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Elder abuse a hot topic

Those manning the elder abuse awareness stand outside Comins Pharmacy last Friday said there had been more interest shown in the topic this year than in previous years. They fielded questions around the different types…

Local musos top of Rockquest final

Two Cambridge bands took out the top two spots at the Smokefree Rockquest regional final on June 16. Hamilton Boys’ High School band Casper, with St Peter’s student George Roberts as lead singer and bassist,…

Parks taken by electric vehicle charging

Two prime parks outside The Warehouse on Wilson St have now been reserved for electric vehicle recharging, marked out with blue paint to deter other vehicles from parking there. Rather than put the recharging stations…

Defying the law of gravity

Cambridge Jockey Aaron Kuru showed his class when he and his mount Des De Jeu took out the ITM Frame and Truss Maiden Steeplechase (3200m) despite falling at Awapuni last Saturday. Kuru and the five-year-old…

Special week for volunteers

Cambridge’s robust volunteers were doing what they do best as the country marked National Volunteer Week over June 17 to 23 – just getting on with the job at hand. This is a town rich…

Educators gather at CHS

Friday, June 15 saw 320 members of staff from 10 local schools gather at Cambridge High School for a professional development day. Held during a teacher only day, it was the first time that almost…

Cycle Classic one step closer

New Zealand Cycle Classic race director Jorge Sandoval has been in town putting the finishing touches on the route for next year’s race, which will be held in Cambridge and surrounding areas for the first…

Efforts awarded at Racquets Club

The Cambridge Racquets Club was rapt to receive the Waikato Club of the Year award recently, presented to the club by Mike Innes from Tennis Waikato Thames Valley. Mike also awarded five-year club member Neville…

Successful fundraiser for burns victims

A successful networking effort spearheaded by Cambridge’s Crouchman family has raised $1400 for the Burns Support Group Charitable Trust. Spurred on by the support the Burns Unit offered 10-year-old Anna Crouchman when she was burned…

Student songwriter wins national award

A Cambridge High School student’s musical masterpiece won a prestigious award at the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival National Award Ceremony in Wellington on June 3. James Ter-Moushuizen’s original song, Status Quo, earned him the title…

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