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Students are top of the rocks

Five Cambridge classmates have won a nationwide design competition. Rose Hobbs, Hayley Taylor, Jake Vierboom, Theodore Goodwin and Flynn Jenkins were buzzing with excitement last Thursday after winning $2000 for Leamington School and $200 for…

Three go to the head of the class

St Peter’s Catholic Primary is a small school, of under 200 students. But that hasn’t stopped the school from producing head students for three separate Waikato high schools in 2021. Elsie Williams, Gemma Hall and…

Council walks the walk on safer streets initiative

Cambridge will become “more vibrant, attractive and safe for children to walk, bike and scooter to school” under a Streets for People initiative unveiled this week. The initiative comes after more than 250 residents and…

Best wishes, from all of us to all of you

If 2020 has been one thing, it has been memorable. The team at the Cambridge News and Te Awamutu gathered this week as we prepared our final editions of 2020 to reflect on the challenges,…

Opinion: Looking back, and forward

The Age of Reason By Peter Carr A friend suggested my final Opinion of 2020 should be in an upbeat mode. Which suggests that I start at the downbeat end of the scale and work…

Opinion: Finally — the good news

No Planet B By Peter Matthews Sitting at my desk, about to pen my last column for the year, I confess I have no clue what I am going to write next. Except that I…

Lake Te Koo Utu clean-up plan revealed

A series of measures have been proposed to significantly improve the quality of the water at Lake Te Koo Utu in Cambridge. Long standing water quality concerns were raised during Waipā District Council’s recent consultation…

Give youngsters the message on safe driving this holiday season…

Parents in Waipā are being urged to speak to young drivers about safe driving habits before they head on summer road trips over the holiday period. The call comes weeks out from the start of…

Road works: where the delays are

Motorists planning a festive holiday trip in the Waikato or Bay of Plenty are being urged to plan ahead, drive with care and be aware of construction sites on state highways on their travels. Waka…

It’s still a bridge too far: Council

Renewed calls for the building of a third bridge at Cambridge came loud and clear last week as those attending a Chamber of Commerce-led meeting drove hard for council to put a ‘pin in the…

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