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2008-2018: Quite a decade for Cambridge

A single decade isn’t much across a town’s 150-year lifespan, but in Cambridge’s case, the years 2008 to 2018 have bordered on exceptional. Growth has become the buzzword of the day.  The population 10 years…

Cambridge Community Board update

Cambridge Community Board chairman Mike Pettit shares highlights from the board’s meeting earlier this month… It was fantastic to hear from seven residences at the recent public forum. Topics covered included Christmas decorations for the…

Lacrosse team back with victory

Cambridge High School’s boys lacrosse team bounced back from their previous loss against Te Awamutu with an emphatic victory over St John’s College on Sunday. With their opponents placed at the bottom of the table,…

Tough battle in Bowers Cup

Cambridge’s Bowers Cup team competing in the regional under-45kg rugby tournament had a few tough games against Morrinsville recently, playing two of the top teams in the intermediate boys’ five-week tournament. First up was a…

Goalkeeper sets up dream end to football career

Veteran goalkeeper Jen Hull has lined up the dream end to her football career after leading Cambridge to the final of this year’s Waikato Cup. Hull, 34, plans to retire after the final, ending a…

Tech event a hit

Nyriad’s women-in-tech event in Auckland last month proved to be a success, with a number of participants taking part. Held July 26 in conjunction with She#, the event aimed to encourage people, especially women, to…

Marking her 100th in style

Kathleen Marking was ceremonially clapped into her own 100th birthday party at Cambridge’s Moxon Centre on August 5. The crowd – made up of visiting family, friends and Selwyn St Andrew’s Village folk – was…

Pony winners in Matariki Dish Challenge

The fourth annual Matariki Dish Challenge took place over June 9 to July 14 with winners announced last week. The event, organised by Waikato Food Inc, sees restaurants and cafes around the region enter their…

Fuel bunker gets spruce up

Members of the community were out in force recently, painting the concrete pump house above the Te Koo Utu Lake car park. The structure was once attached to an aviation fuel depot during World War…

Boys’ breakkie with Liam

More than 90 lads, dads, granddads and other significant males enjoyed breakfast at Cambridge Primary on Wednesday last week, joined by a special guest, rugby player Liam Messam. The breakfast was a chance for senior…

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