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Armistice, 100 years on

A week of commemorations for Armistice got underway on Sunday, with crowds flocking to the Town Hall for a WWI art exhibition and a photographic display of the liberation of Le Quesnoy by Kiwi troops…

CHS artist a national finalist

Congratulations to Orla Anderson-Scott who was a finalist in the National Youth Art Award exhibition, with her work titled “Hand of fate” featuring in the four-week exhibition which wrapped up last month. At 16 years…

Young entrepreneurs make finals

A team of St Peter’s entrepreneurs who created their own business product have been named finalists in the Waikato Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Annual Awards. The Get Heated business team of Sophie Brittenden, Juliet Fordyce,…

Success for DIY Day

Poppy Wortman reports on the extremely successful Great DIY Garage Sale held Sunday, October 28. Everything went – even the kitchen sink. The Great DIY Garage Sale took place on Sunday, and the man behind…

Dentist Neil and his creative gene

There’s a bit of a running joke in the Wright household.   When dentist Neil shows signs of ‘losing his marbles’, wife Carole says she knows exactly where to find them – in the magical marble…

Festival and Classic set to be epic

Planning for the New Zealand Cycling Festival and Cycle Classic in Cambridge is in full swing with new sponsors and official routes announced recently. The Cycle Classic over January 23 – 27 will see elite…

Expressway taking shape

Work on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway – which will connect the already completed Cambridge and Ngaruawahia sections – is on track to its 2020 completion date as longer summer days assist building…

Couch conversations draw large crowd

Conversation on the Couch at the Cambridge Town Hall last Sunday was a resounding success with well-known locals Brendan Lindsay, Richard and Olivia Loe, and Micah and Peter Wilkinson sharing their stories and successes to…

Sculpture off, everything else on

The Le Quesnoy Memorial Sculpture has been put on the backburner until next year, while final details of its placement are ironed out. Due to delays in sign-off by the relevant parties and then an…

Another big win for winemaker

Karapiro winemaker Andy Anderson has good reason to feel jubilant over his latest win. His meticulously-crafted 2014 Takapoto Gibbston Valley Single Vineyard Pinot Noir vintage has won the prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC)…

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