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Immigrants exploited

In a new trend for Cambridge, we have had eight cases where people have been the subject of an immigration and employment exploitation. Individuals have paid large sums of money for packages including work visas,…

The News in brief …..

Deadline looms About 500 Cambridge netballers will benefit from Hautapu Sports’ Golf Day to be held at Cambridge Golf Course on Friday (November 17). Money raised from the golf day will be used to refurbish…

Our business news

A new festival launched to fund a mental health charity could become an annual fixture in Cambridge. We speak exclusively in the Waikato Business News, out this week, to the man whose vision it is…

The News ……. in brief

Buses for show Buses have been scheduled to and from the the Light and Sound show on Saturday November 4. They will leave from the Square in Victoria St, departing every 15 minutes from 5.45pm…

Ingham to drive in

Expect to see a spade in the ground before Christmas. That is the word from Ingham Motor Group principal dealer John Ingham about the former Bunnings site in Cambridge. And the man who started in…

Simrat takes on the world

A Waipā primary school student was set to represent New Zealand at an international mathematics competition as this week’s edition of Cambridge News went to press. Last Friday, just hours before flying from New Zealand…

A shiny work in progress

When a convoy of Cadillacs called into Cambridge last week, Trevor and Pearl Martin were among the first on the scene. The long-time Cambridge couple was waiting for son Steven to arrive in his 1960…

The mountains around us

While volcanoes can produce stressful and scary events, they are a critical part of our planet’s natural processes and they enhance life on Earth in very important ways. Locally, old volcanic deposits have weathered down…

Help when it’s needed

This column comes to you from the Emerald Isle. That’s right, I’m in Ireland- land of my forbears on my mother’s side. My grandfather’s family business interests were wiped out with the collapse of the…

Tea and fashion

A fashion parade with a difference has raised $2000 for the Cambridge Health Shuttle. Cheryl Newman told The News the parade – and a high tea – at Cambridge Oaks Lifestyle Village this month featured…

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