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Piarere petition launched

A petition to extend the Waikato expressway to Piarere is gathering momentum. National’s Taupo electorate MP Louise Upston launched the petition at Cambridge Lions Trash ‘n’ Treasure market and within two hours had gained over…

Just right fir Christmas

It was originally intended to be an artificial tree in front of the town hall – but a free, existing fir tree nearby, at the right shape and size, proved to be the perfect, and…

Christmas Festival elves ramp up the pace

After nine months of toil, tea and chatter, members of the Cambridge Christmas Festival Society are getting ready to move their festive crafts into the town hall this weekend. Between 30 and 40 of them…

A twin trim for dad

Two Cambridge girls are working to eliminate a staple in their dad’s life – his five-year-old beard. Twins Daisy and Ciara Claridge, 16, are fundraising to go on the Spirit of Adventure youth sea voyage,…

Tamahere crossing on the cards

Walking and biking to and from the Tamahere community centre is set to become a lot safer with the NZTA announcing last week it would go ahead with a $4.4 million project to build an…

Singing with a legend

Eleven-year-old Taye Purdy didn’t know who Tim Finn was two months ago – now he’s shared a stage with him. Taye’s mother Deb was amazed when her son came home from school at the start…

Christmas is floating in

With six weeks until the end of the year Christmas is well and truly in the air. As shops bring out their Christmas specials and decorations are hung about the town, dozens of Cambridge’s community…

Armistice in Cambridge in pictures

It was a mixed bag for the Armistice in Cambridge event at Karapiro over the weekend, with beautiful weather welcoming 2000 people through the gate on Saturday for the 20th annual event. Then there was…

Hire centre boss laments police absence

Cambridge Hire Centre owner Seton Kibby says thieves are cashing in on the absence of round-the-clock policing in the town. His comments followed a raid which saw thieves destroy a fence to get into the…

Celebration for the Swart brothers  

Brothers Jack and Stephen Swart drew a big audience to the Cambridge Avantidrome last Saturday for the launch of Russell Jones’ new biography The Swart Brothers: Jack and Stephen. The brothers are both pillars who…

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