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‘Quake risk in spotlight

With the New Zealand ShakeOut coming up, we thought we’d take a look at where Cambridge sits in the scheme of things ahead of the national earthquake awareness day on October 18. Cambridge is not…

Enter now for Christmas Parade

It may seem a little early to be talking about Christmas, but organisers of the Cambridge Christmas Parade are encouraging people to get their float entries in as soon as possible before their 50-float limit…

Going blue for the cause

A blue-themed BBQ outside AMI was just one of many events around town for Blue September, raising money and awareness for prostate cancer. The organiser of the barbie, Mark Cameron, painted himself blue in honour…

QSM for local stalwart

There’s something quite telling in the way that Jocelyn Cooney points out the tiny lapel badge marking her new QSM status.  It’s small compared to the boxed version of the award … modest like its…

$150K for French museum

Waipa District Council voted last Tuesday to approve a payment of $150,000 to help fund a war memorial museum in Le Quesnoy, France. The total cost for the museum in our sister city is estimated…

Free talk to help students into work

Local teens, and parents too, will get an insight into how young people can put their best foot forward into the workplace at a free community event being held at Cambridge High next week. Human-resources…

Remember your bags tomorrow

Plastic Bag Free Cambridge is hoping the town will collectively turn its back on plastic shopping bags tomorrow, October 13, opting instead to take reusable bags to the shops. It’s a cause that’s gathering momentum,…

Bevan Cup highly contested

With nearly 200 students performing as musical soloists, St Peter’s School’s Bevan Cup competition remains a tightly contested celebration of musical excellence. The event, held on Monday, September 24, was split into four categories –…

Armistice sculpture nearly underway

Ground is due to be broken at the site of the Le Quesnoy Memorial Sculpture in the next few weeks, with construction scheduled to start on the plinth to hold a six-metre high sculpture to…

Special kiwi released on maunga

The beginning of a journey for 500 kiwi started with one very special chick on October 1, coinciding with the start of Save the Kiwi Month. The eight-month-old Western Brown Kiwi chick, named Tahi, is…

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