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Flying finishes at barefoot water ski champs

Skimming across the surface of the lake at up to 70km/h is one thing, catapulting off a ramp and flying through the air is quite another. That’s what 18 barefoot skiers from around the region…

Payday filing seminar outlines changes

Around 45 local employers attended the February 13 free seminar aimed at helping ease them into an Inland Revenue shift to a new payday information filing system. The seminar was organised by Webb & Wood…

New names go on football sevens trophy

Fresh names will be etched on the men’s Cambridge Sevens football trophy after two teams with no previous wins at the tournament played out an exciting final in Cambridge last weekend. Colombia+2, entering for the…

Lions gather at Karapiro

The high regard in which the community views the Lions organisation and its strong relationship with the Waipa District Council were celebrated at last weekend’s 2019 District 202L Lions Convention at Lake Karapiro. Almost 400…

Bring us water

We celebrate being the town of trees and champions – but those trees are thirsty. Cambridge has been consistently hotter and drier than usual this year. January and February – our driest months – generally…

Canoe Racing titles hard-earned

It was “a long time coming” for Ashton Reiser at the Canoe Sprint Nationals & Oceania Championships at Karapiro over the weekend, winning the Men’s K1 200m final. “It’s bloody awesome, I can’t believe it,”…

A growing school

One of the first tasks for Cambridge High’s news headmaster has been to talk about expansion. In his five years at Sha Tin College in Hong Kong Greg Thornton was required to deal with such…

Students backing litter-free cause

Cambridge Primary School launched a green initiative last week encouraging students to help keep their school beautiful school. The “1 plus a day keeps the rubbish away” initiative gives a new take on the old…

$75M Karapiro power plant upgrade gets underway

The $75 million upgrade to Karapiro power station promises to be transformative, but locals aren’t likely to notice any action at the site any time soon. Mercury Energy signed off on the deal with Austrian-based…

Successful run for athletes at Porritt Classic

Tori Peeters pulled off an excellent demonstration of Kiwi sporting excellence at the Porritt Classic last Saturday, beating her nearest rival by 11cm in the javelin throw. The Cambridge local, originally from Gore, is generally…

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