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Bring us water

We celebrate being the town of trees and champions – but those trees are thirsty. Cambridge has been consistently hotter and drier than usual this year. January and February – our driest months – generally…

A growing school

One of the first tasks for Cambridge High’s news headmaster has been to talk about expansion. In his five years at Sha Tin College in Hong Kong Greg Thornton was required to deal with such…

Students backing litter-free cause

Cambridge Primary School launched a green initiative last week encouraging students to help keep their school beautiful school. The “1 plus a day keeps the rubbish away” initiative gives a new take on the old…

$75M Karapiro power plant upgrade gets underway

The $75 million upgrade to Karapiro power station promises to be transformative, but locals aren’t likely to notice any action at the site any time soon. Mercury Energy signed off on the deal with Austrian-based…

From greyhound to bloodhound

He may have been one of the country’s finest race dogs, but to Odom, he was the last chance at life. A champion greyhound saved a dog who was knocking on death’s door. When Ring…

Hanlin Rd roundabout next year

Plans for a roundabout outside the Avantidrome are still in the works. After closing public consultations on the project in 2017, council said it was “on track to start work in 2018/19”. It has since…

Expressway seal coming

Those curious about the unfinished surface on a section of the Waikato Expressway in Hautapu can rest assured it will be fully sealed later this year. The seemingly unfinished strip is part of a pavement…

Fishing contest hooks huge haul for prostate cancer

Organisers of the Leamington Fishing Contest described the Friday-to-Sunday competition as a “great weekend of fishing” followed by an “awesome day” on Sunday when the final weigh in was held. The haul of 166 fish,…

Speed changes a no brainer

Cambridge Community Board Chairman Mike Pettit has welcomed a proposal by council to introduce sweeping speed changes across the district. Also the principal of Cambridge Primary School, he believed the idea was a logical one,…

Agility course opened

Cambridge dogs were quick to put their mark on a new agility course installed by Council in Leamington last week. Already a dozen or so dogs could be seen playing around the course on Friday…

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