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A centenary to remember 

The Karāpiro School community came together Friday 11  to celebrate 100 years on the current school site. The school actually opened 137 years ago on a site further down Karāpiro Road, and today is the…

Cambridge in bloom

Dodging rain showers was the order of the day for the Rotary Cambridge Garden Festival on Sunday with a record-breaking 1500 tickets sold. Organiser Carey Church said she hoped it would net something in the…

New block for high school

A new education block at Cambridge High School is among the latest building consents granted by Waipā District Council. The council released details of some of the 535 consents from July to September ahead of…

A dozen reasons to visit

Denise Mayhew and Andrew Green already had 10 Carole Hughes masterpieces in their Auckland homes. Now they have 12 following their trip south on Saturday to Cambridge for the Passion for Art tour. It gave…

A lightbulb moment for Sherry

Residents like Sherry Hinett were confused when they came to get their free lightbulbs from Waipā Networks at the Cambridge Community Pavilion last week. “Which one have I got? Bayonet or screw?” a reference to…

New pastor welcomed

Cambridge Baptist Church commissioned new pastor Ken Keyte, at Sunday service this week. The service was conducted by Peter Foster, Baptist Regional Leader for Waikato-Bay of Plenty, whose sermon challenged the congregation with the question…

Andy’s legacy goes on sale 

Sales of a pinot noir which go on sale tomorrow will help fund a scholarship in the memory of a winemaker with strong Cambridge links. Andy Anderson bought Cambridge Fine Wines after graduating from Lincoln…

Farewell, MacDaddy… 

If you see a cyclist wearing a yellow jersey around the backroads of Cambridge with MacDaddy on the back, that’s the legendary John McDonnell who has retired as Cambridge High School deputy principal. The jersey…

Festival lights the way

The Cambridge Town Hall will be lit up in green, white and red as part of the town’s Christmas festival. A 40-strong team of volunteer will partner Steen and Morrow – Beta Electrical to decorate…

Pool wins design award 

Cambridge’s refurbished swimming pools have been described as an inspiration to other communities. Waipā District Council collected an urban design award for the Perry Aquatic Centre Puna Kaukau o Te Oko Horoi development last week….

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