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Boxing for Ukraine

Many people who supported Rotary Cambridge’s recent Bookarama sale also donated to Rotary International’s ShelterBox Ukraine Emergency Appeal. An information desk and donation box positioned just inside the hall entrance alerted book enthusiasts to the…

In the trust, we trust….

Waipā District Council will provide a $750,000 loan guarantee to the trust behind an application to bring the New Zealand Sporting Hall of Fame to the district. In briefing councillors about the proposal, deputy chief…

Meet our global messenger

When Tegan Crotty’s friends told her she should try out swimming, she was initially reluctant. But the minute she got in the water “it was just like that,” the 27-year-old Te Awamutu retail assistant and…

Paying tribute to steam

How does a train enthusiast get their steam engine fix once they have been phased out? They build their own. That’s exactly what Cambridge Model Engineering Society member Dennis Searle did. Searle’s love of steam…

Divided over liquor plan

Two Waipā district councillors have broken ranks saying they are unconvinced banning alcohol sponsorship and advertising under proposed law changes to the liquor act will have any impact on youth use. Roger Gordon and Grahame…

Rocking for Margaret

  No-one was in any doubt – Margaret Evelyn would have hated missing such a great party on Sunday at the Cambridge Cricket Pavilion. The ‘Afternoon Tea without Marg’ celebration attracted more than 100 people…

Boards in The News

What started as straightforward reviews of Waipā District Council’s dog and water supply bylaws have become a nightmare for the council, aggravated by actions of its community boards. In Cambridge, board chair Sue Milner has…

Council backs dragons

An international event for breast cancer paddler teams who engage in dragonboat activities as part of post breast cancer diagnosis rehabilitation has been backed by Waipā district’s promotions fund. The event will be held at…

Koran in te reo for Cambridge 

A copy of the Muslim holy book translated into te reo Māori – the Koran, or Kur’anu Tapu – has been gifted to Cambridge by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The book was presented…

Plato’s influence on local exhibition

Cambridge abstract and figurative artist Raewyn Whaley has drawn on the influences of Plato’s allegory The Cave for her current exhibition. Themed ‘What is real’, the exhibition opened earlier this month at The Mandarin Tree…

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