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Local cyclists make Commonwealth team

New Zealand announced its biggest ever cycling team for the Commonwealth Games last weekend, naming 18-year-old Ellesse Andrews as the country’s youngest track rider to compete in the games. Andrews’ selection follows her recent ‘emerging…

Students to be the change

Sports charity The Waterboy came to St Peter’s last week with its Everybody’s Game speaker series, aiming to fight homophobia in sport. The Waterboy’s founder, Thomas Nabbs, told senior students on Thursday that homophobia is…

Wheels in Motion going places

  Riding along on a bike, with the wind in your hair, has got to be one of the most freeing sensations people can experience.  However, for Allan – who as well as being both…

Pool out of action

  The Cambridge Pool closed on Sunday, undergoing a massive redevelopment that will see its doors shut until the end of 2019.  The finished complex will feature an upgrade to the existing heated outdoor pool,…

Pinhooking pays off

Former Waikato rugby player turned Landsdowne Park owner Dave Duley has pulled off “probably the biggest pinhook of the year” at this year’s Karaka sale, according to Windsor Park Stud owner Rodney Schick. Pinhooking involves…

Slow down on rural roads

It is hoped that a mock crash earlier this month will to encourage Waipa drivers to slow down on rural roads. Emergency services attended the scene at the high-risk intersection of Pokuru and Te Mawhai…

10,000 steps for Hospice

Members of the Cambridge BNI group (Business Network International) have taken on quite a task for themselves this month – walking 10,000 steps each day as part of Foot Forward February. The initiative challenges each…

Archery expert makes NZ team

Levi Wesford, a Cambridge Middle School student taking the archery world by storm, came back from the New Zealand Archery Outdoor Nationals last month with incredible results, national records and a spot on the Trans-Tasman…

Grey Power’s views on medicinal cannabis

Cambridge Grey Power president Val Massey agrees with the organisation’s national president when he said the needs of ill people needing medicinal cannabis had been “clouded” by recreational users. Grey Power Federation president Tom O’Connor…

Mayor springs a major leak

Waipa mayor Jim Mylchreest is urging residents to check their pipes for water leaks after his latest water bill showed a massive increase in use. The first of two mock water meter bills will hit…

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