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Huge opportunity for Cambridge driver

When renowned rally driver Hayden Padden produced a clear win at the second round of the New Zealand Rally Championship in Whangarei last weekend, he did so with a Cambridge man by his side, co-driver…

Rowers set for world champs

Rowing New Zealand recently announced the national team which will contest the 2018 Junior World Rowing Championships in August. Two St Peter’s girls were named on the squad competing in the Czech Republic in August,…

Trans-Tasman success for Lakeview Archers

Four members of the local Lakeview Archers club have returned from the recent Trans-Tasman Archery event in Australia with an excellent collection of medals. The bi-annual competition was held in Morwell, Victoria, over four days…

Inspirational local aiming for gold

Para-cyclist Mitch Wilson has Olympic gold firmly on his radar, and he’s not letting the loss of his eyesight stop him. The 25-year-old became legally blind in his late teens due to a misdiagnosed brain…

Shooter has success in his sights

A Cambridge teenager has been selected for a special training programme after proving his skill with a gun. Liam McDonald was recently selected for Target Shooting New Zealand’s Junior Development Squad, having completed the organisation’s…

Top results for powerlifters

Last weekend’s Waikato Bay of Plenty Power Lifting Championships saw two local powerlifters come away with top results in their divisions, and the medals to prove it. Doug McWatters, 38, and Josh Manuel, 41, who…

Reds coach plans to finish on high note

Cambridge head coach Mike Woodlock hopes to end his 10 years with the town’s football club on a high this weekend as the Reds face their biggest match of the season. After coaching at Cambridge…

Community Service Award bestowed

This year’s Anzac Day ceremonies saw the end of firing parties in Cambridge and was the chance to award the man behind them, Merv Balloch, with a Community Service Award. While the public enjoyed the…

Group Greys retired

Cambridge-trained Thee Auld Floozie has been retired following her last start in the Group Two Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa last Saturday. The Stephen Marsh-trained and part-owned daughter of Mastercraftsman, affectionately nick-named “Floozie”, won…

Tech-savvy octogenarian finds niche

Anyone believing technology to be incompatible with ‘people of a certain age’ need only visit Leamington’s Rachel Sloan for a re-set. The newly-minted octogenarian – she turned 80 on April 30 –  can’t get enough…

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