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Superbike rider in 10th place

Local superbike rider Dillon Telford finished the latest round of the Italian National Trophy 1000 Superbike Championship in a top-10 position, a great finish having faced several issues on race day. Son of champion New…

Student wins holocaust essay competition

A Cambridge High School student got a shock when the National Director of Education for the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand (HCNZ), Chris Harris, turned up at school to see him on Thursday. Chris was…

Pound Hounds changing lives

Unwanted dogs at the pound have a new future thanks to Pound Hounds Rescue, the brainchild of two local women who are passionate about pooches. Council animal control co-ordinator officer Helen McLean and massage therapist…

All creatures great and small

St Andrew’s Church played host to a gathering of animals and their owners on Sunday for the annual pet blessing service, which offered the chance for pets of every kind, furry or feathered, to be…

‘Mr G’ farewelled after 40 years

A farewell assembly was held last week to bid goodbye to Cambridge Middle School’s longest standing teacher, Mr Richard Glover, who retired in August after more than 40 years with the school. Mr Glover has…

Walkers support senior citizens

Undaunted by blustery weather conditions, dozens of hardy souls walked the Cambridge Raceway track on Monday morning in recognition of senior citizens. Buttoned up against the wind, they stepped out as part of the International…

Embroidery skills on display

The three are members of the Waikato Guild and number among around 19 locals whose expertise with a needle and thread will be on show in Hamilton this month. The exhibition will feature a collection…

Ecoblitz at St Peter’s

A never-before-seen moth was discovered in Cambridge at the weekend, as students and scientists teamed up for St Peter’s School’s 2017 Ecoblitz. “An Ecoblitz is a way of systematically surveying different habitats in a way that…

School cyclists on top

Cambridge Middle School’s Maui Morrison led the pack in his division of the Cycling New Zealand Schools National Road Championships in the Manawatu on Sunday, finishing in first in the under 13 boys’ final. And…

Growth fuelling Waipa water spend

Waipa District Council is looking down the barrel of an extra $100-plus million spend on water services over the coming decade. And while most of that money will be returned to the Council by land…

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