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Cheese company “over the moon” with medal haul

Over the Moon Dairy, proprietors of Over the Moon Deli on Victoria St has good reason to celebrate after winning 11 medals, including six gold, at the 2019 NZ Champions of Cheese Awards. The Cambridge…

Haul for Hautapu at dairy awards

The Hautapu dairy factory has been recognised for punching above its weight in terms of customer satisfaction, performance and productivity at the ‘Oscars of Dairy Manufacturing’, Fonterra’s Best Site Cup Awards. Now in their 13th…

Farewell to June – Part thistle, part spice

Dr June Fisk’s farewell gathering at one of her favourite haunts marked the end of a life of service to the Cambridge community. By all accounts, she didn’t like funerals.  Her only child, Auckland eye…

Albinism day marked at Goodwood School

Ten-year-old Ava Maxwell and high-flying Waikato paratriathlete Shannon Cleave share more than just spunky tenacity and a sense of humour. They both have albinism, a genetically inherited condition affecting roughly one in 17,000 New Zealanders….

Children’s Commissioner speaks at Cambridge education day

Children’s Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft had a message for Cambridge teachers when he spoke at the Cambridge Community of Learning’s second annual Professional Development Day at Cambridge High School on June 14. “Teachers can make…

Charlotte named most popular Rural Catch

Cambridge’s only Rural Catch contestant won the hearts of the public during Fieldays week. Charlotte Leach was awarded People’s Choice in the four-day rural singles competition. Heading into the competition the 21-year-old’s main focus was…

Upston complains of highway robbery

Louise Upston says Waipā’s economy is doing well, reporting at a post-Budget business forum hosted by the Cambridge Business Chamber on Monday that the district saw 4.7 per cent growth in GDP last year. The…

Save the date call for garden festival

Preparations for this year’s Cambridge Garden Festival are well underway despite the winter chill, with the 2019 charitable event set down for Sunday, November 24. Twelve gardens will be on show this time around, with…

Summerset announces Cambridge move

Summerset Holdings has bought eight hectares of land in Cambridge to build a new retirement village. Developers are planning 200 homes, 70 apartments, a rest home, hospital-level care and a dementia unit on the Laurent…

Pool progressing well

Construction of the new Cambridge Pool complex remains on target for completion mid next year, says Waipa District Council. The total budget for the project – which includes junior, toddler and hydrotherapy pools, a splash…

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