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Top placing for novice lifter

It was quite a feat for Doug McWatters when he finished first in his division and 6th overall at the Waikato Bay of Plenty Powerlifting Novice Champs in Morrinsville last weekend. Having only just taken…

Simon Barton puts those heady days of air rescue behind him

The Air Desk is a national air ambulance helicopter service launched in Auckland seven months ago. It effectively centralises the dispatch and co-ordination of all emergency air ambulance helicopter resources throughout the country. As each…

Replica labour of love

  Cambridge retiree Roger Dean has almost finished his replica of St Andrew’s church, six years after he started it.  There were other projects in between, and Roger estimates that his 1:24 model of the…

Promotion in reach for Reds

Cambridge will conclude their most successful season ever if they can seal promotion to football’s Northern League in their last match of their 2017 schedule this Saturday. Having already won four major men’s and women’s…

Lions Shed revamped

The Cambridge Lions have been hard at work in the local Lions Shed lately – no different from their usual busy schedule – but this time they’ve been renovating and refurbishing the shed to make…

Jag fans unite

Jaguar owners, enthusiasts or fans of any kind are being invited to join a regional club being formed by Tamahere local, David Ingham. It’s all about cars – not cats – but David says you…

Louise does it again

It was all smiles at Louise Upston’s house on Sunday, as she hosted a small gathering of party faithful to celebrate her election victory.  Claire Castle went along for the festivities. After a gruelling interview…

Blue bus hits town

The National Party bus made a flying visit to Cambridge on Friday, travelling from Wellington to Auckland in a final burst of campaigning before Saturday’s election.  Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett and Finance Minister Steven…

Leamington teachers step it up

A three-year-old boy has inspired dozens of Leamington School teachers to go the distance for the Cerebral Palsy Society this month.  Cambridge News visited the school during a special fundraising day to find out more….

Easter Sunday no-go

Waipa District Council confirmed their official decision this week that there will be no Easter Sunday trading in the district.  Nearly 600 people gave submissions on the topic during the council’s consultation process, with 70…

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