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Jim does it again

Local cyclist Jim McMurray has been named the South Waikato Sportsperson of the Year for the fifth time, following the South Waikato District Sports Awards on November 15. Jim McMurray, who lives between Cambridge and…

Latest box spruce up

Artist Amanda Herbert has been at it again, livening up a telecommunications cabinet in Leamington as part of a Keep New Zealand Beautiful initiative. Her latest project, sits on Shakespeare St near the corner of…

Trip sounds right note for band

Cambridge Brass Band members are trickling back into town after taking part in New Zealand’s World War One centennial commemorations in the French town of Le Quesnoy. Those already home turned up at Monday’s band…

Foul play kills trees

Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest and Cambridge Tree Trust chair Don Willoughby are devastated by the poisoning of five established trees on the southern side of Cambridge’s Lake Te Kō Utu. The trees, including three native…

Head girl powering potential

Cambridge High School’s recently “retired” head girl Nu’umoe Duffy will travel to Wellington next week for an opportunity to learn from some of the country’s best and brightest scientific minds. The 2018 Powering Potential event…

Riders take on Aussie International

Local riders Jess Woods and Bundy Philpott competed in the Australian International 3 Day Event in Adelaide over last weekend, the Southern Hemisphere’s only 4* competition which was won last year by Matangi Olympian Clarke…

Water use plummets with meters

Water use across the Waipā district has dropped by 20 per cent since water meters were installed. Waipa District Council installed water meters during 2016/17, meaning every residential, commercial and industrial property across the district…

Christmas labour of love

Christmas comes all year round for members of the Cambridge Christmas Festival, who have been working their crafting magic ready for next week’s festival at the Town Hall. Meeting every Tuesday at the band hall…

Cricket all-go at new venue

The Cambridge Junior Cricket Club is back into full swing for the year with summer cricket starting up in November at their new premises on Vogel St. October saw the club move under the same…

Cambridge Christmas cheer for others

It may seem a bit on the early side to be thinking about Christmas, but the Cambridge Committee of Social Services (CCOSS) is well underway with organising its Christmas Cheer, an annual initiative to help…

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