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Lost and found …

The lost Plunket record book that inspired a serendipitous search for its owners has found its family. How the search came to an end is unusual to say the least.  It’s also testimony to the…

Sshhhh … school is out … but that’s news to the district council

The new Cambridge primary school which was to address the town’s burgeoning population and cater for children with special needs is on hold. The Education ministry made the announcement on its website on Friday –…

The two towers 

Battle lines have been drawn in Cambridge – one to see an under-threat water tower remain, the other to hear its 143-year-old church bells ringing again. Mary Anne Gill reports on Protecting their history. A…

What’s in the belfry?

Pigeons and their toxic poo have silenced the six bells in St Andrew’s Anglican Church belfry. One of the four kauri pillars holding up the bell tower at the historic white Cambridge church is rotten…

Need greater elsewhere, says MP

Taupō MP Louise Upston has defended the deferral of Cambridge’s new primary school saying the Education ministry had to prioritise funding based on where need was the greatest. Despite the infrastructure outside the school in…

News … in brief

Nifty shades of Gray In charge of the telephone exchange starting late last century at the Waikato Times she was,  in many ways, the newspaper’s public voice. Now Hamilton’s Operatic Society is planning the ultimate…

Roundabout ruckus

25 July 2pm The gouged verge at the Shakespeare Street roundabout has been repaired and lawn seed reapplied. But it already appears as if a vehicle has gone over it. 25 July 5am Truckies say…

Adventists to celebrate at 50

Cambridge’s Seventh Day Adventist church members will mark their 50th anniversary on August 3. Harvey Gangadeen, pastor for the Cambridge, Tīrau and Matamata churches recounts the church’s history. The story of Cambridge Church began circa…

Bright spark Amy honoured

Former Cambridge student Amy FitzPatrick has been celebrated for her leadership skills. She was named outstanding leader of the year (site-based) at last week’s National Association of Women in Construction Awards. Her award celebrates women…

President Partis signs off

Cambridge Rotary Club David Partis immediate past president reckons he couldn’t have asked for a better year in office than the one just ended. Speaking to The News soon after the club changeover for the…

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