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Festival and Classic set to be epic

Planning for the New Zealand Cycling Festival and Cycle Classic in Cambridge is in full swing with new sponsors and official routes announced recently. The Cycle Classic over January 23 – 27 will see elite…

Expressway taking shape

Work on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway – which will connect the already completed Cambridge and Ngaruawahia sections – is on track to its 2020 completion date as longer summer days assist building…

Couch conversations draw large crowd

Conversation on the Couch at the Cambridge Town Hall last Sunday was a resounding success with well-known locals Brendan Lindsay, Richard and Olivia Loe, and Micah and Peter Wilkinson sharing their stories and successes to…

Trout comp wraps up

The Kilwell Lower Waikato river trout contest was a popular family event again this year, with the eight-day long contest attracting 55 keen, experienced anglers from Cambridge to Te Kauwhata, well up on the previous…

Cycle team enjoying local support

The GD Pringle/Spoken Cycles team has received a boost from Cambridge businesses to support the local elite cyclists in their racing campaign over the coming months. Windsor Nissan Cambridge has (temporarily) gifted the team with…

Relay for Life at CHS

Relay for Life was back at Cambridge High School last week even bigger and better than before. The Cancer Society fundraiser used to run at the school each year in conjunction with the national event…

Sculpture off, everything else on

The Le Quesnoy Memorial Sculpture has been put on the backburner until next year, while final details of its placement are ironed out. Due to delays in sign-off by the relevant parties and then an…

Another big win for winemaker

Karapiro winemaker Andy Anderson has good reason to feel jubilant over his latest win. His meticulously-crafted 2014 Takapoto Gibbston Valley Single Vineyard Pinot Noir vintage has won the prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC)…

Sevens students off to nationals

Twenty-five high school sevens teams battled it out for a spot in the national final at the Waikato Secondary Schools Condor Sevens qualifying tournament at Memorial Park in Cambridge last week. The event on Wednesday…

Local rider toughest of the tough

Cambridge rider Dylan Yearbury has taken out the annual Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro, proving once again that he is the toughest of the tough in a back-to-back win of the gruelling event. The third annual…

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