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Brits, Africans, Fijians dominance new Kiwi list

Waipā welcomes more than 130 new New Zealand citizens during 2020 – but most missed the formal ceremony because of Covid restrictions. Citizens from 25 countries including England, India, Fiji, South Africa, India, Cambodia, Australia…

Jewelers heist: teen in dock

A 16-year-old is expected to appear in the Palmerston North Youth Court this week in association with the December 30 ram-raid on Cambridge Jewellers. Cambridge station police sergeant Ben Joll said the youth, who is…

Chamber chief reflects on ‘one hell of a year’

Cambridge has come through a challenging year in surprisingly good shape, but a cautious approach to 2021 is needed, says Cambridge Chamber of Commerce CEO Kelly Bouzaid. The post Covid-19 lockdown situation wasn’t as dismal…

We’re on track for May

The country’s first synthetic racetrack will host a full meeting at Cambridge in May. Cambridge Jockey Club opened the new track last year and it has been given the thumbs up by trainers. The 30,000-plus…

Community house extension complete

The completion of Cambridge Community House’s (CCH) new building extension was celebrated by around 75 people who attended a special blessing on December 16. Guests at the early morning event walked through the new building…

Gaye meets her *555 angel

A Cambridge woman who almost died in June has reconnected with the ‘good Samaritan’ who saved her life, and the police constable who helped it happen. The three women – Gaye Hutton, her *555 angel…

Smile: you’re person of the year

A woman recognised as much for her wide smile as for her ‘do anything for anyone’ approach to life has become the Cambridge News Person of the Year for 2020. Julie Epps took the news…

Season’s greetings from our local religious leaders

Captain Shaun Baker Salvation Army Officer For me, Christmas is and always has been that time of year where family can come together and enjoy each other’s company, eat a nice meal together and swap…

5G — good for Waipa business

Businesses will be the beneficiaries of Spark’s first roll out of 5G in Waipā. Spark opted for Te Awamutu, saying it was the third busiest cell site in New Zealand for mobile data usage –…

Students are top of the rocks

Five Cambridge classmates have won a nationwide design competition. Rose Hobbs, Hayley Taylor, Jake Vierboom, Theodore Goodwin and Flynn Jenkins were buzzing with excitement last Thursday after winning $2000 for Leamington School and $200 for…

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