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Hangi celebrates Matariki

Cambridge Middle School hosted and fed over 750 people last week when the school held a special Matariki hangi for the community. It took 15 weeks of preparation by the school’s dedicated staff, as well…

New curtains at Gaslight

A new set of curtains were installed at the Gaslight Theatre on Tuesday. Cambridge Repertory Society member Colin Morley said the group, which runs the Gaslight Theatre, were rapt to see the curtains finally go…

Cycling champs this weekend

Students from Wellington to Whangarei will gather in town this weekend for the North Island Secondary School Road and Track Cycling Champs. The roads of Roro-o-rangi will be teeming with cyclists throughout Saturday and Sunday,…

Hautapu victorious over Melville

Hautapu’s premier and development teams took on Melville on Saturday. This weekend they play home games against Morrinsville. Hautapu As squeak in Playing away at Collins Rd, Melville, this week in front of a very…

Leamington rugby hat-trick

Leamington’s premier and development teams were triumphant over Putaruru on Saturday. Senior A A great win against Putaruru, winning 35 -12. Try scorers were Jarred Allen Baker (two) Malakai Uasi, Regan Erueti and Dylan Mullaney….

Goal eases pressure on Reds

While Uruguay were putting Portugal out of football’s World Cup in Russia, Cambridge’s fortunes in the Northern League were being boosted by their own Uruguayan hero on Saturday. South American-born Marcelo Sosa, playing his first…

Water spat turns nasty

A shared water meter has caused friction on Burns St, with a confrontation between neighbours over a water leak boiling over and resulting in a police call out. At issue, two of the 10 properties…

‘Thanks’ from Louise

A group of Cambridge volunteers were treated to morning tea on Monday, courtesy of local MP Louise Upston.  “More than one million New Zealanders are involved in some form of voluntary work in their communities,…

Relief in sight for shared meters

Waipa District Council is considering capping water bills for up to 140 households on cross-leased properties, disadvantaged by sharing a water meter. Last November the Council decided properties with shared water meters, most of them…

World cup racing at its finest

New Zealand’s elite rowers wrapped up competition at the Rowing World Cup II in Linz-Ottensheim, Austria over last weekend with three gold-medal finishes and one silver. Facing up against the best of the best from…

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