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Trees for Survival sparks student learning

Karapiro School students have been hands-on at a nearby farm learning about biodiversity, riparian planting and how to keep waterways clean as part of the Trees for Survival programme. The environmental education initiative as part…

Thanks a billion, pensioners

“Don’t let anyone tell you that you are a burden to New Zealand. If you went on strike tomorrow, this country would fall to its knees.” That was the message delivered by Seniors Minister Tracey…

Fire chief honoured

Days after handing out life membership awards to two members of the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade its chief has himself been honoured. Don Gerrand – one of three Queens Service Medal holders in the brigade…

Walk for freedom

People will be dressed in black, raising signs and walking in silence in single file on October 19 in Cambridge to support the millions of human trafficking victims across the globe. As part of the…

Students working their way to Japan

A group of Cambridge High School students have been working their way towards a trip of a lifetime, fundraising for a school trip to Japan. Twenty two students, who all study Japanese at school, will…

Numbers up in cricket

Junior numbers enrolled for cricket in Cambridge have already passed last year’s record totals. Teams across Waikato will begin weekly Saturday games from October 26, and Friday night junior cricket at Victoria Square in Cambridge…

DIY sale returns

The Great DIY Sale is returning to Hautapu on October 20, giving residents a chance to divert would-be rubbish from landfill and repurpose building materials in their own DIY and construction projects. The ‘brain child’…

Will you have a cup with that?

Despite Kermit the Frog’s protestations, it might be easy being green after all – as Cambridge’s In Stone Café has discovered. The Victoria St café has been offering customers the option of having their takeaway…

More kiwi for Maungatautari

Friday last week with the arrival of Tama Oha, a month-old Kiwi chick found in the wild in Taranaki and hatched at the National Kiwi Hatchery in Rotorua. Named by Taranaki iwi Ngāti Tama, Tama…

Shrek production brings out the best

Junior students at St Peter’s School have spent the past few weeks perfecting their parts in the school’s 2019 youth production Shrek The Musical Jr. Running October 22 – 25, the show features a 73-strong…

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