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I am sitting at my desk on a still Sunday afternoon listening to laughter outside accompanying the clack of croquet mallets on the adjacent lawn. All is peaceful in this quiet backwater of senior citizens….

Quiet response to a big challenge 

View Larger Topographic Map Taiea te Taiao. This is the Māori name of the Maungatautari to Pirongia Ecological Corridor Project. The principal aim of the project, led by NZ Landcare Trust and funded principally by…

Champs again – St Peters takes title 

St Peters has retained the Waikato Secondary Schools Golf Team Championship title A dozen St Peter’s golfers competed in the annual intercollegiate teams championship at the Hamilton Golf Club. The team format involved four players…

‘Third age’ uni popular 

Interest in the formation of a University of the Third Age – U3A –  Cambridge has been so strong that the group’s founder, businesswoman Carey Church, has already secured a larger venue. The initial May…

Mobile clinics for Cambridge 

Confusion over children’s immunisation status has prompted Waikato District Health Board to hold mobile clinics in Cambridge. Parents of 3-5 year olds are being urged to check their child’s status. Most when they are told…

Dealing with a ‘hidden’ need 

‘Here to help u’ has been welcomed by those among the first to use it in Cambridge. Community connector with Cambridge Community House (CCH), Francis Radloff, said CCH had jumped at the opportunity to work…

Another title for Belfield 

Waipā 21-year-old Leah Belfield has collected her second United States sprint title in as many months. She added the NCAA Division 2 outdoor title to the indoor title she won in March, and in the…

Masons lend a hand

Masons have given a $7000 helping hand to the Rural Support Trust. Lodge Copernicus, which meets in Cambridge, initiated the fundraising and gained additional funds from Lodge Waikato and the Freemasons Charity Fund. A number…

Rural tour a mixed bag 

Attendance was mixed for Cambridge Community Board’s latest rural tour with large numbers at Whitehall and Te Miro and only two at Fencourt. In her report to last week’s board meeting, chair Sue Milner said…

 Thanking Red Cross volunteers 

Serving and retiring volunteer community drivers were thanked at a morning tea and presentation held late last month at Lauriston Park Homestead. The May 26 event was organised by Cambridge Community House (CCH), the organisation…

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