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Townsfolk came to the party on Sunday, turning out in high spirits to watch the 2020 New World Cambridge Christmas Parade give the colourful ‘finger’ to a challenging year. There were 36 floats entered this…

Titans end Falcon’s flight

Cambridge TVP Titans have ended the Suburbs Falcons’ winning run in the Waikato Lacrosse Women’s Club League A Division. Falcons came into the match with an unbroken run of five wins, including a win against…

Rabbits run riot at Rugby club

Waikato’s champion rugby club is being overrun by a bunch of bunnies on their home ground. A plague of rabbits digging up the field has the club concerned about health and safety as junior rugby…

“Bridge to nowhere” becomes bridge to somewhere

A  ‘bridge to nowhere’ has a destination at last. The blue pedestrian in Cambridge bridge was completed in October last year to provide pedestrian access across a large stormwater swale –  but has remained dormant…

CHS girls raise $4000 from movie night

Money raised by Cambridge High School students Ashlin Long and Ella Buffery through a schools budgeting competition has been presented to two charities. The Salvation Army and Asthma Waikato each received $2000, raised by the…

The rain was “literally parallel to the ground” — A Wednesday weather bomb in Waipa

The late November weather bomb that hit Waipā left businesses in Te Awamutu flooded and had rural residents picking up the pieces after tornadoes swept through the region. Heavy rain and hail hit Waipā in…

We must keep helping: Mayor

Despite Waipā being in a better post Covid-19 recovery position than many New Zealand regions, efforts must continue to help those impacted by the social and economic fallout. That was one of several messages delivered…

The weighting game

Doug Mienie is almost 81 but could easily pass for 60. The secret, the gently spoken octogenarian says, is “good living and hard training”. Doug, recognised in the Cambridge Sports Walk of Fame in 2018,…

Community advisors see challenge ahead

Waipā District Council’s new commmunity advisors have a huge job ahead to help Waipā people recover equitably from the impacts of Covid-19. Just two weeks into the job Gina Scott and Corren Ngerengere have begun…

1,1,1 = three vehicles for St John

Cambridge couple Margaret and Bernie Pearson have donated a third vehicle to St John. The handover late last month was welcomed by St John Central Region fundraising and marketing manager Jeanette Horan, who said: “We…

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