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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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  • 2 weeks ago | cambridgenews.nz | Mary Anne Gill

    Deputy speaker Barbara Kuriger has revealed how emotional she felt in Parliament last week while she was sitting in the Speaker’s chair during the debate on punishments for three Te Pāti Māori members. The Taranaki-King Country MP fought back tears as she adjourned proceedings in the House following the suspensions of Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi for 21 days, and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke for seven.

  • 2 weeks ago | teawamutunews.nz | Mary Anne Gill

    Ben Langley could have been forgiven for wearing a smug smile at the blessing of Hamilton Airport’s international terminal last week. With just days to go before international flights resume, the Operations Group general manager — who brings firsthand aviation experience as a commercial pilot — is confident that nothing has been overlooked.

  • 2 weeks ago | cambridgenews.nz | Mary Anne Gill

    The traditional wooden carving which stands guard at the new substation at Hautapu is rich with symbolism, its carver Bodie Tihoi Huitoroa-Taylor explained at its unveiling last week. The totara used weighed nearly 800 kilograms and its age estimated at 50-80 years when it was felled at the beginning of the $75 million Waipā Network’s 33kV substation and Transpower’s Grid Exit Point project.

  • 2 weeks ago | cambridgenews.nz | Mary Anne Gill

    Cambridge Chamber and Destination Cambridge members have been given a preview on what a merged organisation could look like. Talks are progressing and although there is no deadline, Destination Cambridge’s lease on its Town Hall premises and the i-Site operation it contracted out to Riverside Tours, ends at the end of this month.

  • 2 weeks ago | wbn.co.nz | Mary Anne Gill

    A 19-year-old Zulu orphan brought to New Zealand for a new life by his adoptive parents to live in Pōkeno has announced he is standing for the Waikato mayoralty. Fabio Rodrigues will also run in the Tuakau-Pōkeno ward for council on a platform to bring affordability, accountability and energy back to local government. It is now a three-horse race – incumbent Jacqui Church and former deputy mayor Aksel Bech are also standing – but Rodrigues says he represents change. Rodrigues was born in Durban.

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1 Aug 24

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30 Jun 24

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