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Women’s eight crowned world champions

The New Zealand women’s eight has returned to Cambridge as the country’s first women’s eight crew to earn gold at the World Rowing Champs. They’re now back training at Lake Karapiro, spending the coming season…

Spreading the love around

Leamington’s Jumble Around charity op shop’s annual community funding round for 2019 involves a record sum for a record number of recipients. Almost $132,000 has been distributed to 104 Cambridge community groups, schools, sports clubs…

St Peter’s secures two national titles

St Peter’s School students secured two national titles over the school holidays, the premier girls netball team winning the NZ Secondary Schools Netball Champs, and the girls basketball team winning the Secondary Schools National Basketball…

Smash, no grab.

Waipa District Council installed CCTV cameras in the Cambridge CBD last week – about the same time burglars struck at Oxfords Clothing on Duke St. Two CBD cameras were installed on Monday and Tuesday last…

Cambridge shooters hit the mark

Three Cambridge shooters have selected for the New Zealand Secondary School Team. Nathan Allison, Abby Pierce and Liam McDonald earned selection at the national Inter-Secondary Schools Inter-Island small bore shooting event in Wellington where Cambridge…

Trees for Survival sparks student learning

Karapiro School students have been hands-on at a nearby farm learning about biodiversity, riparian planting and how to keep waterways clean as part of the Trees for Survival programme. The environmental education initiative as part…

Thanks a billion, pensioners

“Don’t let anyone tell you that you are a burden to New Zealand. If you went on strike tomorrow, this country would fall to its knees.” That was the message delivered by Seniors Minister Tracey…

Fire chief honoured

Days after handing out life membership awards to two members of the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade its chief has himself been honoured. Don Gerrand – one of three Queens Service Medal holders in the brigade…

Walk for freedom

People will be dressed in black, raising signs and walking in silence in single file on October 19 in Cambridge to support the millions of human trafficking victims across the globe. As part of the…

Students working their way to Japan

A group of Cambridge High School students have been working their way towards a trip of a lifetime, fundraising for a school trip to Japan. Twenty two students, who all study Japanese at school, will…

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