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Fourth annual title for Witheford

A prominent Cambridge racer made his mark on the national racing stage recently, coming away from the North Island round of the Polaris New Zealand Off-road Championship with a first-place finish in his class. It…

Waikato juniors lose title in golf championship

Dozens of the country’s top young golfers were in town last week as the Cambridge Golf Club hosted the 2017 Junior Interprovincial Golf Championships. Organisers were relieved to see mostly sunny skies over the four-day…

Cutting-edge new factory opens

A state-of-the-art new frame and truss factory had its official opening in Hautapu recently. Around 20 stakeholders and guests donned safety gear and took a tour of the Waikato Frame and Truss plant, getting a…

Cambridge’s space squeeze eased

One of the newest buildings in Cambridge’s CBD is a two-storey testimony to business optimism in the town – and it brings with it a Float Room. The recently-completed building at 48 Empire Street is…

Ghosts walk the streets

There was a solemn silence in the Cambridge CBD on Thursday morning when the ‘ghosts’ of fallen soldiers stood on the street in remembrance. They were year 13 drama students from Morrinsville College, dressed as…

Superbike rider in 10th place

Local superbike rider Dillon Telford finished the latest round of the Italian National Trophy 1000 Superbike Championship in a top-10 position, a great finish having faced several issues on race day. Son of champion New…

Student wins holocaust essay competition

A Cambridge High School student got a shock when the National Director of Education for the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand (HCNZ), Chris Harris, turned up at school to see him on Thursday. Chris was…

Pound Hounds changing lives

Unwanted dogs at the pound have a new future thanks to Pound Hounds Rescue, the brainchild of two local women who are passionate about pooches. Council animal control co-ordinator officer Helen McLean and massage therapist…

All creatures great and small

St Andrew’s Church played host to a gathering of animals and their owners on Sunday for the annual pet blessing service, which offered the chance for pets of every kind, furry or feathered, to be…

‘Mr G’ farewelled after 40 years

A farewell assembly was held last week to bid goodbye to Cambridge Middle School’s longest standing teacher, Mr Richard Glover, who retired in August after more than 40 years with the school. Mr Glover has…

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