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Another big win for winemaker

Karapiro winemaker Andy Anderson has good reason to feel jubilant over his latest win. His meticulously-crafted 2014 Takapoto Gibbston Valley Single Vineyard Pinot Noir vintage has won the prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC)…

Sevens students off to nationals

Twenty-five high school sevens teams battled it out for a spot in the national final at the Waikato Secondary Schools Condor Sevens qualifying tournament at Memorial Park in Cambridge last week. The event on Wednesday…

Local rider toughest of the tough

Cambridge rider Dylan Yearbury has taken out the annual Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro, proving once again that he is the toughest of the tough in a back-to-back win of the gruelling event. The third annual…

Rock ‘n’ Roll dreams come true

Cambridge Cruisers Rock ‘n’ Roll club dancers Anna Hastings and Joel Armstrong cleaned up at the NZ Amateur Rock ‘n’ Roll Association Senior Championships October 20-21, winning the novice best dressed and taking out first…

Ross expects tight V8s battle

It will be a measured approach to the BNT V8s season for Nick Ross and his Total Lubricants Nissan Altima when the championship gets underway at Pukekohe today. It will be the Cambridge driver and…

Pool cost up $1.6M

Council has entered into a $17.6 million fixed-price contract to build the long-awaited Cambridge pool complex – an increase of $1.6 million on the construction works forecast 18 months ago. Material and fuel price increases,…

Sports kit spring clean out urged

Poppy Wortman caught up with Hannah Newlands recently on a new initiative which helps to put sports items and active wear to good use… Hannah Newlands is calling for locals to donate their surplus sports kit…

Bumper crowd flocks to fair

The weather turned on a cracking day for Monday’s St Andrew’s Giant Craft & Collectable Fair last week, which was the biggest event so far. In stark contrast to last year’s soggy event, the sun…

WWII Veteran marks centenary

World War II veteran Dennis Warner marked his 100th birthday in Cambridge recently with several special celebrations. A mid-morning ride in a stylish vintage car was followed by a birthday party attended by members of…

Gardening gene helps in planning festival

Jan Mathers was the perfect pick to help select properties to be featured in the November 18 inaugural Cambridge Garden Festival. Her own garden is in the line-up. It’s a picturesque sprawl of colour and…

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