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Lilies with a tale to tell

Twenty-five years ago, Anne and David Blewden stepped out of a classroom and into a venture that has blossomed, quite literally, into a successful secondary career. They’re the couple behind Lilies by Blewden, an operation…

Tree planting milestone reached

Lake Karapiro was the site of the 100,000th native tree planted by the Waikato River Trails Trust, which has been carrying out the planting work along Waikato River since 2006. To celebrate this achievement, last…

Muzzies make their way to Waikato

The Bay of Plenty Mustang Owners’ Club brought their American beauties to Cambridge on the weekend. Meeting at the Tauriko petrol station Sunday morning, the convoy cruised through the Kaimai Ranges and into Cambridge, assembling…

Destiny Church in town

Around 100 bikers, clad in black, red and white, descended on Cambridge last Saturday, part of the Destiny Church’s Man Up/ Tu Tangata tour. The bikers gathered outside the Town Hall before travelling over to…

Rats to get the boot

Just in time for Conservation Week, Predator Free Cambridge was out and about laying four trap lines around Lake Te Kō Utu last Saturday. With two lines around to the top of the lake’s reserve…

More eyes are on the way

Waipā District Council is to install a $240,000 video monitoring system (VMS) to help keep the community safe. The decision at Tuesday’s Service Delivery Committee approved the installation of seven cameras at key intersections in…

Bowls club open

Ray Rainsford shared an update recently on the new season at the Cambridge Central Bowling Club Saturday, September 1 saw the opening of the new season for lawn bowls at the Cambridge Central Bowling Club. A…

Budding scientists impress at fair

Science-minded students at St Peter’s School have wowed scientists with their project boards at the NIWA Waikato Science Fair on August 24. The local students won Best School, eight special prizes, and 32 commendations, with…

Centenary one for the books

The countdown is on to a week of spectacular events in Cambridge to mark the centenary of the liberation of Le Quesnoy, France, and the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. The…

Mike shares latest from Community Board

Cambridge Community Board chairman Mike Pettit shares the latest from their September board meeting. After receiving further information, the CCB (Cambridge Community Board) has passed a resolution recommending to council to reduce the number of…

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