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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…

MP’s plan for Piarere

Waikato MP Tim van de Molen says he will invite Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Transport Minister Phil Twyford to visit the “dangerous” stretch of State Highway 1 between Cambridge and Piarere. He will also…

Business students make YES regional finals

Two St Peter’s School teams made the top six, out of 54, at the Waikato Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Annual Awards. The competition challenges Year 12 and 13 students to set up and run their…

Bronze award for photographer

Cambridge photographer Katie Hurlow has won two medal in the Rise International Photography awards. The Cambridge woman won bronze for both the wedding category and the children’s category, after submitting her work two hours before…

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