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School life in the olden days

Tamahere school students learned firsthand what it was like for their counterparts 140 years ago when they celebrated the school’s birthday earlier this month. The school, now known as Tamahere Model Country School, had a…

Olympians feel the love

Cambridge sprint cyclist Ellesse Andrews is grateful to the local community as she gears up for the Paris Olympic Games, which kick off on July 26. “Thank you, everyone, for all of your support,” she…

Community board goes on tour

Cambridge Community Board members will hit the road to catch up with rural residents – but this time instead of visiting several country halls, they will go to just two. The first will be at…

Cancer fundraisers

Lauriston Park Retirement Village and St Peter’s Catholic School held Pink Ribbon fundraisers last week. Lauriston had a brunch with champagne to raise $3000 for the Breast Cancer Foundation’s research.

Feisst farewelled

Community stalwart Rob Feisst was farewelled at the Cambridge Town Hall this week following his death in Waikato Hospital on May 21 at the age of 79. His death leaves a void among those running…

Crucial link for discussions

Cambridge Community Board has spent the last two months closely engaging with our community on Cambridge Connections. It has been a time of frustration and stress for some members of our community, and we have…

Getting the community involved

Following on from last week, thanks to those who attended the recruiting seminar last Wednesday.  It was great to see the interest. I also want to thank the residents of Roto-o-Rangi who attended the community…

News …… in brief

28 May 3.40pm Rob Feisst farewelled Community stalwart Rob Feisst was farewelled at the Cambridge Town Hall today following his death in Waikato Hospital on May 21 at the age of 80. His death leaves…

First Waipa Home & Leisure Show a hit

Exhibitors want to be back for next year’s Waipā Home & Leisure Show following the success of the first version at Lake Karāpiro. Organisers Good Local Media were thrilled with the turnout over three days….

St Helen’s, the aftermath

It is difficult to imagine how much a landscape can be transformed by an eruption, rendering large swaths of land unrecognisable to locals who knew it well. It is the task of volcanologists to understand…

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