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Easter eggs sure to bring a smile

One person has made a difference for young children in Cambridge, organising a collection of hundreds of Easter eggs for those who otherwise may not have received a chocolate egg this year. The kicker is,…

First world-win for basketballers

The St Peter’s Premier Girls Basketball team said their farewells this week as they departed for Greece on their first world championship excursion. The team will be the first female team from New Zealand to…

Apiary building gutted by blaze

Nine fire crews from around the district were called to a fiery scene in Ohaupo recently when a bee apiary caught fire. The building was fully involved in flames when firefighters arrived, and four tankers…

The money or the bag…

Shoppers have gone BYO rather than pay for plastic bags at supermarkets. Just a few months after supermarkets stopped handing out bags – and left shoppers with the option of bringing their own or paying…

Police: and then there were two

Police numbers have been boosted in Cambridge with the addition of two new staff at the end of 2018, but police won’t say whether more are being lined up. New Zealand Police confirmed the two…

Sailor wins championship twice

A Cambridge sailor has defended the JJ Gilitan trophy in stunning fashion after claiming the win in five of nine races in the JJ Gilitan Championship last month – the “world championships” of 18-foot skiff…

Running the Great Wall for great cause

Doing a marathon is one thing, climbing the Great Wall of China is another. Karen Grootscholten is doing both – taking on the 2019 Great Wall of China Marathon later this month. As part of…

Community Board wins supreme award

The Cambridge Community Board took top honours at the Sister Cities New Zealand Awards in Palmerston North on March 23, winning both the Supreme Award and the award for community organisations. Cambridge Community Board member…

Cambridge mum walks 100km

Rachel Pridham did what the average person would deem “impossible” or “unimaginable” recently, she walked over 100km. The mother of two is your normal Cambridge resident – not an elite athlete by any means, but…

Reading with ruby has special benefits

Reading has become one of the ‘cooler’ things to do at St Peter’s Catholic School since a delightful former student and Ruby the miniature schnauzer joined the reading programme run by literacy support teacher Heidi…

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