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Eco Fest – it’s a BYO event

An inaugural Kids Eco Festival coming to Cambridge later this month is shaping up to be a fun and informative way to put the concept of waste reduction within everyone’s reach. The idea is to…

All go for Armistice

Over 100 military vehicles, hundreds of militaria items and 200 people, from battle reenactors to souvenir sellers, will assemble at Lake Karapiro this weekend to welcome in hundreds of visitors to the annual Armistice in…

We are so beautiful

Cambridge concentrated on showing its community spirit to deny Pukekohe a win in the race to be named the country’s most beautiful large town. A team comprising Miff Macdiarmid, Michael Jeans, Josh Easby and Philip…

Moocabre project milks attention

Fake plastic skeletons have been popping up in shops for Halloween, but Hautapu School student Chantal Taylor has the real deal. She and her dad have just spent three months rebuilding 207 bovine bones into…

Waipa turns 30

It has been 30 years since Waipa District Council was formed in 1989 with the nationwide amalgamation of 850 borough and county councils into 86 district councils. Councils have come a long way since, “and…

Lamb to the slaughter

We’ve been named New Zealand’s most beautiful town, but at least one person showed an ugly side on Sunday when they stole a digger from a construction site and used it to wreak havoc on…

Walking for freedom

About 75 people wearing black walked in single file carrying signs on Saturday to make a stand against human trafficking and slavery. The global A21 Walk for Freedom marchers met at Victoria Square, Cambridge, where…

Middle school’s in fashion

Cambridge Middle School has made it four-for-four at the annual HETTANZ Fashion Awards, winning first place at the secondary school fashion competition, in the intermediate division, for the fourth year running. The school has won…

‘Rugbymoon’ for newlyweds

Nicole and Ryan Cameron are Japan-bound  for windfall holiday they initially thought was a scam. The Cambridge couple left New Zealand on Wednesday for five days and nights of World Cup magic in Japan –…

Ready for battle

Nearly 200 makeshift soldiers will bring history to life at Armistice in Cambridge next month. Donning uniforms from British paratroopers to Anzac soldiers, reenactors will play out some of history’s most iconic battles, from World…

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