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Young stars to the rescue

The year is drawing to an end and this is my last column for 2023. What a year we have had! I want to start again this week with some good news. An elderly local…

Motorcycles impounded

Cambridge Police have this week impounded four motorbikes belonging to members of the Greazy Dogs motorcycle gang, following two instances where gang members failed to stop for police. Police signalled gang members to stop on…

Christmas message from Pastor Ken Keyte

Many churches in Cambridge and around the world set up a nativity set at Christmas time. A typical nativity set includes the main characters of the nativity narrative: baby Jesus lying in a manger, Mary…

Christmas message from Rev Jennie Savage

Emily Dickenson wrote “hope is the thing with feathers which perches in the soul and sings the tune without words and never stops at all”.’ In our back yard, over the past month, a songbird…

Christmas message from Rev. Mohu Lolohea

Mandatory is the word we may all not want to hear anymore. And for the last three years we have been stuck with all the rules and what to do wherever we go. This year…

Christmas message from Monsignor Leonard Danvers

Hope, peace, joy and love are words we hear often at this time of the year. They are the stuff of Christmas cards, written in elegant writing on wrapping paper, emblazoned on Christmas advertising. In…

Piarere Hall destroyed by fire

The 65-year-old Piarere Hall was still smoldering this morning after being “extensively damaged” by fire last night. Police at the SH29 scene just before 10am today told The News fire crews were called to the…

Christmas message from Bernette Bernard

On behalf of Bridges Church, I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas. There is a real ‘Christmassy’ feeling around the shops of Cambridge, with window displays enticing us to come and purchase…

Christmas message from Jeff Parker

Similar to Cambridge, Bethlehem was, and still is, a small town with a population of around 25,000 today. It’s not uncommon for farmers to be out working with their animals on the outskirts of Cambridge,…

Christmas message from Jeremy Lind

On behalf of the Raleigh St Christian Centre community, we would like to wish everyone a peaceful Christmas. The year has again been challenging for many in our beautiful town of Cambridge. In our various…

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