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Cambridge News Person of the Year

Cambridge woman Linda Roil has a heart for children, and it is her work for kids in care that has seen her named the first-ever Cambridge News Person of the Year. This year, Linda has…

Cambridge Care and Craft volunteers moving on

A few changes are happening at Cambridge Care and Craft, with supervisor Beverley O’Callaghan and three long-time volunteers retiring from the group, and new supervisor Nicky Booth moving in to keep the long-standing tradition alive….

Bakers leaving large shoes to fill

Cambridge’s loss is about to become Hawera’s gain as Jenny and Gordon ‘Rusty’ Baker head back to the coastal settlement where their 55-year relationship began. The Bakers have both been the somewhat reluctant stars at…

More medals for track cyclists

New Zealand’s Elite team of track cyclists bagged two victories and a silver medal on the final day of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Chile last Monday. The men’s team pursuit, made up…

Branch fall a close call

A metre-wide tree branch came crashing down onto a caravan at the Horahora Domain last week, narrowly missing the sleeping occupants inside. “If it (the caravan) had just been another foot forward we would have…

Photo IDs stolen bike

On Monday 14 December 11-year-old Matthew Peters biked to Leamington Primary School.  Unfortunately, on this particular day Matthew failed to lock his bike up securely and someone stole it. As luck would have it, however,…

Local blockchain innovator

A Cambridge-based advanced software company, Nyriad, has partnered with Spark-owned cloud provider Revera to pave the way for the New Zealand government to manage sensitive data using Blockchain technology. Three years in the making, a…

Third place for Nick Ross at Taupo BNT V8s

Cambridge driver Nick Ross has come away from round two of the BNT V8s at Taupo third overall. Qualifying fourth, across the weekend’s three races Ross took his Total Lubricants Nissan Altima to fourth place…

Tamahere Twilight Market a hit

Thousands of shoppers poured into the hugely successful Tamahere Twilight Market last Saturday afternoon to enjoy the sunshine, food and craft stalls. With visitors packed in elbow to elbow in places and pedestrian traffic moving…

Stewart Island calling

Leamington School teacher Alison Fitzsimons was browsing Facebook in October when an advertisement popped up that changed her life. It was for a 12-month teaching contract at Halfmoon Bay School on Stewart Island. “I wasn’t…

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