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Tough battle in Bowers Cup

Cambridge’s Bowers Cup team competing in the regional under-45kg rugby tournament had a few tough games against Morrinsville recently, playing two of the top teams in the intermediate boys’ five-week tournament. First up was a…

Goalkeeper sets up dream end to football career

Veteran goalkeeper Jen Hull has lined up the dream end to her football career after leading Cambridge to the final of this year’s Waikato Cup. Hull, 34, plans to retire after the final, ending a…

Tech event a hit

Nyriad’s women-in-tech event in Auckland last month proved to be a success, with a number of participants taking part. Held July 26 in conjunction with She#, the event aimed to encourage people, especially women, to…

Marking her 100th in style

Kathleen Marking was ceremonially clapped into her own 100th birthday party at Cambridge’s Moxon Centre on August 5. The crowd – made up of visiting family, friends and Selwyn St Andrew’s Village folk – was…

Pony winners in Matariki Dish Challenge

The fourth annual Matariki Dish Challenge took place over June 9 to July 14 with winners announced last week. The event, organised by Waikato Food Inc, sees restaurants and cafes around the region enter their…

Fuel bunker gets spruce up

Members of the community were out in force recently, painting the concrete pump house above the Te Koo Utu Lake car park. The structure was once attached to an aviation fuel depot during World War…

Boys’ breakkie with Liam

More than 90 lads, dads, granddads and other significant males enjoyed breakfast at Cambridge Primary on Wednesday last week, joined by a special guest, rugby player Liam Messam. The breakfast was a chance for senior…

Woodall victory at Cambridge Classic

The Cambridge Golf Club hosted 120 of the country’s top amateur players over the weekend for the 46th Classic Builders Cambridge Classic. Cambridge’s Jordan Woodall, 19, was the leading player throughout the tournament and went…

Teachers set to strike

Failing a last-minute agreement in mediation, primary school classrooms across Cambridge and the rest of the country will fall silent next Wednesday, August 15, as primary teachers and principals strike for the day. Initially scheduled…

Kenpo 5.0 students bring home trophy haul

The local martial arts school of Kenpo 5.0 sent a team to the Kenpo 5.0 World Tournament in Las Vegas late last month, with all competitors performing extremely well and all achieving at least one…

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