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Tree planting milestone reached

Lake Karapiro was the site of the 100,000th native tree planted by the Waikato River Trails Trust, which has been carrying out the planting work along Waikato River since 2006. To celebrate this achievement, last…

Barefoot medal haul

Local barefoot water skier William Leigh has returned from the sport’s world championships in Canada sporting a host of medals. The Year 13 St Peter’s student came home with a silver medal in junior boys’…

Muzzies make their way to Waikato

The Bay of Plenty Mustang Owners’ Club brought their American beauties to Cambridge on the weekend. Meeting at the Tauriko petrol station Sunday morning, the convoy cruised through the Kaimai Ranges and into Cambridge, assembling…

Destiny Church in town

Around 100 bikers, clad in black, red and white, descended on Cambridge last Saturday, part of the Destiny Church’s Man Up/ Tu Tangata tour. The bikers gathered outside the Town Hall before travelling over to…

Cambridge cyclist a world champion, again

Jim McMurray has added another rainbow jersey and gold medal to his collection after a spectacular performance at the 2018 UCI Gran Fondo World Champs in Italy recently. The Cambridge cyclist reclaimed his men’s 55…

Rats to get the boot

Just in time for Conservation Week, Predator Free Cambridge was out and about laying four trap lines around Lake Te Kō Utu last Saturday. With two lines around to the top of the lake’s reserve…

More eyes are on the way

Waipā District Council is to install a $240,000 video monitoring system (VMS) to help keep the community safe. The decision at Tuesday’s Service Delivery Committee approved the installation of seven cameras at key intersections in…

First XV national champions

St Peter’s School’s First XV has successfully defended the National Co-Ed title – becoming the only team to win it back-to-back since St Kent’s in 2011 – after an emphatic victory over Rangiora High School…

Bowls club open

Ray Rainsford shared an update recently on the new season at the Cambridge Central Bowling Club Saturday, September 1 saw the opening of the new season for lawn bowls at the Cambridge Central Bowling Club. A…

Budding scientists impress at fair

Science-minded students at St Peter’s School have wowed scientists with their project boards at the NIWA Waikato Science Fair on August 24. The local students won Best School, eight special prizes, and 32 commendations, with…

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