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Trio set the right tone

Three Cambridge High School students scooped the top places at Sunday’s Waikato Rivertones Talent Quest competition in Hamilton. Grace Vivian, Jess Pike and Eliza Hobby  performed in front of adjudicator David Hall as part of…

Do it yourself test is a home run

When women get together, and the subject turns to health, chances are one of the things they mention is how they hate going to the doctor for cervical screening. Some are so embarrassed by the…

Tributes paid to nurse Sue

Sue Hayward told her colleagues at Te Whatu Ora Waikato she wanted a low-key farewell when she left nursing after 47 years last week. Fat chance! Waikato Hospital’s Bryant Education Centre theatre was packed with…

Craft fair for Labour Day

The unstoppable Ian Dunn – former jam-maker and long-time St Andrew’s Church verger – reckons his upcoming craft fair will be one of his biggest. The St Andrew’s Giant Craft and Collectable Fair he started…

Business duo ‘give back’

An endowment fund for Cambridge and by Cambridge was launched yesterday by two semi-retired businessmen who say they set it up because they want the town to benefit financially year after year from it. Pharmacist…

Who are they?

Cambridge Police have confirmed they have five juvenile suspects in custody following last week’s appeal for information about five people caught on CCTV cameras breaking into a Hamilton Road supermarket. News of the arrests came…

‘Half bits’ and sirens

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan’s quip that volunteer firefighters should be commended “for all the half-bits you do” couldn’t have been better timed last weekend. Please note, this article has been corrected. Richie Gerrand received a…

South Waikato work continues

State Highway 1 between Tīrau and Putāruru re-opened on schedule last week while emergency road repair work continued at the intersection of SH1 and SH29 following heavy rain. It was a busy four weeks for…

Language programme push

Farming families are being called on to help connect Filipina women with an online new English language programme. Founder Lyzanne du Plessis said she owes her life to speaking English well and easily making friends…

News …. in brief

Head of school resigns Controversial St Peter’s School head Marcus Blackburn has resigned. The announcement came from Trust Board chair John Macaskill-Smith this afternoon and he also confirmed Jason Speedy has been appointed Head of…

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