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Curbing mistake makes $40K cost for ratepayers

Residents in Birchwood Lane are up in arms about a curbing mistake which will cost Tamahere ratepayers an additional $40,000 to seal and extend the street. $350,000 was set aside for the project which involves…

Uni student finds opportunity in Singapore exchange

A young man from Hautapu will soon trade in his green Kiwi surroundings for a high-rise city environment when he takes on his final semester of study, and he can’t wait. Twenty-year-old Waikato University student…

Lion King a roaring success

Audience reaction said it all as Cambridge Middle School’s production of The Lion King Jr ran to sell-out audiences earlier this month. “It was just outstanding,” said Hamilton music therapist Shona How, summing up the…

Cambridge cyclists earn over 40 medals at north island champs

Cambridge High School cyclists collected a raft of titles and trophies over last weekend during the North Island schools road and track cycling championships, earning enough points on the Avantidrome track to be named top…

World-tour couple smitten with Cambridge

An English couple have found a comforting refuge in Cambridge during their meandering cycle around the world. Dan Burns and Jennie Burton started their self-made trip “The Slow Race” in April last year, riding simple…

Rockers eying national final

Cambridge musician George Roberts hopes his band Casper will be able to one-up their 2018 performance in the nationwide 2019 Smokefree Rockquest competition. The high school band won three awards at the Rockquest regional final…

Cambridge fourth at motocross clubs event

The Cambridge Motorcycle Club ended its three-year winning streak in the Battle of the Clubs motocross event in Taupo last Saturday. The club finished amongst the best of the best overall and rounded out the…

Students’ five-tonne tractor haul earns the trophy

Their smiles said it all – a team of twenty Tauwhare School students pulled off a massive feat of strength on Thursday, June 27, hauling a five-tonne tractor at a rate of one metre per…

BMXers ready to race

Thirteen Cambridge BMX riders will contest the UCI BMX World Championships in Belgium this month. It may be an unlucky number for some, but the club reckons it will be a lucky haul for the…

Fifth different winner emerges in Enduro Champs

Cambridge’s motocross rider Beau Taylor has finished the fifth round of the New Zealand Enduro Championships in fourth place. Round five on June 29, played out on a demanding farmland course near Masterton, saw Rotorua’s…

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