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McMurray a cycling “master”

A Cambridge cyclist took out a massive title at this year’s Cycling New Zealand Sports Awards, winning the Male Masters Road Cyclist of the Year Award – the single biggest category of the night covering…

St John’s ‘Giant Totara’ falls

A man described as an outstanding New Zealander and a great servant of St John was farewelled at St Andrew’s Church in Cambridge on May 24. Jeremy Stubbs, a Knight of Grace of the Order…

Big win for St Peter’s golfers

St Peter’s School’s top young golfers have secured a spot at the National Secondary Schools Team Championship after winning the regional round at Hamilton Golf Club on May 14 – the eighth time the school…

Rowers preparing for Australian challenge

Three Cambridge rowers will take part in an Australasian showdown in the coming months, following selection in the Under 21 New Zealand rowing team. Lily Butler, rowing as a women’s heavyweight single sculler, Justine Hobbs,…

All piled up and nowhere to go

As the full effects of China’s decision to stop importing recycled rubbish from the West kicks in, the backlog of recycled waste at the Smart Enviromental plant near Thames is steadily growing, with Cambridge’s rubbish…

Gala for band’s trip

An afternoon gala concert at St Peter’s School on June 24 will be a major fundraising event in Cambridge Brass Band’s quest to support its first trip abroad. The band needs to raise around $75,000…

Snow skier back from Canada

It was the experience of a lifetime when St Peter’s School student Meghan Hood represented New Zealand last month at the 2018 Whistler Cup. The international event sees under 14 and under 16-year-old snow skiers…

Quizmasters win $1000

A team of Year 7 and 8 students from St Peter’s School won the regional Lit Quiz competition held at Southwell School recently, where 51 teams competed. This has qualified the team for nationals, to…

Reds face challenge this weekend

Cambridge face their biggest challenge so far in football’s Northern League when competition leaders Takapuna AFC visit this Saturday. The Aucklanders are the only unbeaten team in the Lotto NRFL second division and have become…

‘Ironman’ on his way to world champs

Hot on the heels of completing in his first Ironman event in March, ex-CHS head boy Taine Rose is already preparing for his next adventure – competing at the Long-Distance Triathlon World Championships in Denmark…

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