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Playbox borrows Cambridge actors

Young Cambridge actors have key parts in the coming Playbox Theatre company’s production of The Borrowers which opens I just over a week. Thomas Briston,…

Happy with the blues

A Cambridge-based musician is hoping the initial success of his first single Raven Blues on all streaming platforms earlier this month gives his Extended Play…

Cash cut will hurt tourism

Four of Hamilton and Waikato Tourism’s local authority partners – including Waipā – will reduce their funding from July 1. And the flow on impact…

Is the mullet being cut?

Cambridge Middle School’s annual Mullet of the Month competition ran for the third year on Friday, as the school’s cricket pitch was transformed into a…

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Central wins in Kihikihi

A Cambridge Central combination won a successful tournament at Kihikihi last week. Skip Laurie Roycroft, with Ron Greenwood and Dennis Wilcock , secured first prize…

Booze ban on champs’ night

Problems with people “pre-loading” before last year’s Grins Night of Champions at Cambridge Raceway has prompted officials to put a temporary liquor ban in place…

Nine Maadi medals for Waipā

They rowed in 16 A finals, 23 B finals and one D final – and came home to Waipā with nine medals – three gold,…

New status for Velodrome

Waipā’s velodrome has become the newest addition to an elite cycling programme. The Grassroots Trust Velodrome now has the status of UCI World Cycling Centre…

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We are in recession

The recent Department of Statistics release of gross domestic product  data for the December quarter, 2023, showed that New Zealand is ‘officially’ in recession. The…

What’s with the Cross…?

Standing 19 metres tall at what is considered a main ‘gateway’ to our town, is a cross. Maybe the fact it’s located close to what’s…

Burnouts: drivers face court

Hello again, what a great evening it was at Balloons over Waipa last Friday. I attended as part of Cambridge Blue Light and was pleased…

It was wrong to be all at C

For years, some Cambridge residents have been concerned about the need for a third bridge. Council understands those concerns and has been working to identify…