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Global banker comes home to Cambridge

Peter Nicholl attributes much of his success in international finance to his Waikato roots, from his sensible rural start and university training, to the rich and varied learnings he took out of 22 years working…

Lucky lotto store sells another winner

One Lotto player in Cambridge is $333,333 richer having won last Wednesday’s February 21 Lotto draw. The first division winner split the $1M prize with two other winners from Auckland, having bought their ticket from…

Magic show at Roto-o-Rangi

Roto-o-Rangi School students were in for a treat last week when Elgregoe the Magician visited the school last Friday. It wasn’t just the students who were wowed and amazed by the many tricks and optical…

Top students recognised

The best International Baccalaureate (IB) students in the region, 2017 St Peter’s graduates Luke van Gog, Ciara White and Ed Ding, were recognised for their academic excellence at an award ceremony with John Key earlier…

Cutting-edge company generating jobs

Cambridge-based software company Nyriad is set to introduce around a hundred new jobs to town by the end of the year, with a recent funding round bringing in US$8.5M for the hyperscale storage processing company….

Service celebrated at St John Awards

Several locals are among 46 individuals recognised at the St John Waikato, Waipa and King Country Annual Service Awards. The February 18 celebration of service was held at the Cambridge Town Hall before an audience…

Meg’s gratitude to Cambridge

When Meg de Reus came home from Nepal just before Christmas, it was with a deep sense of gratitude to Cambridge and a new excitement for the future. She was particularly grateful to the local…

Walking for Jack

The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society provides support for a huge number of cancer patients across the Waikato, including former Goodwood School principal, Jack Reid. Finding blood in his urine, Jack was diagnosed with bladder…

Cambridge now on tour map

Council has announced another eight of their popular bus tours – four on each side of the district.  For the first time, Cambridge is now included. Bookings are now open for the free tours, which…

Last ‘hoorah’ in pool

The sun was out for last Thursday’s Aquafit class in the Cambridge Town pool. The pool closed on Sunday, undergoing a $16.5M redevelopment.  The project got underway on Monday, with construction personnel on and off…

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