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Picture this…

An old saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” That is, a visual image conveys thoughts and concepts a thousand times more effectively than any verbal description. For example, describing how a relative…

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…

Tell us what you want

As the new year gets underway, the Cambridge Community Board is gearing up for another year of advocacy and connecting with our community. Our role is to bridge the gap between you, the community, and…

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…

Be patient, please

School has started back this week bringing with it an increase in traffic, especially at peak times. We have quite a bit of road work underway in town with some road closures and diversions in…

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…

It’s Supermac at the double

Cambridge jockey James McDonald successfully crossed the Tasman to take out the two big races at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland at the weekend. The expat, now based in Sydney, won the TAB Karaka Millions two…

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