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The Black Stick accountant

In the early hours of January 23, Black Sticks goalkeeper Leon Hayward walked out onto the bright blue turf at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India, with New Zealand’s hopes resting on his shoulders. The Black…

Saints go running in…

Cam O’Leary batted sensibly to take St Peter’s through to victory.Flynn Morey’s man of the match 5-52 backed up by Xavier Bell’s all-round effort with bat, ball and in the field saw St Peter’s School,…

Understanding behaviours

This week I attended facilitator training for the Loves Me Not programme which will be delivered to  Year 12 students later this month. The programme was  developed following the murder of Sophie Elliott by her…

A turbulent trip home

I am writing these words in the early morning dawn of the first morning after retarding the clocks – a still morning that I suspect will herald a cool day. One of those mornings when…

Long live the mullet

After coming tantalisingly close to winning Cambridge Middle School’s Mullet of the Month competition in 2022, Fenix Clifton was desperate to take out this year’s title. So, last Wednesday, as screaming spectators crowded around a…

On the run – for 41 hours

If Nancy Sinatra’s boots were made for walkin’, Allysia Kraakman’s shoes were clearly made for running. And she’s set her sights on lacing them up again soon, having proven they’re clearly capable of doing so…

New criteria for funding

Waipā’s Heritage Fund, which has distributed more than $650,000 over a decade to organisations throughout the district, is in for its first significant shake up since its establishment in 2012. The fund has an annual…

Easter messages from our churches

By Pastor Ken Keyte, Cambridge Baptist Church During our recent church services at Cambridge Baptist we have been taking a few minutes to hear someone from our congregation share their faith story. We have heard…

Waipā visitor boom

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce says 50,000 people through the central business district last week proves the economic benefit events bring to the district. Numbers hit an all-time high on March 26 when the Autumn Festival’s…

Town Hall venue ‘brilliant’

There were plenty of familiar faces among members of Youth Orchestra Waikato who provided Cambridge Autumn Festival’s final and best-attended hurrah in the Town Hall on Sunday. Ten of the musicians are from the wider…

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