Lynn Turner says walking brings her real joy, especially when she gets close to nature.
“I’ve had zen moments when walking on the river trail when I’ve had the trail all to
Cli-fi at Cambridge High
By Steph Bell-Jenkins
Waipa readers have had the chance to delve inside the mind of a novelist recently, as Cambridge musician and author Holly Cramer-Roberts promoted her young adult fantasy series, Harp and the Lyre.
Holly, who writes under H C Roberts, was at Cambridge High School’s library last Thursday and the Te Awamutu town library on July 25, kicking off her tour of New Zealand schools and libraries.
Her three cli-fi (climate fiction) novels – Exposed, Extraction and Exchange – are each set over seven days, telling the story of five teenagers navigating the challenges of young adult life in a rapidly changing world.
The trilogy features 14 songs embedded in pages, accessed through QR codes, to add an aural dimension to the reading experience.
Holly, whose stage name is Holly Christina, was born in Auckland and has worked as a guitar tutor since leaving high school. She began writing songs at age 12 and recorded her first album at 15.
Her own story with Cambridge is a romance.
“I visited Cambridge for the first time ever in July 2019, and there was just something about it that made me think I’m going to move here,” she said.
“I was here by December
2019. It’s a bit of a love story with the town and definitely an inspirational backdrop for creating my fantasy world.”
There had always been a Waipā connection: her father, Campbell, is originally from Te Awamutu.
At Cambridge High School library last Thursday, Holly spoke and played her guitar to an audience of about 20 students, many of whom were interested in her writing process.
“It’s good to see how an author does it, and it’s not easy, there’s a whole process to it,” said Alexa Winslade, 13. “I enjoyed seeing how you can incorporate multiple senses within your writing.”
Arts prefect Liam Dobson, who took guitar lessons from Holly as a Cambridge Middle School student several years ago, said he had been inspired to read her books.
“To see someone in Cambridge show this passion and combine her love of writing and playing
music – it just shows you can do something you love,” he said.
Holly, whose job working remotely as a private guitar tutor has allowed her the flexibility to embark on her book tour, said she was planning to visit schools and libraries in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Tauranga and the Waikato.
“I’m just starting small,” she said. “It’s the whole organic process. This year I thought it was more about exposure, just getting the name of the books out and getting them into all the libraries – that’s been my goal.”
She said two key themes in the trilogy – belonging and identity –were important to her personally.
“Truth is important to me, and morality,” she said.
“I think it’s also about connections, relationships. Hope is a big theme I really wanted to focus on, because hope is something we all need through life, especially in dark times.”
myself and am enjoying the sound of the river as it slowly moves past.
“It is the enjoyment of walking that has me hooked!”
Another keen walker in the village, Margaret Billington, suffered a broken hip last year so missed out on the walking challenge, but now recovered, she’s raring to go.
“I am back enjoying my daily walks, though I am a little more careful of where I am walking.
“I often meet Paewai if I am out around lunchtime. He always has a smile and words of encouragement,” she says.
This year the Walking for Wellness: Step into Spring event allows residents to set their own goals and time limits. Walkers will choose a distance between 0.5km and 8km and how many days they will walk that distance, collecting points along the way.
Walkers can earn extra points by taking photos, with the most creative awarded at village celebrations to be held in October.
Walking for Wellness registrations close tomorrow and the challenge will take place throughout the month of September.
While there are many pleasant walks around the Cambridge area for residents to start their Walking for Wellness training, one highlight of the year is the annual Light Night.
People are encouraged to walk or ride along the lit-up Te Awa River Ride, an approximately 2km section (one way) from the Gaslight Theatre towards the Velodrome and back.
This year, the walk is on Saturday and walkers from Patrick Hogan will walk the 6.3km from the village to the Gaslight Theatre, arriving by 6pm for the river walk, and then afterwards head back to the village.
Bihoro students explore Waipā
Students from Bihoro High School were amazed by the wide open paddocks cows and calves enjoy in Waipā compared to the farming practices back in Japan.
Over the weekend, five students from Bihoro High School were hosted in Waipā by Cambridge Community Board members Alana Mackay (joined by her daughter Mia) and Philip Coles, deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and her husband Andrew Reymer, and Cambridge High School principal Greg Thornton. Activities included slug gun shooting, milking, and feeding newborn calves at the Reymers’ farm in Ōhaupō.
“It was a real pleasure to host the Bihoro students. Experiences like this highlight just how valuable it is to share New Zealand’s dairy farming story with the world,” said Reymer, who is also Federated Farmers Waikato vice president.
The visit wasn’t just about farming. Hospitality was also on display, with Stolwyk’s famous peach dessert proving popular once again - devoured by the students just as it had been by a Chinese delegation days earlier.
“Cambridge has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Bihoro, which in recent years has also opened the door to valuable agri-business connections,” said Stolwyk, who first visited Bihoro in 2012, prior to her election to Waipā District Council. She is standing down at this election to run for Waikato Regional Council.
“Every opportunity to showcase our dairy sector contributes to New Zealand’s goal of doubling export value by 2034 - and it’s well worth the effort.
“With the farming sector playing a critical role in sustaining our economy, we’re simply doing our bit to support it,” she said.
Paewai Tume on one of his regular walks around Patrick Hogan Village.
Waipa author Holly Cramer-Roberts chats with Cambridge High School students (from left) Renee Britton, Liam Dobson and Hannah Goodwin at the school library on July 31.
Thumbs up from these Bihoro High School students, from left: Gaku, Miwako, Alexis, Ichika, Minako. Photo: Supplied
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Goodwood School’s vision is to empower caring, connected and curious lifelong explorers who will make a difference. This vision can be seen in action every day within the school’s park-like grounds just three kilometres to the north of Cambridge. There are many facilities that set the school apart including the extensive bike track, scooter park and even a real helicopter! Goodwood students or ‘explorers’ make exceptional progress across the curriculum. David Graham joined our school as principal in 2015 and is proud of the quality of
learning, achievement and engagement that occurs every day. “Our school is such a vibrant learning environment with passionate staff supported by a wonderful community. You are very welcome to make a time to visit.”
For an incredible 115 years, Horahora School has been a cherished cornerstone of our vibrant community, gracefully nestled beneath the majestic Mt Maungatautari in the heart of rural Waikato.
Operating three dynamic classrooms, Horahora School offers a truly unique and nurturing learning environment with excellent student-to-teacher ratios, ensuring personalised attention for every child across Years 1-8. While maintaining a strong focus on essential literacy and numeracy, our curriculum is richly enhanced with local contexts, embracing captivating environmental studies, exploring local history, and providing education outside the classroom.
Horahora School deeply values its strong community partnerships, recognising they're integral to every student's success. We are taking enrolments for 2026 now! Principal Shannon Buckle is delighted to show prospective families around our beautiful school. Come and experience the Horahora difference!
Kar āpiro School - Together We Grow
I warmly invite you and your whānau to join our beautiful, family-oriented school, located just 8km from town in the vibrant Karāpiro community. With its expansive green spaces, attractive outdoor play facilities and tightknit vibe, Karāpiro School captures all the best aspects of a small country school, while offering a diverse range of learning opportunities. Our dedicated teachers strive to tap into every student’s unique strengths, interests and talents to help them develop a lifelong love of learning, so they can reach their full potential. We are passionate about creating a positive, caring and nurturing environment where your child can shine — academically, socially and emotionally. I would love to share our amazing school with you, so please call us today to arrange a visit.
- Alana Thompson, Principal
Karāpiro School is a vibrant rural school located only 8km from town. Our school captures all that is great about a small rural environment while providing an excellent range of diverse learning opportunities for our students. We pride ourselves on embracing the unique strengths and interests of each student, ensuring a supportive and nurturing environment where they can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Our dedicated teachers are committed to fostering a love for learning, catering to diverse learning styles, and supporting each child to reach their full potential. Whether your child is just beginning their educational journey or looking for a nurturing environment to continue their growth, we look forward to welcoming you and your child to our learning community. I, Alana Thompson, would love to share our beautiful school with you, please call us on (07) 827 7642 to arrange a visit. Whakatupu tahi tātou. Together we grow.
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Tēnā koutou katoa! I am incredibly proud to serve as the tumuaki of our wonderful Roto-o-Rangi School. Originally from Australia, I’ve been happily rooted in the mighty Waikato for almost 30 years now –although I do miss the Aussie Rules football. Our kura is a unique rural school for Years 1 to 6, nestled in the beautiful Roto-o-Rangi district, just a quick five-minute drive from Leamington. We’re a diverse group, with students joining us from both the countryside and town, and we embrace the unique perspectives this brings. Together, we share a wonderfully diverse learning environment, united by a clear
focus: developing respectful, resilient, and responsible learners ready to shape their future.
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, we have a lot to offer our students as they learn, grow, and progress through to year 8. We are the only Catholic Integrated School in Cambridge. Our vision is ‘To be the best we can be!’ With high expectations and well-resourced learning environments, we create a nurturing place for children to grow.
Principal Nicole Higby joined St Peter’s Catholic in January 2025 and is loving being part of this enthusiastic, faith filled community.
At the ngakau (heart) of our school is whānau. We believe in strong partnerships, working closely with our families and the wider community to create a shared vision for every child. Our dedicated and experienced staff craft engaging learning experiences that help students achieve their potential and grow into thoughtful, contributing citizens of Aotearoa New Zealand. Our programs thoughtfully prepare them for the future, while always honouring our rich culture and rural heritage.
Being a smaller school allows us to know every individual child, understanding their unique needs and empowering them to discover who they are and strive for personal excellence. We offer a vibrant local curriculum that keeps students engaged with diverse and challenging activities, from getting their hands dirty in the Garden to Table program to exploring the world of coding robots.
We’d love for you to come and visit our classrooms and experience the warm, welcoming atmosphere of Roto-o-Rangi School for yourself. Our children are truly as awesome as the breathtaking scenery around us!
Whānau are well connected with the school, there is a vibrant PTFA, and staff are passionate about learning and building relationships. There is clear commitment to the academic, spiritual, creative, sporting, and social development of all ākonga within a values based education.
St Peter’s Catholic school does not have an enrolment zone; the special character of our school welcomes students from Catholic and non-catholic backgrounds. We currently have spaces for catholic students and a waiting list for non-catholics. We warmly welcome you to pop in and visit our kura.
TE MI RO SCHOOL - YEARS 1 TO 8 Tupu Tahi Tatou
Te Miro School stands out among Cambridge schools with its unique rural environment. Just a scenic 1O-minute drive from the centre of Cambridge, Te Miro offers a warm and friendly atmosphere where every child's individuality is celebrated. We are proud to support students from Year 1 to Year 8 with a holistic curriculum based on Nature Ed. Our Bush Class is now in its seventh year.
At Te Miro, your child will form strong, meaningful relationships with exceptional and experienced teachers and staff who are knowledgeable, caring, and committed to ensuring your child's success. Our academic results speak for themselves. Our rural community is incredibly supportive, as seen at our annual Agricultural Day,
Matariki and Autumn and Summer festivals. Te Miro School is not zoned, and we warmly invite you to discover the "best-kept secret" in Cambridge.
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New book looks at our lakes
Experts say Waikato’s diverse range of lakes are in urgent need of better management and restoration.
University of Waikato freshwater scientist Deniz Özkundakci says “a lot, if not most” of the hundreds of lakes in the region are significantly degraded and in urgent need of action to protect and restore their health.
“At the same time, we have some truly hidden gems – lakes that rank among the best in the country. The region includes the full spectrum of lake condition, from outstanding lakes to some of the most degraded,” he says.
The findings are part of a new book, a joint venture by the University of Waikato and the Waikato Regional Council.
Lakes often hold strong emotional value for people, whether it be childhood memories of learning to swim, fishing or water skiing to summer holidays with family, Özkundakci says.
However, farming and urban development has resulted in several lakes being much smaller and shallower than they were in the early 1900s.
Water quality remains one of the biggest concerns.
“Most of the lakes are all enriched in nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen from farmland runoff, causing algae bloom and turning the water a bright green and making it smell bad,” he said.
“In some lakes, aquatic plants have disappeared entirely. Where plants remain, they’re often overrun by invasive species. We’ve also lost many lake birds that relied on native plants and the food they provided.”
But he noted that many community groups have started to get involved in restoration efforts.
“While promising efforts are underway, scaling them up will be essential to deliver
the widespread impact that is urgently needed”.
Özkundakci says there are examples where lake health has improved when the right work has been done.
The book, Hidden Gems of the Waikato, brings together contributions from 82 authors from a range of disciplines and organisations. It includes chapters on lake geology and formation; plants and animals found in lakes and lake restoration. It looks at policy and economic considerations and includes personal reflections from contributors.
Co-editor Natasha Grainger, Waikato Regional Council’s Team Leader –Biodiversity, is proud of the collaborative effort of the authors.
“It has been a big task to compile all of the information in a way that will be engaging and useful to readers, but we are satisfied we have done exactly that.”
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Hunters aim to get their goat
An eight week attack on feral goats has been launched by the Department of Conservation and the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association.
The National Wild Goat Hunting
Competition is a nationwide initiative to raise awareness of the environmental and agricultural damage caused by wild goats.
The competition, running to November 26, encourages hunters and landowners to tackle the growing wild goat population.
Goats feast on native plants and can quickly destroy vegetation.
Ten landowners have registered their interest with the competition to get help reducing wild goat numbers on their land.
“We want to see wild goat hunting become a regular feature in the hunting calendar,” Doc ‘s Wild Animals Manager Mike Perry said.
There is a host of areas where the hunt will take placed in King Country and, in Waikato, at the Wairenga scenic reserve (Bridal
Veil Falls) where only bow hunting will be permitted.
Other sites include the 80-ha Mangaotaki reserve near Te Kūiti, two reserves near Awakino, three reserves near Kawhia and the Mangaokewa reserve in Pureora. Game there also includes deer and goats.
The competition offers more than $70,000 in prizes.
Feral goats are a common sight on land bordering state highways in parts of the country – notably Taranaki. They were introduce 250 years ago when Captain James Cook released a number in the Marlborough Sounds during his second voyage to New Zealand. Other explorers, whalers and sealers added to the population.
Work to control their numbers began in the 1930s. They now occupy about 14 per cent of the country are thought to number several hundred thousand.
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Feral goats present a threat to native plants.
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Lily’s our new world champ
Cambridge teenager Lily Greenough braved the wet conditions to claim the junior women’s title at the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Copenhagen.
In the treacherous conditions, the 17-yearold rode with a maturity beyond her years to dominate the junior women’s competition, winning her quarterfinal and semifinal impressively.
Greenough was outstanding in the final, claiming the holeshot out of the gate and riding faultlessly on the sodden track to control the competition and claim the world championship honours.
The silver medallist last year, Greenough was in a class of her own in the tough conditions.
“Honestly it is incredible. I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. Throughout the whole day, keeping it together especially in the wet weather – unbelievable. I can’t believe it yet,” said Greenough.
While the track held up relatively well in the constant rain, the soggy conditions were an additional challenge.
“I had to be more cautious in the wet through the corners because I didn’t want to wash out or slip down the ramp. I had to be aware of the conditions and adapt to get the best outcome you possibly could.”
Greenough said the whole day was exciting, adding that her support team of family and coach Matt Cameron was vital.
“The key for me was having my whole support system there with my family. Having my coach there especially helping me all the way through with lane picks, best lines in the conditions – that was the key today.
“I still can’t believe it. It is a dream come true. It hasn’t sunk in fully yet but it’s such
a cool experience with all the media and everything. It is so cool.”
Her brother Jack Greenough also made the final in the men’s under-23 after winning his quarterfinal and placing fourth in his semifinal. After a bold move to recover on the first corner in the final, he misjudged the soggy jump on the second straight and came down to end hopes of a double family podium.
Greenough’s elder brother Bennett missed out on the finals in his first year in the elite category.
Fellow Cambridge club rider Finn Cogan impressed, winning his one-eighth final, and was third in his quarterfinal but a seventh placing in the semifinal ended his advance.
In the elite competition, Olympian Rico Bearman and Michael Bias both went out in the quarterfinals in a competition where
many of the big names missed out. Cambridge Olympian Leila Walker rode well to move into the semifinal but left herself too much to do in her semifinal, finishing sixth while Rotorua’s Megan Williams was edged out in her quarterfinal. Te Awamutu club rider Brooke Penney was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the under-23 women, pipped by just 0.06s in making it to the semifinals.
Lily Greenough in action... and on the podium at world championship in Copenhagen.
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Florida has been an adopter of other cooking styles such as Californian, French and Thai for years. However, Floridians have looked on their own back doorstep and found that the multicultural population has left a myriad of flavours and foods that have fast become incorporated into the cooking of their state.
South Florida is the crossroads of the Caribbean and Latin America. Cuban, Nicaraguan, Haitian and Colombian communities are flourishing. There is a vast choice of restaurants, including Jamaican, Trinidadian, Argentinian, and Peruvian, all influencing home cooking.
The raw materials available are numerous. Citrus groves supply most of the United States with oranges, tangerines, limes and grapefruit. Florida also grows more exotic fruits such as mangoes, star fruit, passionfruit, lychees and sapotes. There are also more than 164,000 hectares of cane fields. This has popularised desserts which are usually fruit-based. The warm weather encourages low-fat cooking. Caribbean spices (cumin, ginger chillies) and herbs (coriander, garlic, oregano, thyme) add pungent flavours. Fruits, vegetables and seafood provide variety beyond belief. Florida’s Hispanic-American cuisine has come of age.
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A Nicaraguan delight popular in Florida.
500g thick scotch steaks or similar
Marinade: 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 large cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons each: red wine vinegar, olive oil
Trim any excess fat from the meat. Cut the steaks lengthwise into 2cm wide strips.
Combine the marinade ingredients and place in a plastic bag. Add the meat and move it around so it is well-coated. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, turning occasionally. Preheat a barbecue or grill pan to hot. Drain the meat and pat dry. Add a dash of oil to the grill or pan.
Grill for 1-2 minutes each side, until cooked to your preference. It’s great served with Gallo Pinto—steamed rice, sautéed
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diced onion and drained kidney beans combined—and a herb sauce such as Chimichurri. Serves 4.
CHIMICHURRI
1/2 red capsicum, seeded and diced
3 tablespoons each: olive oil, white vinegar, chopped parsley
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed chilli flakes to taste
Combine all the ingredients and serve with meat, poultry or seafood. Makes about 3/4 cup.
2 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 teaspoon each: ground cumin, salt
Chicken: 8 chicken portions (about 1.75 kg)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 each: onion, red capsicum (seeded), chilli, all diced 3/4 cup each: chicken stock, dry white wine
1/4 cup tomato purée
2 bay leaves
2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
Combine the lemon juice, garlic, cumin and salt. Place the chicken in a plastic bag. Add the marinade. Move the chicken around to coat evenly. Refrigerate and marinate for at least 2 hours.
Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan. Remove chicken and pat dry. (Reserve the marinade.) Pan-fry until lightly browned. Transfer to a platter.
Add the diced onion, capsicum and chilli. Sauté until softened but not browned. Return the chicken to the pan. Add the marinade, stock, wine, purée and bay leaves. Bring to a simmer then reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for about 30 minutes. Add the peeled and diced potatoes and continue cooking for 20 minutes or until tender. Great garnished with a combo of chopped coriander leaves, parsley and grated lemon rind. Serves 4.
Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan and sauté the onion until tender. Add the pumpkin, chilli, stock, thyme, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer until the pumpkin is tender. Purée until smooth. Before serving, stir in the 1/2 cup of cream. To make the topping, lightly whip the cream together with the cumin, coriander and cayenne. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with a little of the whipped cream and some chopped chives. Serves 6.
