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Success for DIY Day

Poppy Wortman reports on the extremely successful Great DIY Garage Sale held Sunday, October 28. Everything went – even the kitchen sink. The Great DIY Garage Sale took place on Sunday, and the man behind…

Lakeview Archers bring home gold

Five people from Lakeview Archers in Horahora attended the World Field Archery Championships earlier this month, bringing home three of the New Zealand team’s four gold medals. Local archers Christine Finnegan (Veteran Women’s Bowhunter Recurve),…

Dentist Neil and his creative gene

There’s a bit of a running joke in the Wright household.   When dentist Neil shows signs of ‘losing his marbles’, wife Carole says she knows exactly where to find them – in the magical marble…

Festival and Classic set to be epic

Planning for the New Zealand Cycling Festival and Cycle Classic in Cambridge is in full swing with new sponsors and official routes announced recently. The Cycle Classic over January 23 – 27 will see elite…

Expressway taking shape

Work on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway – which will connect the already completed Cambridge and Ngaruawahia sections – is on track to its 2020 completion date as longer summer days assist building…

Couch conversations draw large crowd

Conversation on the Couch at the Cambridge Town Hall last Sunday was a resounding success with well-known locals Brendan Lindsay, Richard and Olivia Loe, and Micah and Peter Wilkinson sharing their stories and successes to…

Trout comp wraps up

The Kilwell Lower Waikato river trout contest was a popular family event again this year, with the eight-day long contest attracting 55 keen, experienced anglers from Cambridge to Te Kauwhata, well up on the previous…

Cycle team enjoying local support

The GD Pringle/Spoken Cycles team has received a boost from Cambridge businesses to support the local elite cyclists in their racing campaign over the coming months. Windsor Nissan Cambridge has (temporarily) gifted the team with…

Relay for Life at CHS

Relay for Life was back at Cambridge High School last week even bigger and better than before. The Cancer Society fundraiser used to run at the school each year in conjunction with the national event…

Sculpture off, everything else on

The Le Quesnoy Memorial Sculpture has been put on the backburner until next year, while final details of its placement are ironed out. Due to delays in sign-off by the relevant parties and then an…

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