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Miss Saigon huge undertaking

Cambridge’s Misty Henderson and Jonathan Khalil will star in big roles in St Peter’s School’s upcoming musical, Miss Saigon, starting Friday May 4. Misty will play one of the leading roles, Ellen, the new wife…

Happy ending to vandalism saga

Damage done to bollards outside the Cambridge Health and Community Centre last weekend was repaired just over 24 hours later thanks to a swift offer of help by local businessman Ian Moess. The wooden bollards…

Something for everyone at festival

The Cambridge Autumn Festival is over for another year, but there is no resting on their laurels for the event’s six organisers, who will begin preparations for the 2019 festival in the next week or…

Victoria Square shed revealed

Ever wondered what’s inside the old, small shed on Victoria Square? We’ve figured it out. The contents are not too exciting, it’s now used as a storage shed for the Cambridge Cricket Club, but the…

Cambridge Leos give $500 to New Lives

The Cambridge High School Leo Club, a youth branch of the Cambridge Lions, recently made a much-needed donation of $500 to Cambridge-based charity New Lives Animal Rescue. Donna Young, founder of New Lives, visited the…

New AED for Matangi

Members of the Matangi community are now much more likely to be brought back from the brink of death after an automated external defibrillator (AED) was installed at the local Foursquare on Tauwhare Rd. “AEDs…

Kaivolutionaries wanted

  Five days a week, Hamilton food rescue organisation, Kaivolution, comes out to Cambridge to collect food for those in need.  Food that is still good enough to eat, but not good enough to sell,…

Thornton Club – 3 years on

The Thornton Club has reported an increase in membership since two of the town’s longest-standing clubs, the Cambridge Bowling Club and the Cambridge Club, joined as one inside the iconic Thornton Rd building. Now known…

What next for State Highway 1?

With uncertainty surrounding the plans to extend the Waikato Expressway to the Tauranga turnoff, concerned locals are speaking out about the urgent need for improvements to the intersection of Karapiro Rd and SH1. Dave and…

Mainstream Green high tea a winner

  Claire Castle and her daughter, Molly, headed along the Mainstream Green Mother & Daughter High Tea at the Leamington Band Rotunda last the weekend, the first of two held in Cambridge on Sunday. The…

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