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MP’s plan for Piarere

Waikato MP Tim van de Molen says he will invite Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Transport Minister Phil Twyford to visit the “dangerous” stretch of State Highway 1 between Cambridge and Piarere. He will also…

Business students make YES regional finals

Two St Peter’s School teams made the top six, out of 54, at the Waikato Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Annual Awards. The competition challenges Year 12 and 13 students to set up and run their…

Buscomb achieves 2020 vision

Cambridge runner Camille Buscomb has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and set two new personal best running times in the process. “I am so happy to finally put together some really good races…

Bronze award for photographer

Cambridge photographer Katie Hurlow has won two medal in the Rise International Photography awards. The Cambridge woman won bronze for both the wedding category and the children’s category, after submitting her work two hours before…

Climate change action must be realistic

Climate change was a hot topic at Louise Upston’s latest Friendly Forum in Cambridge, which appeared to attract a record turnout for 2019 with over 30 people attending the local MP’s public meeting. Following on…

Women’s eight crowned world champions

The New Zealand women’s eight has returned to Cambridge as the country’s first women’s eight crew to earn gold at the World Rowing Champs. They’re now back training at Lake Karapiro, spending the coming season…

Spreading the love around

Leamington’s Jumble Around charity op shop’s annual community funding round for 2019 involves a record sum for a record number of recipients. Almost $132,000 has been distributed to 104 Cambridge community groups, schools, sports clubs…

St Peter’s secures two national titles

St Peter’s School students secured two national titles over the school holidays, the premier girls netball team winning the NZ Secondary Schools Netball Champs, and the girls basketball team winning the Secondary Schools National Basketball…

Smash, no grab.

Waipa District Council installed CCTV cameras in the Cambridge CBD last week – about the same time burglars struck at Oxfords Clothing on Duke St. Two CBD cameras were installed on Monday and Tuesday last…

Cambridge shooters hit the mark

Three Cambridge shooters have selected for the New Zealand Secondary School Team. Nathan Allison, Abby Pierce and Liam McDonald earned selection at the national Inter-Secondary Schools Inter-Island small bore shooting event in Wellington where Cambridge…

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