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Making Tuesday a racing success

When Dave Branch and the Cambridge Raceway board said they wanted more racing at the track, they didn’t expect it to be on Tuesday nights. It went against tradition – later in the week has…

Crampton reviews ‘challenges’

Ruth Crampton got knocked down, then got up again, got knocked down and got up again and in the words of Chumbawamba – “you’re never gonna keep me down.” Talking at the Destination Cambridge annual…

Cambridge on top in hockey

Cambridge High School’s top under 15 hockey teams finished their season on a high, winning Waikato Hockey Association’s premier girls’ and boys’ leagues. Both teams played their last games of the season at Gallagher Hockey…

A modeller’s dream

Hundreds of people filed through the Cambridge Town Hall from Friday through Sunday for the three-day Model Railway Exhibition staged by the Cambridge-based Greater Waikato Railway Modellers (GWRM). The exhibition featured model railways and related…

Chamber ramps up pressure

Cambridge Chamber chief executive Kelly Bouzaid has appealed to Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan to support fast tracking Waikato Expressway on and off ramps at the end of Tīrau Road. “They would allow through traffic, particularly…

Green shoots are showing

Waipā real estate agents are quietly acknowledging what appears to be a lift in the market but are not celebrating yet despite figures out this week showing listings have increased. The average price for the…

It became ‘a job for the man’

Tēnā te whaitua nui, Ka pū te taha wānanga, Ha āpiti nuku, he āpiti rangi, Ha whakaotinga aroha ki a koe, Kīngi Tūheitia, Kīngi o Te Kotahitanga. I write this as we are in the…

News …. in brief

Fathers Day on a roll A change in the weather, a new cycle pathway to explore and Father’s Day resulted in the best turn out yet for Bicycle Revolution’s Spring Roll. More than 100 riders…

Let’s find these thieves

Firstly a crime update – we are continuing to have a spate of thefts from cars and car thefts in Norfolk Downs and nearby areas. Offending is happening in night time hours, although is sometimes…

A measure of confidence

Business confidence has surged to the highest it has been in 10 years according to the latest ANZ business outlook survey. We’re still in a recession with unemployment rising, so we’re at a low ebb…

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