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A golden week for Thomas

Thomas Szabo beat more than the odds to celebrate a double-gold medal haul at the AIMS games Tauranga. The 12-year-old Cambridge Middle School student with a love for sport competed in para swimming events at…

Volunteers ensure fresh fare for the table

Cambridge’s FoodTogether programme is helping an increasing number of families access seasonal fruit and vegetables. Cambridge is one of around 40 community hubs around New Zealand operating under the banner of the national social enterprise,…

Loud Shirt Day turning up the volume

This Friday, September 27 is a special day for the deaf community – Loud Shirt Day. The annual fundraiser raises money for the Southern Cochlear Implant Programme and The Hearing House’s paediatric programmes – which…

Three decades of advice delivered with a smile

After 30 years’ volunteering with the Cambridge Citizens Advice Bureau, Anne Galbraith is casting her eye on other pursuits and is planning to hand in her keys. She’s keen to research her family genealogy, so…

Seniors minister to talk in Cambridge

New Zealand’s Minister for Seniors, Tracey Martin, will attend an open meeting organised by Cambridge Grey Power on October 2. Cambridge Grey Power president Val Massey said she decided to open the organisation’s regular monthly…

Elm commemorates attacks

A two-metre elm planted last month on a grassy rise overlooking Thornton Road’s Cambridge Bowling Club will have a special role to play in the town’s commemoration next March of the Christchurch mosque attacks. The…

End-of-Life Bill lurches over another hurdle

David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Bill moved closer to finality last week when proposed amendments on accountability around assisted dying were debated in Parliament. The changes he suggested were voted though 68 to 52…

Rural schools race

Over 300 students from five rural schools raced around Karapiro’s Mighty River Domain recently for the Combined Rural Schools Cross Country. Students from Karapiro, Roto-o-Rangi, Kaipaki, Te Miro and Horahora schools raced distances from 560m…

Care and craft group celebrates 42 years

The Cambridge Care and Craft Group marked its 42nd birthday earlier this month with a special tea for its members. Since starting in 1977, their weekly gatherings have provided a rich source of companionship and…

Classroom delivery makes CHS rebuild-ready

Nine temporary classrooms are being installed at Cambridge High School to help facilitate the rebuild of a classroom block, support weather tightening work and provide temporary teaching spaces for a growing student roll. The first…

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