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Hugh takes the challenge

When Hugh Jackson heads to Invercargill next week for the Young Farmer of the Year finals, he will have the support of Te Awa Lifecare residents. Show your support Jackson, who farms in partnership with…

A salute to Fieldays

As a past president of the National Fieldays Society – and still a loyal volunteer –  I continue to take a great interest in the organisation’s success. Having been suggested by the late John Kneebone…

Cambridge pays penalty

Elation morphed into devastation for Cambridge High School’s 1st XI Boys’ hockey players last Tuesday night (June 17), when a tantalising chance to make history was snatched away at the last minute. Playing for the…

Bish: a man who had the X-factor

On Monday afternoon, John Bishop’s son Richard prefaced the story of his dad’s life by saying it contained almost every element of the Wilbur Smith novels John enjoyed – rich with romance, adventure and exploration….

St Peter’s trio make All Blacks

Eight years ago Ollie Norris, Samipeni Finau and Cam Roigard were part of a Cambridge St Peter’s School First XV team that won the national co-educational school rugby championship. In Dunedin next week, the school…

Lois honoured

Cambridge’s Lois Ure has won the Unsung Hero Award with Volunteering Waikato. And there was a Waipā trifecta as Hazel Robertson, team leader Transport to Treatment Te Awamutu for Cancer Society Waikato/BOP was named runner…

A person of interest

After arriving in Cambridge as a ‘refugee’ from Auckland almost 25 years ago, I set about learning what I could about the history of Waikato and environs – my new home. Hours in our local…

A waharoa for the people

After decades of determination, aroha, and community spirit, Cambridge’s marae stands prouder than ever — its new waharoa unveiled on Matariki morning, welcoming all who walk through its sacred threshold. Senior writer Mary Anne Gill…

A gateway to the future

On a misty Matariki morning, years of fundraising and hard work paid off for Cambridge’s Community Marae ‘Ngā Hau e Whā’ with the opening of its long awaited waharoa (main entranceway). The morning began cloaked…

Asbestos spill concerns

A crash involving a truck and trailer carrying asbestos-contaminated material on the Waikato Expressway at Tamahere last week has raised safety concerns from Cambridge Chamber of Commerce chief executive Kelly Bouzaid. The expressway was closed…

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