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New taxis on the block

A taxi turf war is brewing in Cambridge, with recent changes to legislation opening the door for outside competition in the town. This week, Hamilton Taxis announced they will send three cars to Cambridge, initially…

Student prompts $5K Lions donation to CMS

Students at Cambridge Middle School were met with a surprise at their school assembly last week when a member of the Cambridge Lions presented them with a cheque for five thousand dollars. Faye Gohns, on…

Public opinion on expressway

A public information day held by the NZ Transport Agency last week gave locals the chance to have their say and get the details on the proposed route and interchange options for the southern extension…

Council ‘no’ to Māori seat

  Waipa District Council has voted not to establish a Māori seat on Council for the next local body elections.  With five votes in favour and eight votes against, the outcome of Tuesday’s meeting was…

Community behind Lifeskills

Local schools have been invited to take part in Cambridge Lifeskills Day on Tuesday (November 7) to help the organisation fund its counselling work with children and families. The annual day originated as a Melbourne-Cup-day…

Sporting talent rewarded

The Perago Trust, a Cambridge organisation supporting local athletes to reach elite level, announced the recipients of their biannual funding round last month – Ellesse Andrews, Ben Kirsop, Jordan Woodall and Sam Cooke – receiving…

Rā Maumahara honours lives lost in land wars

A community event to celebrate the first ever New Zealand Wars National Day of Commemoration was held in Te Awaumutu on Saturday. Last year the government announced Rā Maumahara National Day of Commemoration will be…

Fitness parents take to the stage

Cambridge parents Danny and Mel Burt took part in the ‘Mums and Dads’ segment of the 2017 New Zealand Fitness Model Search on the weekend. “We had a fantastic weekend surrounded by like-minded people,” said…

Bihoro trip yields ideas

Among those making up a delegation of 10 who visited Cambridge’s Japanese sister city Bihoro earlier this month was Waipa District Mayor Jim Mylchreest, who has returned with a mixed bag of ideas. This was…

Cyclists on track for Oceanias

Cycling New Zealand’s elite riders will take valuable pedal strokes towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as they take on the Aussies at the Oceania Championships in Cambridge next month. Among them will be Cambridge’s Rushlee…

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