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QSM for local stalwart

There’s something quite telling in the way that Jocelyn Cooney points out the tiny lapel badge marking her new QSM status.  It’s small compared to the boxed version of the award … modest like its…

$150K for French museum

Waipa District Council voted last Tuesday to approve a payment of $150,000 to help fund a war memorial museum in Le Quesnoy, France. The total cost for the museum in our sister city is estimated…

Free talk to help students into work

Local teens, and parents too, will get an insight into how young people can put their best foot forward into the workplace at a free community event being held at Cambridge High next week. Human-resources…

Remember your bags tomorrow

Plastic Bag Free Cambridge is hoping the town will collectively turn its back on plastic shopping bags tomorrow, October 13, opting instead to take reusable bags to the shops. It’s a cause that’s gathering momentum,…

Bevan Cup highly contested

With nearly 200 students performing as musical soloists, St Peter’s School’s Bevan Cup competition remains a tightly contested celebration of musical excellence. The event, held on Monday, September 24, was split into four categories –…

Armistice sculpture nearly underway

Ground is due to be broken at the site of the Le Quesnoy Memorial Sculpture in the next few weeks, with construction scheduled to start on the plinth to hold a six-metre high sculpture to…

Special kiwi released on maunga

The beginning of a journey for 500 kiwi started with one very special chick on October 1, coinciding with the start of Save the Kiwi Month. The eight-month-old Western Brown Kiwi chick, named Tahi, is…

Karapiro kids on green mission

25 Year 3 students from Karapiro School headed along to Nick and Michelle Rolley’s farm on Luck At Last Rd on September 25 for a very special mission. The students were there to help with…

Mindfulness for kids

Cambridge kids have been getting the chance to learn the gentle art of mindfulness, with after school classes running at Cambridge Primary School. The initiative is the brainchild of local mum Rachel McAllister, who said…

Dozens step out for senior citizens

More than 70 people turned out to the Cambridge Global Walk marking the International Day for Senior Citizens on Monday. Held at the Cambridge Raceway, representatives from several key organisations attended the 5th annual event…

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