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Hautapu hale in home games

Hautapu’s development and premier teams were rewarded for their efforts over the last round robin play with both teams hosting a semi-final on Saturday. The development hosting Hamilton Marist Bs and our Premiers taking on…

Tongariro group growing

Local woman Caroline Webbon has picked up a new nickname – ‘the Tongariro Lady’ – and it’s one she’s more than happy to take on. Caroline is amassing a group of Cambridge residents to tackle…

Chiefs awards recognise Hautapu lads

The annual awards for the Chiefs rugby team were held last week, celebrating the end of the 2018 season whilst recognising outstanding players – four of which came through the Hautapu rugby club. Liam Messam…

Little libraries coming

Communities in Tauwhare, Matangi and Tamahere will each receive one of 30 “little libraries” created by prisoners at Spring Hill Corrections Facility, Hampton Downs. Holding 20-30 books that can be borrowed and exchanged, each little…

Swimmers come out on top

The St Peter’s Swimming Club has good reason to consider itself one of the country’s best after finishing up 7th overall at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships. The event over July 2 – 6…

Shooters dominate

Nine shooters from the Cambridge Miniature Rifle Club competed in the Waikato Open and Closed competition in Te Puke recently. The diverse group of guys and girls, from teens through to seniors – some of…

Expanded digitisation for Cambridge newspaper

Research into the stories of Cambridge has become significantly easier through the inclusion of more Waikato Independent material into the National Library’s collaborative digitisation programme, Papers Past. The newspaper – familiar to many as simply…

Young leaders welcome refugees

Twenty Kiwi teenagers from across the North Island, including one from Cambridge, have welcomed children from refugee backgrounds through a recent student-led holiday programme in Hamilton. The Refugee Orientation Centre (ROC) Trust partnered with Rimbrook…

Encouraging women into tech

An event in Auckland this week has been organised by Cambridge-based technology company Nyriad, along with She# (pronounced She Sharp), in an effort to give people – particularly young women – a taste of the…

Bastille Day ‘très bien’

Cambridge took on the colours of red, white and blue on Saturday, July 14, as the town celebrated Bonjour Bastille Day. Organised by the Cambridge Le Quesnoy committee each year, the French-themed day sees Cambridge…

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