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Call for youngsters to join St John

Cambridge St John is embarking upon a recruitment drive to get more youngsters involved. Both the Cambridge and Cambridge 2 divisions of the local St John Youth Programme have a noticeable shortage of Penguins, the…

Still time to enter soap box derby

Preparations for the new Anzac Day Soap Box Derby are humming along, with news that a handful of starter kits are still available for late entrants. The Soap Box Derby is a feature race add-on…

Walking 210km for Ronald McDonald House

Friday marked the start of a busy month for the Brookys. The Cambridge family has pledged to walk, and maybe even run, 210km during the month of March – and that’s not counting day-to-day steps,…

A tale of four dogs: hounds signed up

Morph and Mindy, Bailey and Bonnie – they’re the latest potential additions to Cambridge’s dog donor pack. More dogs have been signed up as donors at Cambridge Vets in the wake of a Cambridge News…

Fire fighting all in a day’s work

Paul Shaw has been fighting fires all summer – on both sides of the Tasman. Waikato’s principal rural officer spends most of his time assessing risks, issuing fire permits, managing rural fires and working with…

Judy’s new book will help the blind

Not so long ago, Judy Hale was often seen walking around Cambridge with a guide dog at her side. Now trying to navigate a quieter life, she has packaged her story into a book that…

Payday filing seminar outlines changes

Around 45 local employers attended the February 13 free seminar aimed at helping ease them into an Inland Revenue shift to a new payday information filing system. The seminar was organised by Webb & Wood…

Lions gather at Karapiro

The high regard in which the community views the Lions organisation and its strong relationship with the Waipa District Council were celebrated at last weekend’s 2019 District 202L Lions Convention at Lake Karapiro. Almost 400…

Bring us water

We celebrate being the town of trees and champions – but those trees are thirsty. Cambridge has been consistently hotter and drier than usual this year. January and February – our driest months – generally…

A growing school

One of the first tasks for Cambridge High’s news headmaster has been to talk about expansion. In his five years at Sha Tin College in Hong Kong Greg Thornton was required to deal with such…

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