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Bush classroom brings youth back to nature

Te Miro School students will get stuck-in during this year’s Conservation Week planting native trees in their school’s “bush” classroom. Running September 14 – 22, Conservation Week encourages people to get involved in nature and…

Good puds take time

A good Christmas pud doesn’t just happen, says Chris Woodhams – it matures. The owner-operator at Cambridge café Crave was explaining why, with four months to go, he is already in the festive season mood….

Huge factory taking shape

One of the country’s largest industrial builds is taking shape out at Hautapu – the new APL site. Currently stretching about a quarter of a kilometre, the structure is only halfway towards what will be…

Alan Duff’s Cambridge conversation

Multiple award-winning author Alan Duff, whose works launched with Once Were Warriors 25 years ago, spoke in Cambridge this week of his desire to use the written word to influence those behind bars to lead…

Disappointment on shortened euthanasia debate

Euthanasia-Free NZ says it is “appalled” that Parliament spent so little time debating part two of David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Bill last week and voted to “leave it full of holes”. The executive…

Trust board takes on first youth member

Cambridge High School Year 13 student, Jessica Robertson-Timmins, has become the first student representative appointed to the Cambridge Community Charitable Trust. The 17-year-old’s skillset, particularly in the social media and IT space, made her a…

Beautiful Town judges impressed with Cambridge

Cambridge could very well become the Most Beautiful Town in New Zealand, according to the judges for the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards. With the awards night coming up in October, judges Heather Saunderson and…

Trains bring in record crowds

Hundreds of enthusiasts made their way to the Cambridge Town Hall last weekend to indulge their interest in miniature trains. The Model Railway Exhibition, mounted by The Greater Waikato Railway Modellers (GWR), brought members together…

Gardener finds lucky leaves

Naomi Wicker has found a rare and supposedly lucky form of weed in her garden. The Australian-turned-Cambridge resident was weeding in her yard when she found a four-leaf clover. “I found one, and thought I’d…

Cambridge wahine join Ihumātao fight

On July 27, Taaniko Nordstrom ascended a maunga at Ihumātao, looked out across land Maori have been fighting for years to save, sang a waiata to herself and cried. “I understood then why SOUL is…

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