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Cancer rehab now in Cambridge

Specialised cancer rehabilitation therapy is now available to those in Cambridge thanks to a scholarship awarded by the PINC & STEEL Cancer Rehabilitation Trust. Physiotherapist Megan Drummond at Body Performance clinic in Cambridge was awarded…

Kiwi Outreach helps with high school

Cambridge charity Kiwi Outreach is extending their help to local families in need by supporting students with their education expenses at Cambridge High School. The organisation – which helps struggling Cambridge families with “the basics”,…

Dream hockey sabbatical

Leamington School’s Kate Kernaghan is taking a six-month break from teaching next year to play for top English hockey club East Grinstead, near London. The 25-year-old striker has played elite-level hockey for the past nine…

Return to NZ racetrack pays off

Twenty Cambridge-trained horses attended the twilight meeting at the Ellerslie racecourse on Saturday 2nd December, which consisted of one winner, two seconds and one third. The Stephen Marsh-trained Kings Cross picked up where he left…

Cambridge horses out on top at Avondale meeting

The Cambridge Jockey Club had 17 horses on the card for the Avondale Jockey Club meeting on Thursday 30th November. The day consisted of two wins, one second and two thirds for the Cambridge-based trainers….

Volunteers spread joy

Dozens of Waikato children facing a tough festive season will get a cheerful homemade card on Christmas Day thanks to Cambridge volunteer organisation Act of Kindness. AOK’s Christmas Cards for Kids morning drew 40 local…

Concerns aired at CCO meeting

Five verbal submissions were made to a panel of Waipa and Hamilton City councillors at a public meeting last week to conclude the feedback process for a proposed council-controlled organisation (CCO) providing water, waste water…

Can collection for Cambridge families

Two brothers at St Peter’s School have gone out of their way to make a difference for local families in need during Christmas, collecting 355 cans of food for the Cambridge branch of the Salvation…

Five podium finishes for track cyclists at World Cup

New Zealand’s largely Cambridge-based Elite track cycling team gave strong performances throughout the three-day UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Canada, coming away with five medals and plenty of close finishes. The final day on…

Split costs for cross-leases

At a lively Council meeting last Tuesday, councillors voted to split the cost of water to cross-lease properties equally between households on the land.  Four different options were considered at the meeting, following a $100,000…

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