Te Awamutu man faces drink driving charges

Te Awamutu man faces drink driving charges

Te Awamutu police dealt with a man qho decided to drive home after drinking in town. His breath alcohol reading came back at more than three times the limit, and he will be appearing in…

Social media: handle with care

I’ll start this week with a summary of activity. Read more

Burns on Burns Street

I hope everyone managed to get a break over the Easter weekend. Starting with a few recent good catches: Cambridge staff last week found and arrested a recidivist shoplifter who was wanted for four different…

Weather takes a toll

I’d like to start by acknowledging the loss of life in Pirongia and destruction to property across the region following the serious flooding and weather events impacting our area this past week. The effects, I…

Back to school tips

I would like to begin by expressing my sincere condolences to all those affected by the recent tragic events at Mauao, Mount Maunganui. I recognise that the emotional impact and sense of loss are being…

Twenty days of Christmas

Hello again, I am now fully back on deck for 2026. When not on leave, I enjoyed a few shifts policing Raglan township after New Year’s before touching down again in Cambridge. I hope everyone…

It’s good to be back

Hello again, I am now fully back on deck for 2026. When not on leave, I enjoyed a few shifts policing Raglan township after New Year’s before touching down again in Cambridge. I hope everyone…

Twenty days of Christmas

Happy New Year! I am popping back in this week with a quick update on Waipā over the festive season. Between  December 22 and January 12 Cambridge staff were kept busy including dealing with  three…

The gift with a risk

With the festive season approaching and Christmas lists eagerly being assembled, a word of caution for parents considering an E-scooter for their children. Riding an E-Scooter comes with risks and responsibilities for which not every…

Be bold, call for help

People often assume family harm is physical abuse. It encompasses emotional, psychological, financial, and sexual abuse, however, normalisation of behaviour is where a person is in an abusive situation for so long or so intensively,…