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Mary Anne Gill

Waikato

Senior Writer at Cambridge News NZ

Lives in #CambridgeNZ, born in #PutāruruNZ. Views are my own.

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  • 6 days ago | cambridgenews.nz | Mary Anne Gill

    One Aucklander at the premiere of The Tavern in Cambridge summed it up with a smirk. “There’s a VTNZ in the background,” he said, lamenting the challenge of snapping a glamorous photo of the arriving cast. But that was exactly the point. This wasn’t Hollywood or Cannes – it was Cambridge, a Waikato town that has produced two movies in the last five years.

  • 1 week ago | cambridgenews.nz | Mary Anne Gill

    When a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system was installed in the Cambridge Town Hall recently, workers made a surprising discovery. Down in the bowels of the building were moulds for the horse and foal statues outside the Town Hall on the Victoria St side of the building. Alongside them was a piece of paper showing the sculptures and providing contact details for future restoration.

  • 1 week ago | cambridgenews.nz | Mary Anne Gill

    New Zealand’s elite squash players are in Cambridge for the country’s prestigious three day national squash tournament starting tomorrow (Friday). The Cousins Shield for men, first played in 1948, and the Mitchell Cup for women, which started 10 years later, are the sport’s premier club team events.

  • 1 week ago | cambridgenews.nz | Mary Anne Gill

    A surprise $2.5 million surplus sparked a stoush among Waikato regional councillors last week resulting in chair Pamela Storey using her casting vote to block a proposal to return the funds to ratepayers. The debate, which unfolded at a council meeting last week, saw seven councillors — including Waipā-King Country representative Clyde Graf — argue that the surplus should be returned to the public. Graf said the refund, while modest, could help struggling households.

  • 1 week ago | teawamutunews.nz | Mary Anne Gill

    Mystery still surrounds the cause of a gastroenteritis outbreak at the Waipā Business Awards despite the caterer issuing a public apology this week. Public health officials from Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Ministry of Primary Industries and Waipā District Council have been investigating since 100 people – about a quarter of those present – experienced gastro symptoms following the awards at Mystery Creek earlier this month.

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Mary Anne Gill
Mary Anne Gill @maryannegill
1 Aug 24

What an amazing performance from these two champion rowers, both new mums too. #Paris2024 #OlympicGames #Olympics2024Paris #CambridgeNZ #mums #mumsrock #cambridgenz #homeofchampions @WaipaNZ @RowingNZ @CambridgeNZeD https://t.co/csb65I3in4

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Mary Anne Gill @maryannegill
4 Jul 24

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Mary Anne Gill
Mary Anne Gill @maryannegill
30 Jun 24

I've voted for Older and Wider Podcast @jennyeclair @greyprideuk #owls https://t.co/5R3nlGQbsV in the @britpodawards Listeners' Choice Award.