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Four golds for St Peter’s music

  Outstanding performances from St Peter’s School students saw four gold awards and one silver award achieved at the 2017 Waikato/BOP Band and Orchestra Festival on August 18. As the only school to field two…

Photo of rain-loving tui claims top honour

A local amateur photographer with a keen eye has taken top spot in this year’s Hamilton Halo photo competition with his image of a rain-loving tui. Matangi resident Robert Hos’s photo was among more than…

Young Cambridge cyclists top the world table

Cambridge cyclists Ellesse Andrews and Jackson Ogle rounded off the New Zealand team’s medal tally with two spectacular medal-finishes during the last two days of the UCI Junior World Track Cycling Championships in Italy, August 23 –…

Scientific success for middle school students

Eighteen Cambridge Middle School (CMS) students made their school and parents proud coming away from the recent Waikato Science Fair with top placings and prizes. Jacob D’Ath and Wiremu Knowles worked together on their project…

Medal haul for Kenpo students

Mark Robinson’s Cambridge school of Kenpo 5.0 sent a team of 23 students to the Fabian Niwa Kenpo 5.0 memorial tournament in New Plymouth last weekend. After months of training their hard work paid off…

McKee first to finish in half marathon

Hundreds of pairs of sneakers pounded the pavement outside Cambridge High School and the surrounding roads on Sunday when the Cambridge Half Marathon returned for 2017. The annual event saw a range of part-takers turn…

Junior netballers top the region

Cambridge High School’s Junior Premier Netball team accomplished an outstanding achievement last month in Rotorua, winning the Waikato Bay of Plenty Netball Secondary School Year 10 grade at the regional netball tournament. The team soared…

Hot topics in election lead up discussed at Coffee Catch Up

A small gathering of just over half a dozen people turned out for Hon. Louise Upston’s “Coffee Catch Up” event at Scott’s Café in Leamington last week, where locals got the chance to speak with…

Flying forward with help of Alinker

A local woman is becoming an inspiration to many as she overcomes the obstacles of everyday life and continues her journey to independence, recently made easier with the help of the Alinker walking bike. It…

A decade of dominance for St Peter’s First XI Girls’ Football

The St Peter’s  First XI Girls’ football team beat Hamilton Girls’ High (HGHS) last weekend to win the title of Waikato Premier Girls’ Football Champions for the tenth consecutive year – the longest winning streak…

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