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A life spent building legacies
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (673+ words) Don Willoughby extracted as much as possible out of the 86 pages in his book of life. A young Don Willoughby with one of his many sporting awards. He was an accomplished runner and successful athletics coach, a committed geography teacher,…...
It's 130 wins ... and counting
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (428+ words) Jockey James McDonald salutes the judge after his victory on Orchestral at Ellerslie Racecourse. Champion Cambridge jockey James McDonald" broke the Australasian Group One record "for wins " with the words of former All Black coach Steve Hansen ringing in his…...
Magic round for Waipa
1+ week, 1+ day ago (420+ words) Leamington and Pirongia both recorded wins on Saturday as the Waikato Club Rugby division 1A season got underway at FMG Stadium Waikato. The magic round at the stadium saw five games across two days. "haup" had a week one bye. Leamington…...
From spiders to spotlight
1+ week, 1+ day ago (770+ words) Short story winner, retired lawyer Terry Carson, left with wife Edna in Cambridge. It took a cardboard box, spiders and a very sceptical wife for Terry Carson to become a prize'winning short story writer. Maurice Trapp Group advisor Steve France,…...
Tons all around
1+ week, 3+ day ago (487+ words) Cambridge captain Dan Coles acknowledges the crowd Cambridge Cricket Club did the treble on Saturday with three club members knocking up quick fire centuries as the season draws to a close. Kaito Hollinshead, 11, smashed 25 fours and two sixes on his…...
Record entries for short story competition
1+ week, 6+ day ago (376+ words) Autumn Festival launch, short story winner Terry Carson. Retired Pukekohe lawyer Terry Carson has won the Cambridge Autumn Festival short story competition with his Father and Son piece. "We have the minister saying what a fantastic person he was, a…...
Artists bookend Autumn Festival
1+ week, 6+ day ago (460+ words) Cambridge Art Society president Lynn Waters speaking at the start of the exhibition launch. Seventy well-known New Zealand artists showcased their work at the Town Hall this weekend to coincide with the start of this year's Cambridge Autumn Festival. The…...
Fresh thinking needed
1+ week, 6+ day ago (549+ words) On the (Regional) buses "The bus stop could be the next hotspot of innovation." Public transport in our region is quietly proving its value. Bus services connecting fast-growing towns such as Cambridge and Te Awamutu are seeing increasing patronage. When…...
Run for the fun of it
4+ week, 1+ day ago (732+ words) They're off: the Waip" Fun Run 10km walk and run competitors head away from Anzac Street in Cambridge. Cambridge Lifeskills will again benefit from St Peter's Catholic School's Waip" Fun Run and organisers are expecting record entries. Last year a record…...
Hear, hear… Kerin’s coming
3+ week, 4+ day ago (704+ words) Settling in with the prime seats for the lucky draws after competing in the 10km run are, from left Dot Podjursky and Michelle Curnow. Kerin Buttimore is a regular competitor at the Waip" Fun Run in Cambridge, and Sunday marked his…...