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Four golds for St Peter’s music

  Outstanding performances from St Peter’s School students saw four gold awards and one silver award achieved at the 2017 Waikato/BOP Band and Orchestra Festival on August 18. As the only school to field two…

Photo of rain-loving tui claims top honour

A local amateur photographer with a keen eye has taken top spot in this year’s Hamilton Halo photo competition with his image of a rain-loving tui. Matangi resident Robert Hos’s photo was among more than…

Scientific success for middle school students

Eighteen Cambridge Middle School (CMS) students made their school and parents proud coming away from the recent Waikato Science Fair with top placings and prizes. Jacob D’Ath and Wiremu Knowles worked together on their project…

Reds can clinch football titles this weekend

Cambridge could wrap up the titles for football’s WaiBOP Premiership and Championship next weekend if results go their way. The Reds can sew up the Championship title with a win against lowly Matamata Swifts at…

Junior netballers top the region

Cambridge High School’s Junior Premier Netball team accomplished an outstanding achievement last month in Rotorua, winning the Waikato Bay of Plenty Netball Secondary School Year 10 grade at the regional netball tournament. The team soared…

Hot topics in election lead up discussed at Coffee Catch Up

A small gathering of just over half a dozen people turned out for Hon. Louise Upston’s “Coffee Catch Up” event at Scott’s Café in Leamington last week, where locals got the chance to speak with…

Flying forward with help of Alinker

A local woman is becoming an inspiration to many as she overcomes the obstacles of everyday life and continues her journey to independence, recently made easier with the help of the Alinker walking bike. It…

$10k literacy award for Jeremy Cole

A former Cambridge student who still holds strong ties to the local community was recently recognized for his excellence in literacy at the Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust (AWCT) Book and Manuscript Awards held on Friday,…

Haydn’s years of pleasure and pain on the wings of a Spitfire

Through all the trials and pleasures of a life well lived, Haydn Finbow’s years spent piloting Spitfires during World War Two rank as the most memorable of times. Even now, as he quietly reflects on…

Student bands in the spotlight

Cambridge Middle School’s budding musical talents are being recognised in more ways than one, having earned a raft of awards and recognitions at recent regional competitions. Two bands formed under the school’s Performing Arts Academy,…

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