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Elections: how it breaks down

Waipā District Council will have a few fresh faces and some familiar figures returning to council chambers following this year’s local government elections. Nominations closed last Friday, with Jim Mylchreest unopposed as mayor of the…

Hautapu win battle with record crowd

Hautapu reigned victorious in the Battle of the Bridge rugby game on Saturday before a record-crowd of over 3000 people. But Leamington can lay claim a win on the day with its team of female…

Garden festival tickets now on sale

Tickets for the 2019 Rotary Cambridge Garden Festival in November have gone on sale today. Project leader and Rotarian Carey Church said excitement was building for this year’s festival. The garden festival launched was last…

Ernie: The man with the heart of a Lion

Ernest ‘Ernie’ Goodwin has been remembered as a devoted family man, long-time Lions Club member and a delightful character given to tricks and dressing up. His grandchildren remember the kindest, sometimes funniest, of grandfathers. They…

Artist features in finalists exhibition

Cambridge artist Carrie Andrews is one of 52 finalists for the National Contemporary Art Award whose work is currently on display at the Waikato Museum until November 10. The free exhibition features the top 52…

Shutters drawn on 56 years with the fire service

After 56 years, 9188 callouts and multiple awards, Winston Steen has stepped away from an active role with the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade. It was time, he says. He’s given a great deal to the…

Quilt expo this weekend

This weekend’s exhibition of quilts by members of the Cambridge Patchwork Group will blend skilled handicraft with good causes. The August 24/25 exhibition is at St Andrew’s Church hall from 10am to 4pm on both…

Powerlifters eye titles at nationals

Two Cambridge powerlifters will compete at the New Zealand Powerlifting Championships this weekend. Doug McWatters and Josh Manuel won the Open and Masters 1 regional titles respectively at the main buildup to the event, the…

Abortion legislation divides regional MPs

Waikato MPs are split in the way they voted on the Abortion Legislation Bill, which passed its first reading on August 8. Taupo MP Louise Upston and Hamilton West MP Tim Macindoe were among the…

Dragon boats bring $6 million bonus

The announcement of up to 5000 breast cancer paddlers coming to Cambridge in 2022 for the International Breast Cancer Paddlers Commission (IBCPC) already has Cambridge’s sporting and tourism industry experts planning for the big event….

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