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No regrets as Maree signs off

Departing Cambridge East School assistant principal Maree Woodall is going to be sorely missed for a host of reasons it seems … her drive and passion for the kids, her “full-steam ahead” approach to anything…

Junior rowers secure school’s tenth victory

St Peter’s School’s junior rowers have claimed the Muudi Cup for the tenth year in a row. The annual regatta is held between St Peter’s, Hauraki Plains College and Takapuna Grammar on the very muddy…

First ultrafast broadband connection made in Matangi

Michael Cornelius has been hanging out for faster internet speeds and is very happy to be the first Ultrafast Fibre (UFF) connection in the Matangi/Tamahere area. The area is part of Ultrafast Fibre’s second phase…

Tough battles at Sevens

Four Cambridge teams competed in the National Condor Sevens recently, where their “pride and determination” as described by one coach earned the Cambridge High School U15 Girls team a final 14th place out of 24…

Champagne welcome for new boats

Two new rowing boats for Cambridge High School Rowing have been “Christened” under their new names, a double boat named Cook, acknowledging the contributions of Cambridge High School rowing, Dean Cook, and a single boat…

Sporting success set in bronze

The road to success hasn’t stopped for a world-champion sportsman whose plaque on the Walk of Fame was unveiled on December 11. Long-time Cambridge local and three-time New Zealand representative Doug Mienie was commended for…

Sailing honour for Cambridge old boy

Sailor Brad Collins, once of Cambridge High School, has been honoured at the annual Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards. Judges for Yachting New Zealand’s awards event, held in Auckland last month, could not separate two successful…

Paddlers push for national selection

Nearly a thousand paddlers raced across Lake Karapiro over the weekend of December 8 and 9, competing in the 2018 Te Puku O Te Ika Regional Sprint Championships – the Waikato waka ama sprint championships….

Grey Power award for Jocelyn Cooney

In accepting life membership from Cambridge Grey Power earlier this month, Jocelyn Cooney acknowledged the important work being done by the organisation. A strong admirer of Grey Power’s advocacy for the welfare and wellbeing of…

Industrial development set to bring jobs

Cambridge is set to see the employment of around 460 people over the next five years as Architectural Profiles Ltd (APL), New Zealand’s largest manufacturer of aluminum windows and doors, is set to move its…

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