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i-Site safe for now

Cambridge’s i-Site will remain open after securing support from two tourism operators. Destination Cambridge general manager Ruth Crampton said when Waipā District Council announced it was pulling its funding for the i-Site, from July 1,…

Heritage funds hit the spot

Restoration of the stained glass windows at St Paul’s Church in Rangiaowhia are among six projects to get funding from Waipā District Council’s Heritage Fund. The $20,000 is $40,000 shy of what is needed to…

In the swim of it

Attendance records at Waipā District Council’s two swimming pools in Te Awamutu and Cambridge have been smashed in the six months ended December 31. Nearly 193,000 people – up 9.3 per cent from the previous…

Welcome home, sort of ….

In 1969, when the successful moon landing astronauts landed back in the Atlantic Ocean, they clearly came off a high of world appreciation and folded themselves back into society – albeit with a long public…

Phones away; students chat

Cambridge High School students are chatting, laughing and playing games together more during break times since cellphones were banned in New Zealand schools, says principal Greg Thornton. “Previously they would all gather around a phone,…

The dilemma of Israel ……

Similar in size from Warkworth to Cape Reinga, a tiny nation features daily in worldwide news. It’s been that way since May 14, 1948 when Israel declared its sovereignty following a UN remit. One day…

Double delight for middle school

Cambridge Middle School proved its depth of football talent last Tuesday, taking out the boys’ and girls’ divisions of the Waikato Intermediate and Middle Schools nine-a-side football tournament at Jansen Park in Hamilton. The girls’…

Krippner puts museum in the picture

Volcanologist Dr Janine Krippner has made an explosive discovery. Century old views of Mount Ngāuruhoe on the Central Plateau in eruption held by the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington are a smouldering sham. Krippner, a…

Faith and family: Eddie’s North Star

Edward ‘Eddie’ Webb was a rare gem. Not only was he a hugely successful businessman, a talented and competitive singer and outstanding Rotarian, but he was an indefatigable champion for his community, a faith-driven man…

Skilled cyclists the aim

Renae Townsend’s students weren’t the only ones to benefit from a new bike skills programme which got underway at Cambridge East Primary School this week. The Year three and four teacher readily admitted she had…

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