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Cambridge bands among the best at Rockquest

Nine young Cambridge musicians left the Clarence St Theatre still standing after figuratively ‘rocking the house down’ during the Smokefree Rockquest Waikato heats. Cambridge High School’s Betend Rocket, and two St Peter’s School groups made…

Swimmers earn national titles

Savanna Bourke has made her breakthrough onto the national podium at the New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships. The 13-year-old swimmer capped off the meet in Wellington last month with a bronze medal in the…

Jim’s on the mend

Jim Zheng could be home in a matter of weeks – but he will have to wait before he can return to work. Mr Zheng, 48, is in the process of making a remarkable recovery…

Food festival brings cultures together

Students at Cambridge High School revived a long-time school favourite last week – the Cambridge High School International Food Festival. The event hadn’t been held since 2016, but due to popular demand the school’s student…

Basketballers back from Greece

The St Peter’s Premier Girls basketball team have returned from the ISF World Championships in Greece ranked fifth in the world. The team, which was the first female team to represent New Zealand at the…

Council working on bus situation

Waipa District Council says there is no intention to ban buses in the CBD after concerns around their mobility in town were discussed at the Cambridge growth strategy committee meeting on April 29. At that…

Health check for Cambridge businesses

Cambridge’s business sector has been advised to be more audacious and collaborative in shaping its future, ‘take the pulse’ of a changing consumer base, and plan now to head off a looming labour shortage. Those…

Lily’s in eleventh heaven…

Lily Greenough decided what her older brothers could do, she could do. Her Cambridge brothers Jack and Bennett Greenough made the Mighty 11 New Zealand BMX team when they were 11 – prompting Lily to…

Redpath rewarded for musical dedication

Jack Redpath, winner of the Cambridge High School Ritchie Pickett Scholarship, is not your average music student. The dedicated saxophonist practices every day, sometimes several times a day. “Music is my greatest passion and if…

Making the disabled go the extra mile

Heather Brand is frustrated by the continuing abuse of Cambridge’s mobility parking spaces. She has Parkinson’s Disease and her condition leaves her unable to walk at times, and she must park close to shops as…

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