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Respectable finish for Reds

After six seasons out of the competition, Cambridge fans can be satisfied with the Reds’ mid-table finish in football’s Northern League. The club secured 7th place in the 12-team second division in its return season, creating…

Sudden-death final in lacrosse

Cambridge High School’s premier boys lacrosse team faced off against Hamilton Boys High School on Sunday in the last of the round-robin games before playoffs this weekend – where, due to how the season has…

Internet abuse at record high

Online abuse, harassment and bullying complaints have reached new record high, rising by 46 per cent in the first half of 2018. Figures released by Netsafe – a non-profit online safety group in New Zealand…

Water meter relief for some

Following public consultation, Waipa District councillors voted unanimously last Tuesday to give some shared water meter property owners a reprieve, allowing them to pay a capped rate for water. Those eligible for a capped rate…

GD Pringle/Spoken team to race

Spoken Cycles have confirmed that they will take to the start line at both of New Zealand’s premier UCI events in the 2018-2019 season; at the New Zealand Cycle Classic and the Gravel & Tar…

Local glass artist crafts awards

The owl is an integral part of St Peter’s Cambridge. It forms the central image in the school crest and logo, and Owl Farm is a well-recognised demonstration dairy farm that supports the school’s agricultural…

Kaipaki reaches roll milestone

Kaipaki School has celebrated reaching 100 students, the first time in the school’s 142-year history the roll has hit triple figures. In honour of the occasion, students put on a presentation with the theme of…

Chance to see masters at work

The Avantidrome has been a hive of activity on Sundays recently, with masters cyclists preparing for this weekend’s Cambridge Drome Masters. Around 70 cyclists have entered so far, with 30 from Cambridge and the rest…

We need to talk about it

In the wake of the death of journalist Greg Boyed recently, figures released by the chief coroner have revealed that 668 people were reported to have died by suicide in the past year. This figure…

Breakkies go down a treat

Cambridge High School treated its Year 9 students and their parents to breakfast recently, putting on a dads and daughters event on Tuesday last week, followed by mums and sons on Wednesday. With around 45…

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