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A weekend of two halves

Cambridge had plenty to celebrate as it cut the cake of 75 years of football last weekend – but the result of their conference league team wasn’t one. The hosts were beaten 4-1 by Claudelands…

Seventh heaven in BMX

Seven first places – including three at elite level – were highlights for the Cambridge BMX club at the national championships in Tauranga. The event attracted almost 600 riders aged from eight to over 50…

Making Cambridge great

Art and Sport were well and truly represented this weekend as Cambridge was busy with residents and visitors enjoying the very popular and exciting Autumn Festival, the Maadi Cup regatta and street parade and the…

Andy’s tale is a winner

Anne Wilkins knows she must be doing something right after winning the Cambridge Autumn Festival Short Story competition. As she wiped away tears during a photo shoot with judges, former Waikato Times editor Venetia Sherson…

Crisis? Here’s the evidence

A little over a fortnight ago I experienced shooting pains in both arms and hands which caused some sleepless nights and then became so unbearable one early Thursday morning my wife took me to the…

Down on Main Street…

Among the many events in and around Cambridge last weekend was the Main Street Carnival and Art Market. Mary Anne Gill was there to soak up the atmosphere.  

Young riders and rules

It has been great to see everyone enjoying the Aon Maadi Regatta this week. Town has definitely been busy and we have welcomed the visitors for the event. One thing that has come to my…

Sylvie’s photo stacked up

When Sylvie Davies-Colley saw her brother Lansley stacking wood they had found on the roadside after Cyclone Gabrielle, she knew it would make a cracking photograph. The 9-year-old Cambridge Primary School student won the youth…

Wood backs cycleways

The latest $10.4 million investment in safer Waipā walking and cycling pathways is money well spent, says Transport minister Michael Wood. Speaking exclusively to The News at a celebration for the completion of a 65-kilometre…

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