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New life for former rower

An elite rower-turned trainer has shifted the way she motivates others, moving from the podium to the gym as a local trainer, and now with a beautiful baby in tow. Erin Monique O’Brien, known locally…

NZ Cycle Classic moving to Cambridge

The New Zealand Cycle Classic, the only Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) 2.2 accredited tour in the country will be held in Cambridge and surrounding areas from next year. Expected to consist of five stages, the…

Student honoured in Wellington

Paul Seideman was a Czech teenager in 1941 when he first suffered the horrors of the Auschwitz death camp, and later other concentration camps, during World War 2. Now approaching 90, he lives quietly at…

Church fair best yet

In a stark contrast to October’s soggy event, the sun shone down on St Andrew’s twice-yearly craft fair last Monday.  A fixture of the Cambridge calendar since 1996, the fair is held each Labour Day…

House blaze guts kitchen

The volunteer fire brigade was called out to a house fire on Robinson St just after 12.30am last Wednesday, arriving to find a Housing New Zealand house ablaze. Fortunately, the house was empty at the…

Cambridge Lions largest in NZ

The Cambridge Lions received some remarkable news last week – the group is currently the largest Lions club in the country. The local good sorts say it’s because of the Cambridge community that they’re able…

Rowers race across two regattas

More than two thousand rowers raced through the waters of Lake Karapiro last weekend, with two regattas taking place simultaneously. It all started Friday with over 760 of the total 2272 competitors taking part in…

Cambridge golfer makes top ranks in Aus

One of Cambridge’s top golfers has made his mark on the international stage with top results at prestigious golfing tournaments in Australia. Jordan Woodall flew to Perth last month to compete in the Australian Amateur…

Busking their way to Uni

Heard the sound of drums in town recently? They may have sounded like bongos, but in fact it was a Cajón that could be heard throughout the CBD – a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from…

Sports stars shine at regional awards

Winners of the 2017 Brian Perry Waikato Regional Sports Awards were announced last night at an awards evening at the Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton, celebrating sporting achievement from local grassroots clubs through to high performance…

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