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Living in limbo

An email sent recently to Karapiro resident Geoff Fletcher and his wife Serena confirmed the news they didn’t want to hear, with no final decision on the new expressway between Cambridge and Piarere forthcoming in…

Stand takes the cake

Four enterprising Leamington School students have put their baking talents to good use, setting up a bake stand and raising almost $500 for Kids in Need Waikato. The girls, Taniya Vave, Mikayla Walker, Taofi Atoni…

Te Waka initiative launched

Economic Development Minister Shane Jones formally launched a two-day economic development summit at Karapiro recently, asking the 250 key business leaders to dig deep and come up with ideas to drive prosperity in the region….

Seriously, not again

Stirling Sports on Victoria St was ram-raided again, the fourth time in the past two years. The latest robbery saw clothes and shoes taken, after a stolen Mazda Demio crashed through the front window just…

Swimmers on top at regional awards

The St Peter’s Swimming Club has plenty of reasons to celebrate after dominating the 2018 Swimming Waikato Awards. The club itself, as well as several of its members, took out 24 titles and awards at…

New lacrosse team for Cambridge

A new sports team is being planned for Cambridge, and organisers are encouraging interested locals to come along to a muster on September 15 to check it out. With lacrosse becoming an increasingly popular sport…

Dancers on top at regionals

Eighty seven St Peter’s dance students competed in the DanceNZ Made regional competition at Clarence Street Theatre last month, taking out the ‘Rise Up’ dance award – the top award of the evening as the…

Sporting stars added to walk

Five outstanding sportspeople – and a horse –  will be publicly recognised later this year with inclusion in Cambridge’s prestigious Walks of Fame. Rowers Eric Murray and Hamish Bond, BMX star Sarah Walker, squash champion…

Guest speaker entertains support group

The Cambridge Blind and Vision-impaired Support Group had a special guest speaker recently, with Dr Fred Simpson from the Leamington Medical Centre talking about his life and sharing some of his poetry. Dr Simpson told…

Rob Waddell’s keys to success

New Zealand rowing champion Rob Waddell payed a visit to St Peter’s School’s Year 9 and 10 students recently, giving them a few lessons on life, sport and the right attitude. He explained to the…

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