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Andrews claims title Cambridge-based cycling star Ellesse Andrews completed a memorable international season, taking the overall female sprint honours in the UCI Track Champions League in London. The second night of racing at the Lee…

Coming up roses

There is a good reason Te Awamutu is called ‘Rose Town’ as senior writer Viv Posselt found when she took her notebook and camera to the 59th annual rose show last week and saw some…

Bridge costs updated

Additional costs for the painting and refurbishment of the historic Victoria Bridge in Cambridge are being covered by a subsidy from Waka Kotahi. The extra $269,022 covers increased project management costs primarily aimed at keeping…

A weekend to pay respect

All things going to plan, Waipā’s Armistice commemorations should go like clockwork this weekend. Perfect weather conditions are predicted and event organisers in both Cambridge and Te Awamutu have arranged a series of events at…

Neve paddles her own waka

Cambridge High School’s runner-up to dux is excited about diving into a total immersion Māori language programme, Te Tohu Paetahi, at the University of Waikato next year. Seventeen-year-old Neve Keightley is hoping to emerge from…

New leaders are best of pals

They’ve been great mates since year 10 – now they are Cambridge High School’s head girl and head boy for 2024. Chiara Woodford and Levi Lamb were still processing the fact they’d just landed the…

Anna: a hard working dux

For five years Anna Jago and Neve Keightley were close contenders for the top academic prize in their year group at Cambridge High School. The driven students could have been intense rivals, but it’s never…

Laser show delights crowd

The biggest worry Ben Lawrence had two hours out from the first Illuminate Light and Sound Show at Lake Karāpiro on Saturday night was technology might let him down. And it did. But the temporary…

Poole explains festival call

The man who pulled the pin on the Cambridge Festival of Sport last week still believes the concept can be a huge success. Alwyn Poole outlined his dreams for the festival in Waikato Business News…

Liberation Day marked with service

Saturday’s gathering at the Le Quesnoy statue in Cambridge marked the 105th anniversary of the World War One action that saw Kiwi soldiers liberate the French town from four years of German occupation. The soldiers…

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