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Garden festival funds distributed

Most of the almost $30,000 raised through last year’s Rotary Cambridge Garden Festival was presented to two of the three charities earlier this month. The inaugural event held last November saw more than 1000 tickets…

Closure coming to Gaslight Theatre

If you’ve seen signs around town reading, “Gaslight Theatre: CLOSURE” – rest assured the local theatre is still alive and well. Closure is the name of the next show to hit the local stage, kicking…

Whistle-stop meeting talks education reforms

National MP and education spokesperson Nikki Kaye spoke to Cambridge residents this week about her concerns over too speedy a timeline around proposals for what she described as the biggest education shake-up in 30 years….

Leamington fundraiser for Freshy

The Leamington Rugby Sports Club is putting on a special fundraiser for one of their players who was involved in a near-fatal traffic collision towards the end of last year. Matt Kennedy, or “Freshy” to…

Wood work inspired by history

When Cambridge local Roger Dean visited the Agricultural Heritage Village at Mystery Creek, a popular tourist attraction and historic site at Fieldays, he was inspired by an item he found there. During his time milking…

Couple bring diverse skills to arts tour

Dot and Barry Harding are a rare married couple among the artists listed on the Autumn Festival’s Cambridge Open Studios Art Tour this weekend. The tour isn’t the only occasion Barry’s woodwork and Dot’s patchwork…

Cambridge rowers earn 20 medals

St Peter’s School’s 77-strong team of rowers proved their worth at the 2019 North Island Secondary School Championships at Lake Karapiro over the weekend – winning the Derbyshire Shield for overall champion school with 61…

Bond back in the boat

Hamish Bond is switching back from bike to boat as he vies for selection into the New Zealand men’s eight crew. The double-Olympic gold rower has spent the past two years cycling at national and…

Record number qualify at Zonal Athletics Champs

A team of St Peter’s students competed in the Zonal Athletics Championships at Porritt Stadium earlier this month, securing the school’s record-number of athletes to qualify for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Championships. 39 young…

A call to remember

In the wake of the tragic terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch, members of the Frankton Mosque in Hamilton are keeping their doors open and welcoming the public to join in remembering those who…

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