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Local book launch for charity

Local charity The Waterboy held a book launch for its new coffee table book, More Than a Game, in Cambridge on Thursday night. The book is full of inspirational stories of kids the sports charity…

Volunteers recognised at awards

Three Cambridge identities were recognised at the Trustpower Community Awards last week. The Waipā and Taupō-wide event saw voluntary groups from the two districts, as well as representatives from Trustpower, Waipā District Council, Taupō District…

Wheels rolling on pump track

A group of bright young students at Goodwood School are working together to create a pump track for their school and Fencourt community. The Year 5 and 6 students which include Matthew Johnson, Max Beaumont,…

Local couple will leave gap

Richard Vaughan and his partner Karen Coleman seem determined to make their own magnificent version of a seniors’ movie. The pair will soon leave Cambridge for good, heading for parts unknown. Now in the final…

SADD Week at CHS

Students at Cambridge High School enjoyed a visit from Waikato Police during SADD Week, visiting the school with their “booze bus” and offering activities teaching the dangers of drink and drug driving. One activity involved…

Days for Girls sew for suffrage

 Anne Blewden shares the work local group Days for Girls does to help women around the world. A Cambridge group of 23 women sew once a month making sanitary shields to go in kits for…

The ‘B’ came back

The power of social media has led to the speedy return of the custom-made ‘B’ from the Bunnies sign, which was prised off the fence at the Thornton Rd early childcare facility sometime early last…

Altrusa rewards literacy

Altrusa International Cambridge has been organising the Literacy Award night since 1992.  This year 23 children were nominated by local schools in Cambridge and 19 of those received their award at Cambridge East School on…

Speech finals at CMS

I had the pleasure of judging the Year 8 speech finals at Cambridge Middle School recently and was quite blown away with the confidence that each student showed by getting up on stage in front…

St Peter’s Alumni Awards

A black-tie dinner was held at the Don Rowlands Centre recently, in honour of the inaugural St Peter’s Distinguished Alumni Awards, recognising alumni who have achieved professional excellence in the fields of business, culture, sport,…

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