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French recollections

The Friends of the Cambridge Historical Society and the Cambridge Le Quesnoy Friendship Association are teaming up to present a pre-Bastille Day event with author Nathalie Philippe. Originally from Paris, Nathalie Philippe has been living…

Mind those keys

Let’s start with some good news again this week. We have recently had a couple of car theft sprees. Fortunately, police located most of the vehicles very quickly. Two search warrants were executed.  During the…

Market drops trust status

The organisation behind the weekly Cambridge Farmers’ Market has confirmed it no longer operates under a charitable trust status. This follows revelations in The News last week that Waipā District Council intends extending the market’s…

Chasing voters: no pain, no gain

The almost indecent haste Waipā District councillors decided to continue with First Past the Post for the next two local body elections, given the woeful 39.65 per cent turnout at last year’s election, came as…

Morgan takes her council seat

Tears flowed as Dale-Maree Morgan’s whānau handed her over to Waipā District Council following a pōwhiri welcoming the new Māori ward councillor on Friday. Both Morgan and mayor Susan O’Regan were visibly emotional as the…

Cup hope looks Sharp

Save yourself the anguish in November, the Melbourne Cup winner will be Sharp ‘N’ Smart. Well, that’s the inside word from former Cambridge trainer Graeme Rogerson and part owner, Horsham Downs rally car driver Todd…

Waikids to get the full Monty

“Well then, that’s not something you see every day, is it?” Meet Monty – Cambridge Riding for the Disabled’s (RDA) therapy pony. Fast becoming known for lifting people’s spirits, he’s now taking his personable nature…

On deck for Jonah’s fishy tail

Drama productions at St Peter’s Catholic School are always a team effort and this year’s high seas extravaganza is no different – with teachers, parents and students all heavily involved, making it a real community…

Finding a reason for living

Our culture’s fixation with physical health, diet, nutrition and fitness has assumed such priority. Fair enough, if it’s kept in balance. A massive industry with ‘influencers’ and gurus has emerged expounding lists of things claimed…

The State of the Nation

As the weeks rush by we hurtle towards a national election. There is huge unrest politically, socially and economically and the various (can they be trusted) polls all have a material common theme with Labour…

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