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Silver lining to Devon’s golds 

A superb performance in Brisbane last week by Waipā Para cyclist Devon Briggs has led to his selection with four others to compete at October’s 2022 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships in France. At…

Easter messages

Father Leonard Danvers St. Peter’s Parish Cambridge In New Zealand we are fortunate in having ‘public holidays’ that allow us time to celebrate and reflect on important events and take a break from normal routines….

National BMX champions on track for world domination 

Since the day he was born, Luke Brooke-Smith has been driven to win. “Every single thing he’s done – anything you can think of, like first to tie his shoelace, first to put his shoes…

Medicine on the maunga

Eager minds are being introduced to rongoā, or Māori herbal medicine, using the flora on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari. Rongoā rākau – an introduction to Māori herbal medicine, is taught by Maungatautari volunteer Ringi Morgan-Fifield. While…

Free to run again

Cambridge’s free park run celebrated its fifth birthday and a return to some sort of normality with a 5km run and walk on the Te Awa River Ride on Saturday. There were 53 finishers with…

Dolina makes a difference

Cambridge-born dancer Dolina Wehipeihana has been honoured with a Te Waka Toi Award “making a difference” (Ngā Tohu Hautūtanga Auaha Toi) for her contributions to the arts. The former St Peter’s Catholic School student (Ngāti…

RSA stages treble ceremony

Cambridge Town Hall was the centre of a three-part RSA event on Monday that tied together ceremonies honouring former New Zealand and French service personnel and their families. New Zealand’s Returned and Services Association national…

Ensuring it’s not a flat night…

Anyone can make a cup of coffee, Tennille Hawkins says, but not everyone can make a great cup of coffee. The Cambridge Raceway barista has made thousands of cups since her first 15 years ago…

Fortune favours the Reds

Cambridge football is in line for a six-figure windfall because a player it helped develop is now wearing one of the game’s most famous shirts. Chris Wood, the Auckland born, Waikato developed All White, was…

A strong win for Cambridge

Cambridge won the Waikato women’s championship pennants title taking out the final of five rounds at Te Awamutu Golf Club on Sunday. The celebrations continued after the golf with St Peter’s School student Suwanna McPhee,…

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