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Destiny Church in town

Around 100 bikers, clad in black, red and white, descended on Cambridge last Saturday, part of the Destiny Church’s Man Up/ Tu Tangata tour. The bikers gathered outside the Town Hall before travelling over to…

Rats to get the boot

Just in time for Conservation Week, Predator Free Cambridge was out and about laying four trap lines around Lake Te Kō Utu last Saturday. With two lines around to the top of the lake’s reserve…

More eyes are on the way

Waipā District Council is to install a $240,000 video monitoring system (VMS) to help keep the community safe. The decision at Tuesday’s Service Delivery Committee approved the installation of seven cameras at key intersections in…

Bowls club open

Ray Rainsford shared an update recently on the new season at the Cambridge Central Bowling Club Saturday, September 1 saw the opening of the new season for lawn bowls at the Cambridge Central Bowling Club. A…

Budding scientists impress at fair

Science-minded students at St Peter’s School have wowed scientists with their project boards at the NIWA Waikato Science Fair on August 24. The local students won Best School, eight special prizes, and 32 commendations, with…

Centenary one for the books

The countdown is on to a week of spectacular events in Cambridge to mark the centenary of the liberation of Le Quesnoy, France, and the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. The…

Mike shares latest from Community Board

Cambridge Community Board chairman Mike Pettit shares the latest from their September board meeting. After receiving further information, the CCB (Cambridge Community Board) has passed a resolution recommending to council to reduce the number of…

Purple glow a celebration

The Cambridge Town Clock is being bathed in purple light for a week, in honour of the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. The Electoral Act 1893 was passed on September 19 of…

Old quarry sold

A former sand quarry adjacent to the green belt reserve is set for development later this year, having sold to local business Progressive Property Investments. The 1.6-hectare block, which sits opposite the Cambridge Raceway on…

Te Reo Māori – Give it a go

With last week being Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week, Claire Robson (nee Castle) went along to Nga Hau e Wha Marae in Leamington to find out how people can get…

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