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Singer’s Cambridge links revealed

Classical crossover singer Rebecca Nelson told a Cambridge audience this week how the town holds a special place in her heart. Her performance in the Town Hall on Tuesday for residents of Ryman Healthcare’s Patrick…

Jurassic fun for museum kids

Have you ever panned for gold, dug up fossils or met a raptor called Tai in Te Awamutu? Those looking for some school holiday fun in town last week found just that at Te Awamutu…

Seconds out – it’s cube time

“Is that scrambled enough?” I ask. My efforts are futile – of course – and I should have known better, really. Tamahere Model Country School student Dylan Heerikhuisen, 9, holds most existing club records at…

Rain, rain and sunshine

The Festival One concert wrapped up on Monday – but like its two predecessors was a victim of circumstances. The first four-day Christian music festival was staged  at Karāpiro’s Hartford Farm – and the impact…

A word from Helen …

Lauriston Park resident Helen Lloyd provided one of the star turns at the St Andrews Parish gala on Monday when she came out of semi-retirement to play the organ inside the Cambridge church. A steady…

Promo strategy revealed

Waipā District Council will set up its own “one stop shop” for district promotions, events and attractions due to declining numbers at the council-funded i-Sites in Cambridge and Te Awamutu. The move to align the…

Pressure ramps up

Louise Upston’s influence in the National Party has borne fruit for her electorate with the announcement the 16km Cambridge to Piarere stretch is back on as a national road of significance. Now business leaders want…

News …. in brief

Road closure A section of Duke Street from Bryce to Dick streets as well as Lower Duke Street will close tomorrow (Thursday) until April while council teams build a new boardwalk as part of the…

Recycling – it’s all for one

The bad news is that your milk bottle tops, and millions of other blue caps, are going to landfill. The good news is that a standardised kerbside recycling programme launched across the country this week…

Open Homes

Woops, we published the wrong Open Home listings in the Cambridge News this week. Our apologies. You can download the Open Homes list here, print the list from our website below or click on the…

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