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Nifty shades of Gray In charge of the telephone exchange starting late last century at the Waikato Times she was,  in many ways, the newspaper’s…

Roundabout ruckus

25 July 2pm The gouged verge at the Shakespeare Street roundabout has been repaired and lawn seed reapplied. But it already appears as if a…

Adventists to celebrate at 50

Cambridge’s Seventh Day Adventist church members will mark their 50th anniversary on August 3. Harvey Gangadeen, pastor for the Cambridge, Tīrau and Matamata churches recounts…

Bright spark Amy honoured

Former Cambridge student Amy FitzPatrick has been celebrated for her leadership skills. She was named outstanding leader of the year (site-based) at last week’s National…

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Battling Hautapu beaten

Hautapu dreamed to believe – and at one point midway in the second half it looked possible – but in the end the unbeaten Hamilton…

Record breaker in hall of fame

In the summer of 1963, the New Zealand equestrian world changed forever. Dairy farmer Colin Clarke and his 12-year-old thoroughbred Town Boy became a unit….

Camille’s marathon effort

Almost everything about Camille French’s punt at a top Paris Olympics placing speaks to the power of great support. When the 33-year-old athlete left for…

Colts pipped by Marist again

Hautapu endured more heartbreak on Saturday when it was beaten 25-17 by Hamilton Marist in the Waikato colts rugby final for the Elliot Shield. It…

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Communities and volcanoes

Much of my work in volcanology is around the intersection of communities and volcanoes. I have been spending a couple of weeks here in Tenerife…

An idea to flag

Initially I was going to write about anthems – or to be more focussed, anthems declared by countries as national. National anthems are written and…

Letting go of ‘offences’

Recently I spoke at a gathering on the topic of ‘offences’. The feedback suggested this was a very relatable issue for many. Being human and…

It’s what we do

As the Cambridge Community Board reaches the halfway point of our three-year term, we are proud of the progress we have made in diligently advocating…