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Art exhibition to show Cambridge’s best

The St Andrews Church Hall will become the centre stage for Cambridge’s artistic talent this weekend when the Cambridge Society of Arts (CSA) holds its Annual Art Exhibition. The free event, where all featured works…

New speeds a welcome change

School staff across Cambridge are praising the move to lower speed limits which came into effect on Monday. Speed limits through town centres, on busy rural roads and outside many schools have been dropped Waipa-wide…

Driver crashes and flees

Police located a driver in hospital after they left the scene of an accident last Sunday morning – their car smashing into a power pole on Kaipaki Rd. The impact of the crash was so…

Detour work rounding off

A disruptive section of Waikato Expressway work in Tamahere is almost complete. Motorists from Cambridge and Tamahere heading to and from Hamilton have encountered delays through a 50km/h zone since a detour at the Tamahere…

‘Bullish’ changes to Resthaven board

The appointment of two new trustees to the Cambridge Resthaven Trust Board is part of a broader initiative aimed at future-proofing the retirement complex in a fast-changing marketplace. Richard Davis and Alan Wellington were welcomed…

Fundraiser close to Finn family heart

Tim Finn says being part of the fundraiser for Cambridge Community House (CCH) is something he welcomes from the heart. “I haven’t performed here for ages,” he said last week, “and this is an event…

Artists to debut in Garden Festival

A trio of Cambridge-based artists working across three very different genres are preparing feverishly for the 2019 Rotary Cambridge Garden Festival later this month. Artist Carole Hughes is adding to the collection of colourful works…

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…

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