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Cat burglar prowling Leamington

There’s a cat burglar prowling the Leamington streets. A renegade cat named Archie has been stealing peoples washing in the early hours of the morning. “We have a renegade cat named Archie who shows his…

Movie magic for Rebus Club

Attending the latest Rebus Club meeting recently to take members on a trip down moviegoing memory lane was Geoff Lealand, co-producer of the short film Going to the Movies: The Reel People of New Zealand….

Dancing success

Five Cambridge dancers took to the stage at the Project Youth Hip Hop Dance competition held in Tauranga on June 2, coming away with a fantastic third-place result. The Ignite Dance Academy’s junior dance crew,…

Mountain climb for good cause

A local man plans to run rounds of the Hakarimata summit track in a few weeks’ time as part of a fundraising effort for his daughter. Brian Prescott – an ultra-marathon runner, husband and father…

Morning tea ‘thank you’ to volunteers

With volunteer week running from June 17 to 23, Sport Waikato held a special morning tea last Monday to recognize some of the fantastic volunteers that serve our local community. NZ Parkour CEO and volunteer…

Lacrosse: CHS vs Hillcrest

Cambridge High School demonstrated their tough resilience when they went up against Hillcrest on the weekend. The Hillcrest team’s absence of any subs wasn’t a problem as the athletic senior players presented solid stick handling…

Boomerang bags back in spotlight

Community-minded people up and down the country will be firing up their sewing machines on Saturday, taking part in the first national Boomerang Bag sewing bee. The Cambridge collective will be joining in, churning out…

Pōwhiri honours Joelle King

There was plenty of aroha in the wharenui at Maungatautari Marae last week, as iwi, whānau, friends, members of the Waikato squash community, council representatives and invited guests gathered for a pōwhiri in honour of…

Coach keen for first win

Cambridge football coach Paul Richardson hopes this weekend’s match against Auckland’s Onehunga Mangere United will give him his first win since taking charge of the Reds. Since becoming the club’s head coach in early May,…

Winners told to keep learning

Three apprentices who received Smiths Scholarship Awards last month were told their futures would be shaped by their willingness to undergo on-going training. Auckland’s Caroline Edwards and Ian Barnes, and Tauranga’s Jessica Liggett-Bowring were presented…

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