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Paint the town yellow

Cambridge’s new Daffodil Day coordinator, Nicky White, is hoping retailers will get behind the annual event next Friday and ‘paint the town yellow’ – adding the colour to window displays in honour of the day….

Disabled ride car running

The Cambridge Model Engineering Society took its new disabled ride car out for its first outing last Sunday, giving members of the public with disabilities the chance to ride the train safely. The ride car…

SOS from Cambridge Lifeskills

With a deluge of referrals and a serious shortfall in funds, Cambridge Lifeskills has put out an urgent call for help. Lifeskills – a free youth counselling service – has been going in Cambridge for…

Record-best kapa haka festival

Organisers of the hugely successful Cambridge Combined Schools Kapa Haka Festival say it’s “clear” kapa haka is becoming an increasingly popular extra-curricular activity for local students based on the huge number of children taking part…

EVs nearly ready for competition

Materials technology students at Cambridge High School are gearing up for what some consider to be the pinnacle event of their material technology learning, putting their skills to the test in making and racing an…

Operation Foster Socks a hit

Kids coming into care across the Waikato will have nice new socks to keep their feet warm, thanks to the generosity customers of Mr Walter Barbershop (check name) in Leamington. Mr Walter’s owner Debra Jenkins…

Words of wisdom from Sir Graham Henry

Staff and students at St Peter’s School were recently treated to a visit from one of New Zealand’s most special sports figures – Sir Graham Henry. The former All Blacks coach spoke to a crowd…

Reds rally behind local fan

The Cambridge Football Club has rallied behind supporter Abby Hartley, who is lying seriously ill in a Bali hospital, with senior players competing in the Northern League sporting red armbands at their matches at the…

Festival could become annual event

Cambridge’s green-fingered residents are in for a treat come November with the first in what is hoped will become an annual Garden Festival. The inaugural November 18 event is a new Cambridge Rotary fundraising project….

Cambridge trio takes on TEDx

Cambridge is punching above its weight at next month’s TEDxRuakura talk in Hamilton, with locals making up 30 per cent of the speakers. Thomas Nabbs, Jacqui Barrett and Franny McInnes will be taking to the…

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