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Cambridge girl a Rural Catch

When Charlotte Leach saw that the Fieldays Rural Bachelor competition had changed to the “Rural Catch” competition last year, essentially making it a competition for both sexes, she thought she’d give it a try and…

Bring back licence testing, says Cambridge

Cambridge officials want to bring practical driving tests back to Cambridge. At last Thursday’s full Council meeting, members of the Cambridge Community Board asked Waipa District councillors to approach the NZTA and lobby to get…

Teachers have had enough

A dozen teachers and a few passionate children gathered in town last Wednesday, mustering support from the public as they advocated for serious improvements to the education system. “We don’t refer to it as a…

Sewing project wins award for second time

An initiative designed to teach Vanuatu women sewing skills and help them lead more independent lives has just won an international award for the Cambridge Altrusa Club for the second consecutive year. The club’s Threads…

Popular Mosaic Choir concert coming up

Another annual concert featuring the ever-popular Mosaic Waikato Modern Choir is set to charm local audiences next month. The two performances at Cambridge’s St Andrew’s Church on Saturday June 15 will comprise a short one-hour…

Grey Power delegates support changes

Cambridge Grey Power president Val Massey says the changes the Government is making for seniors through its Wellbeing Budget include some which have long been advocated by Grey Power New Zealand. An announcement made at…

Film producer hopes to put Cambridge on the map

There could be a Cambridge-based film in the works, if sponsors get in behind the project. Life-long Cambridge resident Matt Hicks, a marriage celebrant, DJ, event MC and owner of a media production business, is…

National award for green-fingered group

A “spectacular” garden in Cambridge has earned national honours. The Bupa St Kilda retirement village’s community garden was announced as the “Best Communal Veggie Garden” in the annual Bupa Retirement Villages 2019 gardening competition last…

Local students join climate change marchers

Fifteen Cambridge High School students joined several hundred others in Hamilton and thousands around the country who took part in the May 24 climate change strike. The first student strike for climate change awareness was…

Fieldays is nearly here

Cambridge is already in Fieldays mode. The Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural event will hit Mystery Creek June 12 – 15, attracting an expected 130,000-plus visitors, over a thousand exhibitors and $490 million in sales revenue…

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