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Bupa St Kilda falls short

Less than a year after Bupa St Kilda was ordered to pay $10,000 to the son of a 92-year-old woman they failed to provide adequate care for, the Cambridge home was found to be falling…

St Peter’s rugby champions

St Peter’s School’s under 15 rugby team are the champions of the region following an emphatic win over Hamilton Boys’ High School last Saturday. Competing in the final for the Waikato Secondary School U15 Andrew…

Book club gets down to business

Poppy Wortman caught up with Tracey Olivier recently to find out about a book club she started for business-minded folk. It’s one for the books, for those on the same page. Chamber of Commerce member Tracey…

Paint the town yellow

Cambridge’s new Daffodil Day coordinator, Nicky White, is hoping retailers will get behind the annual event next Friday and ‘paint the town yellow’ – adding the colour to window displays in honour of the day….

Disabled ride car running

The Cambridge Model Engineering Society took its new disabled ride car out for its first outing last Sunday, giving members of the public with disabilities the chance to ride the train safely. The ride car…

Close finish for superbike rider

Local superbike rider Dillon Telford has completed the latest round of the Italian Superbike Championship series with a 22nd-place finish out of 43 riders – not bad when you’re up against the world’s best superbike…

Ryan Fox putts with purpose

Famous Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox joined 120 golfers at the Cambridge Golf Club over the weekend supporting the “Putting with Purpose” cause – an initiative set up by Peter Troake to play at all of…

SOS from Cambridge Lifeskills

With a deluge of referrals and a serious shortfall in funds, Cambridge Lifeskills has put out an urgent call for help. Lifeskills – a free youth counselling service – has been going in Cambridge for…

Record-best kapa haka festival

Organisers of the hugely successful Cambridge Combined Schools Kapa Haka Festival say it’s “clear” kapa haka is becoming an increasingly popular extra-curricular activity for local students based on the huge number of children taking part…

Dressage rider recognised

St Peter’s student Tayla McDonald has been recognised for her efforts in equestrian sport, being awarded the Dressage New Zealand Award as the highest-scoring rider under 21 years. Riding Don Qudos, also known as Pedro,…

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