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Tower doomsday delayed

The historic Cambridge Water Tower has a stay of execution, but questions remain over why discussions about it were held behind closed doors at a public excluded workshop. Waipā District Council announced this week councillors…

Scoring in the eighties

Two Cambridge women point to technology as the major reason they are still playing golf after 60 and 40 years respectively. Gaye Bezzant, 87, and Betty Harvey, 90 next month, say their careers were extended…

Family harm case ends in court

Cambridge Police had a good catch following a family harm incident last week. A male seriously assaulted his partner, threatened others and forcibly removed their young child before speeding away in a vehicle. Police observed…

Sheila wins again

Former Cambridge trainer Sheila Laxon notched up her second Melbourne Cup victory today – 23 years after her first when Ethereal won the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double. Knight’s Choice ridden by Irish jockey Robbie Dolan won…

Kiwis in the money

The Kiwis made an early impression at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day, with the Liam Howley-trained Opening Address carrying Windsor Park Stud’s silks to victory in the Listed TAB Trophy (1800m). It was a great…

Not on my doorstep …

Meet Glenys Miller. The 72-year-old feisty Cambridge farmer, mother of two, grandmother of five and great grandmother to three and three quarters is angry. So mad she told the person to “get lost” who knocked…

A chance to meet and learn

It’s amazing to think that a long while ago we were surrounded in Waipā by active volcanoes, now sleeping giants that will never wake again. They were once producing beautiful eruptions and modifying our landscape…

Work on genes holds hope for neuro diseases

The benefits of advanced genetic research in identifying disease pathways and developing treatments was outlined at a recent talk in Cambridge. New Zealand geneticist Professor Russell Snell’s talk to Cambridge U3A focused on trials being…

Cambridge aces it

Cambridge Racquets Club was named Waikato Tennis Trust’s club of the year last week. And club members were also named volunteer of the year, female player of the year and administrator of the year for…

And the finalists were …

A Cambridge badminton team comprising Glennis Verhoeven, Nicki Davis, Maureen Shaw, Lyn McCorquindale, Debbie Fisher and Lynda Davis finished second in a tournament in Australia. The Cambridge Badminton Club team played in Melbourne at the…

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