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Getting it right

The sad passing last week of the Māori King brings back a couple of memories – one somewhat stressful and the other relieving. But let me explain. Around 30 years ago – while living in…

The king of Kotahitanga

5 September 11am Kiingi Tuheitia’s youngest child and only daughter was announced as the new monarch of the Kiingitanga on Thursday morning. Te Puhi Ariki Ngawai Hono i te Pō Paki is the eighth Māori…

Stars in their eyes

Steyn Vienings and Mia Vink were reaming of a life on stage after starring in Cambridge Middle School’s production, Seussical Junior, last week. “I can’t believe I’m being interviewed right now,” said Steyn, who played…

Pay as they grow …

Lucy Ryan is confident Hamilton Gardens will continue to be popular with Waipā residents despite the city council’s decision to introduce an entry fee for out of towners. The gardens’ director estimates about a third…

Golden mums a top read

Our online report “Mums are in the same boat” – the story of Cambridge rowers Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors winning gold at the Paris Olympics – was the best read story on the Cambridge…

Blackwood claims a silver

Cambridge cyclist Jodie Blackwood was part of the New Zealand team which won silver in the World Junior track cycling championships in China last month. The Year 13 student combined with Invercargill’s Riley Faulkner and…

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…

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