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Roger that… breaking ceilings

Cambridge’s star continues to rise as a centre offering young sporting aspirants a chance to compete at an elite level in their chosen field. Families are locating here to provide their kids with opportunity to…

We’re on the rural road

The Cambridge Community Board’s rural tour got underway at the weekend. We visited the Kaipaki, Monavale, Fencourt and Te Miro halls. It was great to connect with the local rural community and link them with…

St Peter’s top of the three

St Peter’s Cambridge has won the 2023 Battle of the Waipa Schools, beating Te Awamutu College and Cambridge High School to lift the trophy. The private school hosted the annual inter-school event, which involved hundreds…

Exploding lava

Many of us might think of eruptions in Hawai’i when we think of lava flows, or recent eruptions in Iceland or La Palma in the Canary Islands. There are generally two main types that we…

Business message: prepare, build

Finding success in business has less to do with good luck and more to do with sound preparation, a readiness to grasp opportunities and the ability to build strong teams, says Jackie Smith. The founder…

District growth ‘incredible’

Just released Waipā property values show the district’s worth is $35 billion – up 45.5 per cent on the last valuation three years ago. The rise was expected given the “incredible growth” seen in the…

Church relaxes cemetery access with new berm

A church service on Sunday will see St Stephen’s Church in Tamahere mark its 140th anniversary by opening up access to its historic cemetery. A memorial berm at the St Stephen’s has been established to…

A new tree for Marg

A ‘freak of nature’ is the final reason given for what happened when a pin oak tree fell on Cambridge resident Margaret Evelyn a year ago. Family say the term could well have described Margaret,…

Historic win for Cambridge High

Cambridge High School’s 1st XI boys’ hockey team is celebrating two of the biggest achievements in its history. The team has beaten St Paul’s Collegiate for the first time since the two schools began clashing…

Wait over for newest kiwis

Waipā’s new citizens packed Cambridge Town Hall in two significant firsts last week. The 105 people from 19 countries who made their oaths or affirmations on stage were the largest group to do so in…

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