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Colossal squid Te Papa’s popular Colossal Squid, Te Ngū Tipua, exhibition is coming to the Te Awamutu Museum Education and Research Centre this summer. The…

One person injured after explosion

A person injured after an explosion outside Cambridge Stihl Shop early Thursday morning was “very lucky” to return to work on Friday, a colleague has…

Waipa in the awards

Waipā’s My Mortgage, Treadlite NZ, Central Kids Early Education and the New Zealand Fieldays Society were among the major winners at last weekend’s Waikato Business…

Fifth birthday for ‘Kids’

Linda Roil would prefer it if there was no need for the well-recognised charity she started in Cambridge five years ago, Kids in Need Waikato….

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Home for the games

Cambridge’s Stephen Jones was introduced to rowing at school. The now two-time Olympian, who was part of the New Zealand team for almost a decade…

Even spread of winners at tourney

The full field of players who took part in the November 14 tournament at Leamington Croquet Club came from Leamington, Matamata, Ōtorohanga, Te Awamutu, Hamilton…

Ritchie celebrates big win

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie has celebrated his second New Zealand Cup win – 14 years after the first one. Ritchie watched as six-year-old gelding Mahrajaan…

Ross pair race at Taupō

Phill Ross and cousin Nick – of Cambridge family civil construction business C and R Developments – will be racing at Taupō when the V8…

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Arrest in robbery case

In an update to last week’s column, police have arrested two youths following the aggravated robbery of a liquor store. Investigations continue as other people…

The latest on inflation

There has been some good news on inflation from overseas in the last two weeks. In the United Kingdon annual inflation was 4.5 per cent…

What the world needs now…

If you’ve read any of my recent columns, you’ll be aware I’ve been out of the country for a while travelling through parts of Europe…

Bloody good news – we told you so!

The email arrived in my inbox at 12.53pm on Thursday November 16 – 46 years and 11 months since New Zealand Blood Transfusion Services last…