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Donation boosts toys for community

The Cambridge Toy Library has purchased a suite of new educational toys thanks to a recent donation of nearly one thousand dollars to the non-profit community service on Taylor St. Operating out of the Cambridge…

Shop lifter makes low blow

Shop lifters have been caught targeting Cambridge’s most valued retailers – charity op shops. At least two such stores have been targeted in recent weeks. Donna Young, founder/director of New Lives Animal Rescue Op Shop,…

Hautapu to play season finale

It all comes down to this Saturday, when Hautapu’s Senior A team takes on Fraser Tech in the final round of the rugby season at Hamilton’s FMG stadium, 5pm kick off. Their victory will mean…

Girls set to star on Clarence St stage

The stage show hit The Lion King Jr may be done and dusted for Cambridge Middle School, but it’s just getting started at the Clarence St Theatre this weekend. An all-youth cast from Cambridge, Hamilton…

Toy display perfect for school holidays

A man best known in Cambridge for his pink meringues has turned out to be a closet master toymaker as well. Jim Kerr has been building and fixing toys for as long as he can…

Curbing mistake makes $40K cost for ratepayers

Residents in Birchwood Lane are up in arms about a curbing mistake which will cost Tamahere ratepayers an additional $40,000 to seal and extend the street. $350,000 was set aside for the project which involves…

Uni student finds opportunity in Singapore exchange

A young man from Hautapu will soon trade in his green Kiwi surroundings for a high-rise city environment when he takes on his final semester of study, and he can’t wait. Twenty-year-old Waikato University student…

Lion King a roaring success

Audience reaction said it all as Cambridge Middle School’s production of The Lion King Jr ran to sell-out audiences earlier this month. “It was just outstanding,” said Hamilton music therapist Shona How, summing up the…

Cambridge cyclists earn over 40 medals at north island champs

Cambridge High School cyclists collected a raft of titles and trophies over last weekend during the North Island schools road and track cycling championships, earning enough points on the Avantidrome track to be named top…

World-tour couple smitten with Cambridge

An English couple have found a comforting refuge in Cambridge during their meandering cycle around the world. Dan Burns and Jennie Burton started their self-made trip “The Slow Race” in April last year, riding simple…

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