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Reds rally for double draw

A 24th-minute penalty by Rachel Major secured a hard-fought draw for Cambridge women against Birkenhead in their Northern League championship clash at John Kerkhof Park on Sunday. Birkenhead’s Nina O’Leary equalised in the 37th minute,…

Marist crowned Waikato champs

After an impressive regular season, Hautapu fell short 32-21 against Hamilton Marist in the Waikato premier club rugby Breweries Shield final on Saturday. Both teams had only one loss a piece before heading into the…

Celebrating the raucous kākā

Sally and Eric Fox spent 32 years working at the Ōtorohanga Kiwi House where Eric was curator. Since retiring they have been volunteering at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari in the aviary team. Today Sally discusses working…

Reps miss final

Waikato rugby’s premier grand final on Saturday was robbed of seven players who were removed due to provincial rugby commitments. Hamilton Marist hosted Cambridge-based Hautapu at Marist Park in the Breweries Shield final, and won…

Conference costs revealed

Ratepayers paid just over $17,000 in airfares and accommodation for mayor Susan O’Regan, councillors Dale-Maree Morgan and Marcus Gower, chief executive Steph O’Sullivan, group manager Strategy Kirsty Downey, project lead Vanessa Honore and mana whenua…

What will the bank do?

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will announce its next Official Cash Rate decision on August 20. Lots of people are giving them  advise. Most expect the bank to lower the cash rate again by…

Waipā greenlights new projects

A new funeral home on the site of the now closed Lyceum Club site in Cambridge is among 87 approved land use consents issued by Waipā District Council in the first six months of the…

Fear not…

I was in a changing room cubicle trying on jeans at a clothing store when someone bashed loudly on the door, shouting at me with startling urgency to ‘get out immediately!’ Hobbling out of the…

Powering ahead at Arapuni

Mercury Energy is two weeks into a jet grouting trial at its Arapuni hydro dam, laying the groundwork for $120 million major remediation work scheduled to begin next year. Principal project manager Tom Newson said…

Letters to the Editor – 31 July 2025

Memories of Cambridge In researching some articles recently I came across a story in the Cambridge News about the closing of the Lyceum Club. My grandmother Evelyn Rishworth was the club’s first president and the…

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