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The water leak at Robyn Hyde Place was flowing steadily for over a week.

Robyn Hyde Place resident Gordon Thom reckons council should put a water meter on the leak in his street. (see full story page 3).

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Letter to the Editor Cambridge newsroom update Respect missing

Welcome to our last paper for January. I’m not quite sure what happened to this month, but I do know it was really hot.

There are some tips for keeping cool in this issue, as well as the usual collection of what’s been going on around town.

Also under the spotlight are school uniforms, which have been a bugbear for many who have endured them since they were invented.

I had to breathe into a paper bag just remembering the horror of our 3rd form PE uniform, which consisted of a red leotard and pale blue rompers.

Yes. Rompers. For those of you not familiar with rompers, count yourselves lucky. They were truly dark times.

Having recovered from that, I was also lucky enough to talk to Eunice and Peter, Cambridge stalwarts who are moving back into town after 25 years on their beautiful property on French Pass Rd. You can read all about that, as well an awesome pie, steak and beer enterprise at Karapiro and lots of other rural things in CountryLife this week. It’s getting to meet people around the place who are doing all sorts of interesting things that makes me feel lucky that I get to do this job.

As usual, we hope you enjoy the paper this week – we’ve had a lot of fun bringing it to you (apart from the romper-induced post traumatic stress disorder, that wasn’t fun).

Claire Castle, Editor

Street View:

I just want to have a little bit of a rant about the youths of this town.

Most children are very friendly, however, many a time have I come into an altercation with a young person in this once great town.

For example, the other day I was sitting outside my home reading my bird watching magazine.

Two youths who were walking past looked at me and yelled out “birds are gay”. I was very upset at

this. I have never seen a homosexual bird, so this is clearly a lie. I said as much, and both boys laughed and gave me the fingers.

There is no respect in this town for the elderly, or indeed anyone at all.

I was appalled by their behaviour and asked for their parents’ names and phone numbers. They simply replied by telling me I was a paedophile and told me to “f*** off”.

They then walked off.

I have never been so

offended in my life.

Sorry, but I just had to let this off my shoulders.

Do you think there is a problem with the behaviour of youths in Cambridge?

Jack Locke (abridged) If you have an opinion about the youth of today, the sexual preferences of wildlife (within the bounds of public decency) or anything else for that matter, please get in touch!

We’d love to hear from you.

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With temperatures nearing 30 degrees recently, we asked locals what they do to keep cool during the summer heat.

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Mike Pierce Neil Milham Chandu Jella Chloe Vincent Travis Vincent I’ve got a decent fan I use, plus Ice blocks, drink ice water, and Standing in the big beer We get ice cubes and put them I mostly just go for a swim, either walking or going for a bike ride is good air conditioning makes all chiller really helps, sometimes down our tops! Or eating ice in the neighbour’s pool, my good, the breeze cools you down. the difference. Anything cold! customers will come in and ask cream, yum. friend’s house or in the river. me if they can just go and hang out in there for while.

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Water leaks tricky to fix

By Sophie Iremonger Residents in Leamington became concerned last week when water leaks were found flowing onto the street.

Two leaks were identified and reported to Waipa District Council – one at the end of Robyn Hyde Place, and the other on the corner of Burns and Browning Streets – the first of which was leaking for over a week, and the other for nearly a month.

Richard Tong, who lives on Robyn Hyde Place, phoned the council on Monday morning last week to report a peculiar damp patch stretching across the cul-de-sac, and saw what looked like a council worker arriving later that day to place a cone next to it. It wasn’t until two days later, when a person with water detecting equipment came to inspect the area, that the extent of the leak became

clear.

“A leak detector fellow came and tracked it down, and drilled the hole to find where it was,” explained Tong. The new hole brought the water directly to the surface, reminiscent of a drinking fountain, and it remained that way for days.

“And there it is, still leaking like that,” Tong said on Thursday.

“It’s just amazing, with the water restrictions on at the moment.

The water that’s been wasted, it’s probably thousands of litres.”

Tong’s neighbour Gordon Thom said, “It’s not good enough, especially given the water restrictions at the moment.

“Maybe council should put a water metre on that!”

Waipa District Council was approached for comment on Monday this week, and by about 1pm on Tuesday the leak had been

repaired. The leak on the corner of Burns and Browning Streets was another story.

Two separate calls were made to Waipa District Council on January 3rd regarding the elusive leak, which still remains a mystery. Council staff checked the site that same day but could not find its source. On two different dates specialist water detection teams scoured the area but were also unable to find the leak.

“Given that, council is currently digging holes along the main pipe in both directions to try and find the leak so it can be repaired as soon as possible,” a spokesperson confirmed. “At this stage, we haven’t found it but work continues and it continues to be a priority.

“The leak on Robyn Hyde Place was located and found very quickly and we have got people in to fix it as soon as they were available.”

Search moves to Cambridge The family of missing 84-yearold Hamilton man Raymond ‘Curly’ Stirling are extending their search past the city and into the surrounding towns. “We are looking to stretch out to wider areas of the Waikato in case he has been given a ride,” Stirling’s granddaughter Marina Rameka said.

For over a week the family have traversed backyards, grassy banks, and even waded through the Waikato River in search of their beloved family member, who disappeared from his Flagstaff home early last week.

Droves of volunteers have helped the family search northern Hamilton suburbs as well as further south, and police have scoured the Waikato River with no luck.

Stirling, who is of frail walking ability and has mild dementia, was dropped off at his Hamilton home by family around 8pm on Monday, January 15, having just spent a week at the beach together. The following Tuesday morning, when help services arrived around 11am, there was no sign of him. Stirling’s family believe he likely left his home sometime in the early morning, possibly around 5.30am when he typically woke and used to leave for work.

They could not confirm exactly what he was wearing but it’s likely he wore navy track pants and white sneakers with red stripes on the sides.

Anyone with information can contact the Hamilton Police on (07) 858 6200.

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Quickfire News Dutch reach to keep cyclists safe

Drivers are being urged to adopt the Dutch reach technique when opening car doors, in the hopes that it will prevent injuries to cyclists. The technique involves drivers reaching over with their left hand to open their car door, thereby swivelling their body towards the road and increasing their chances of seeing oncoming cyclists. This has reportedly been part of drivers’ education in the Netherlands for years and Cycle Action Network project manager Patrick Morgan said he would like to see it part of drivers licencing here. Last year, ACC received nearly one claim every week from cyclists who were taken out by opening car doors, costing the country almost $60,000 in compensation. * * * *

Cycle classic coming to Cambridge

The New Zealand Cycle Classic will be moving north, coming to Waikato next year after 31 years of holding it in Wellington, Palmerston North and Wairarapa. Organisers plan to secure UCI 2.1 status for the event, which would attract some of the big names in cycling. Race director Jorge Sandoval said the event was able to grow thanks to support from the Brian Perry Charitable Trust, which was also a key player in helping the event come north. The race will be held in the Waikato for at least the next three years, and it is understood that Cambridge will feature in the new route. * * * *

Mental health inquiry launched

On Monday the government announced there will be a ministerial inquiry into the state of mental health services in New Zealand, with a broad mandate to make recommendations with “nothing off the table”, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.

The inquiry is part of the Labour government’s 100-day plan, and its terms of reference will focus on the access to quality services and ensuring better results, particularly for Māori and other groups with poor outcomes. The inquiry is expected to report back to the government in October. * * * *

Yes, it’s really hot

January 2018 is shaping up to be the hottest January in New Zealand’s recorded history, with temperatures across the country 2.2 degrees hotter than is usual for this time of year.

The temperature of the Tasman sea is also 1.1 degrees above average and in some areas close to New Zealand the sea is 5 degrees above average, according to NIWA meteorologist Ben Noll. The average temperature this month just needs to increase by .3 degrees and it will surpass the hottest ever month on record, which was February 1998. So you’re not imagining it, it’s hotter than usual.

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Burglars target model trains

By Sophie Iremonger Members of the community have rallied behind the Cambridge Model Engineering Society after it was targeted by burglars four times in recent months.

This week, BTG Electrical stepped in to help the non-profit organisation following the fourth break in on Monday last week, donating and installing a security system to help protect the premises.

“A few of us at work, we’ve got kids that use this, and it’s a cool thing for the community so it’s just nice to help out,” said Bryce Gifford, director of BTG Electrical.

“To think we have to do this much in Cambridge, maybe in parts of South Auckland would be understandable, here it’s a bit surprising,” said the organisation’s editor and PR manager, Corban Fray, following the most recent break in.

“Whatever they’re trying to accomplish by hitting the same area,

they’re not personally hurting our own feelings or what have you, but it’s affecting their own community that they live in.”

The organisation’s steam shed, near the netball courts, was targeted three times, and their office inside the rotunda was also broken into. In total the thieves cost the society over a thousand dollars in stolen goods and damages, including stealing several large (and full) fuel cans, a large can of oil, walkie talkies (the only item recovered by police), a battery charger for one of the electric trains, and in a remarkably “low” blow, they stole a leaf blower, and then in a later break in, stole the replacement leaf blower.

“This is what helps us run and provide for the families and the little kids that come along for rides, it’s almost like they’re stealing from them,” Fray said.

“If this were to continue, with the insurance excess on all the stuff that’s been stolen getting too high, so we have to buy it all again…

there would have to be a point where we can’t continue.

“It’s a non-profit organisation running just for the community and then this happens, it’s really quite stink to be honest.”

The Cambridge Model Engineering Society implemented several security measures following each break in, and relocated the most valuable items.

When the burglars could no longer use bolt cutters to get into the shed, they tore off one of the doors, likely using a car, which was later dyno-bolted back into place.

As a last resort, during the final break in, “they’ve actually gone through the process of peeling back the corrugated iron and found an entry in,” said Fray, who added that the Society was very grateful to BTG Electrical for helping them to secure the site.

He asked that local residents keep an eye on the railway site, so that Cambridge kids of all ages can continue to enjoy riding the trains.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018

A month without plastic

By Claire Castle

By the end of January, many New Year’s resolutions are already out the window, but one Cambridge family is sticking to their plastic-

free promise, at least until February 1.

Sam Brydon, founder of the Plastic Bag Free Cambridge movement behind reusable produce bags and Boomerang Bags, decided late last

Sam with her plastic-free cheese from Over the Moon

year to spend the whole of January without consuming any single-use plastic products. And it’s been tough, she admitted, especially with a lot of shops closed at the start of the month. Wholly

Cow, Bin Inn and Over the Moon were all shut, Sam said, meaning all they really had to go on was vegetables. Even some fruit was off the menu however, thanks to those tiny plastic labels that are on so much of it.

Sam and her family had begun phasing out plastic-encased toiletries over the last part of the year, replacing them with plastic-free options. From bamboo toothbrushes to shampoo bars they even swtiched to a toothpaste substitute in a glass jar.

“That (the toothpaste) was like punishment for caring about the environment,” Sam laughed, adding that she has grown to prefer the brown paste to regular toothpaste after she got used to the taste.

While Sam is committed to reducing the amount of plastic her family consumes, she said that sourcing alternatives was such a time-consuming process that it would not have been possible if she hadn’t been on holiday.

She’s been faced with a 40-minute round trip

just to get milk at a farm where she could get her own bottles filled straight from the vat. “That’s just not a sustainable thing to do…it’s the worst carbon footprint as well.” Plus, the logistics of it have proved to be a challenge, much harder than just grabbing packets of things off supermarket shelves.

“I would go into Bin Inn with a list, and only get four things in half an hour…finding the right containers for everything was complicated.” One day, on her way to a meeting, Sam tried to fit just one more scoop of flour into her container, but it was one scoop too far and she ended up covered from head to toe in flour.

And cheese has been an issue for Sam and her family, with most cheese that appears to be foilwrapped actually encased in a foil and plastic mix, she explained. The plasticfree month required a special trip to Over the Moon in Putaruru to get cheese which they had put aside for her before the

wrapping process. That was an expensive way of going about it, with the cheese costing $130, however it was quite a lot of cheese, Sam explained.

When February 1 rolls around, Sam said she will relax her rules just a bit. “It would be really hard to go back now,” she concedes, but she will be glad it’s over. I can’t maintain it, because it’s exhausting me,” she said, “I spend half my life thinking about soaking chickpeas and cooking from scratch.”

The ‘jar of shame’, where January’s unavoidable plastic such as blister packs for medication has been collected.

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Keeping your cool in this heat Supplied

You can keep your home cool without blowing your energy bill, according to EECA ENERGYWISE. Technical expert Allen Davison says more New Zealanders are using their heat pumps as air conditioners in summer and there are tactics to avoid big energy bills. For example, using the fan only setting helps you feel cooler by creating a breeze, he says.

“This setting uses a lot less electricity than the full cooling mode. Keep your windows open while using the fan only mode.”

Selecting the dehumidifying mode also uses less electricity than the full cooling mode, Mr Davison says.

“This works well if it’s humidity rather than the temperature that’s the problem. Shut your doors and windows in the rooms

you’re dehumidifying.”

Mr Davison suggests only using cooling mode on really hot days when the other methods aren’t enough.

“Shut all your doors and windows in the rooms you’re cooling. It’s best to cool one room as this is what most heat pumps/ air conditioners are sized for. Set the thermostat to around 22˚C. The room won’t cool down

any quicker if you set it lower, but you are likely to use more electricity by overcooling.”

Avoid using auto settings because if you forget to switch the unit off, it will start heating if the temperature drops below the thermostat setting, he says.

“It’s also important to clean the filter of your air conditioner regularly because clogged filters stop the appliance running efficiently.”

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Uniforms under the spotlight

By Claire Castle

A Cambridge High School student has launched an online survey, seeking feedback from the school community into the high school’s uniforms.

Charlie Else, in Year 12 this year, had received 179 responses to her survey between Sunday night and Wednesday morning after putting it on social media.

It’s gone so well that she’s had to upgrade to a paid version of Survey Monkey to collect the results, which she will be taking to the school once it’s finished.

Of concern to Charlie and some other students and parents is the lack of a “try on” day at the school, which has reportedly been leading to frustration at having to send items that don’t fit back to Auckland supplier, Argyle.

Nadine Fabri Liddle and Monique Wiles, who run the Facebook page Cambridge NZ School Uniforms and School supplies, said that feedback they had

received from some parents was that they had issues with receiving correctly-sized uniforms despite referring to online size measuring charts.

“The lack of try on days provided to prospective enrolments, and no local supplier to refer to have added another layer of frustration to the process of acquiring school uniforms,” they said.

Cambridge High School’s Deputy Principal, John McDonnell, said there have never been “try on” days as such.

After the school’s uniform shop was closed in 2015, a day was held where students could try on uniform and their parents could order them online on computers provided.

“This was out of concern for parents who didn’t necessarily have access to the Internet,” he said.

That was fine at first, however at the end of 2016 it was a different story, Mr McDonnell said.

Five Argyle staff members were inundated with students wanting to try on uniforms but not ordering

them at the time. Some parents and students had to wait for a long time, and reportedly became frustrated.

“After that, Argyle moved away from most schools and they have done an online video that talks about how to measure for this year.”

Mr McDonnell said he is in weekly contact with Argyle, checking in with sales and returns. There has been a sharp increase in orders, as the school is getting an extra 48 Year 9 students due to growth in the roll, Mr McDonnell said.

Figures from Argyle showed that returns were sitting at 1.5 per cent this year, only slightly up on last year.

Another point of Charlie is raising in her survey the gender inequality of attending Cambridge High School, with girls required to buy both summer shorts and a winter skirt, while boys can wear the same shorts year-round.

Mr McDonnell conceded that there was

a significantly greater cost in kitting out girls as opposed to boys, but said that in an extensive survey of parents, students and staff last June an “overwhelming majority” were in favour of keeping the tartan skirts which retail at $99 new. This result meant,

he said, that the majority were comfortable with the extra cost incurred by girls going to the school.

Both Charlie and her mum agree that the school uniforms look tidy, but they would like to see the cost of clothing a female student brought into line with the much lower male

price. It remains to be seen if Charlie’s survey will back this up, and Mr McDonnell said he was looking forward to talking over the results with the enterprising Year 12 student.

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Charlie Else (left) and her mum Karen (right) would like to see the cost of the girls’ uniform looked into at the high school, as it is much more expensive that the boys’ uniform.

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Community Te Reo course coming up

By Viv Posselt People of all ages keen to learn more about Māori culture and the basics of Te Reo are being invited to join the second community language course being held at the Cambridge Community Marae.

Te Reo 101, a six-week introductory course at NgāHau e Wha Community Marae in Leamington’s Bracken St, will run from February 12 to March 19.

From 6pm to 7.30pm

on each of those six Mondays, members of the community will have an opportunity to learn correct Te Reo pronunciation and common greetings. They will also be told local stories and be given explanations around the protocol of moving on to a marae, and on how to confidently give their pepeha – which is a means of introducing themselves in Māoridom.

Providing the learning will be Vinnie Simmonds, community advocate with Mana Hapori, his wife

Mana Hapori community advocate Vinnie Simmonds is inviting the community to come to the local marae and learn more about Te Reo and Maoridom.

Chrissy, and Wayne Morris.

“This will be our second community Te Reo course,” Vinnie explained.

“The first was a great success. It was held in the fourth term of last year and we’ve had very good feedback on it.”

Mana Hapori was established in early 2016, essentially as a communitybased initiative intended to strengthen communities in and around Cambridge.

Most of the learning programmes it offers, which includes Te Reo and other classes, are done out of the neighbouring Cambridge Community Marae.

Much of the early activity saw schools and other community groups, including Rotary and the Lions clubs, attend sessions where Māori culture was explained. The Initial Te Reo 101 courses were aimed at teachers, Vinnie said.

“Soon after starting Mana Hapori, I went to the principals’ association to let them know who we were and what we were looking at doing. We were asked if we could do something to

help familiarise teachers with Māori, and I said we would love to.

“There were free threehour Te Reo sessions in both Hamilton and Te Awamutu, but they asked if we could start doing something locally. So, we did. We customised the course so they could come straight after school.”

The popularity of Te Reo 101 for teachers led to a decision to open it up to the wider community late last year. The first of

those courses attracted 26 people, aged from just eight years old to those in their retirement years.

“We had whole families coming along – one group was a mum and dad plus their six kids. It was great.”

This time, they’re looking at having around 30 participants.

“We like to keep it simple,” Vinnie explained.

“We use KISS – Keep It Simple Sweetheart. It’s an introduction of the protocol and the history. At the end

of the six weeks, they have a far better understanding of Māoridom.”

Vinnie said the course was open to anyone interested in furthering their knowledge.

Because the course starts on February 12, registration should be completed by February 7 to secure a spot.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018

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Established in Hamilton in 1993, the organisation helps community groups find and enlist volunteers, as well as directing those who wished to do voluntary work to the right opportunity. Over the past 25 years it has worked with more than 35,000 volunteers around the region, and currently supports 340 community organisations.

Here in Cambridge, 18 community organisations are supported, including the local Scouts, Hospice, St John, Red Cross, Plunket, Salvation Army, Victim Support, New Lives Animal Rescue, Maungatautari Ecological Island, Karapiro Rowing, Riding for the Disabled and more.

In 2017 alone, Volunteering Waikato worked with 165 volunteers from Cambridge, who applied for 175 voluntary positions.

“Of all the towns that we work with, Cambridge would be one of the most community-involved towns,” said Heather Moore, Volunteering Waikato general manager.

“Whether we are looking for volunteers for an event, or ongoing support roles in the community, we never have much problem finding volunteers in Cambridge.”

Volunteering Waikato has a range of roles available for Cambridge residents to get involved in local volunteer work, including customer service, retail, scouting,

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“We have had some great roles (in Cambridge) in the past year, including cycling and rowing events, the Santa Parade, home tutors, health shuttle drivers, appeals like Daffodil Day, playground maintenance, photographer – in fact we had more than 50 different roles, and almost all of them were filled,” said Heather.

“We worked with 3,630 volunteers in our region last year,” she added. “That is the largest number of volunteers we have ever had in any one year.”

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Donation boost for Maungatautari The 111 Report

five years, and we’ve now reached Waikato wildlife reserve Sanctuary a point where we’ve outgrown our current location.

Mountain has been awarded “We’re very grateful to Trust $300,000 from Trust Waikato to Waikato for this donation, it shows enhance its popular community us we’re on the right track and that education programmes. the community values the work we Sanctuary Mountain is a pestdo.” free plant and animal reserve on Trust Waikato chief executive Maungatautari Mountain, near Dennis Turton says the trust is proud Cambridge. It is the largest ecological to support Sanctuary Mountain restoration project in New Zealand, and its commitment to educating developed to remove all non-native the community, particularly school pest mammals and predators and to students. restore endangered native flora and “Sanctuary Mountain is fauna to Maungatautari. It has 47km internationally recognised and a of fencing, making it the largest pestwonderful asset to the Waikato proof fenced project in the world. region,” he says.

“Their commitment Sanctuary Mountain acting general to educating the community, manager Melissa Sinton says the Trust Waikato grant will go towards particularly our next generation, is admirable and we’re glad to support building a new multipurpose such a worthy cause.” education facility to host school Trust Waikato assists not-forgroups, run community events, profit groups in the Waikato region, and promote ecological restoration, targeting a wide range of community science and technology to the causes and events. community. The facility will also Sanctuary Mountain’s Education have a purpose-built biodiversity Manager Tom Lynch has been laboratory for hands-on science helping plan the education centre experiments. project for several years. He says DV Bryant Trust, a Waikato more than 12,000 students have philanthropic organisation, will also gone through Sanctuary Mountain’s provide funding for the education educational programmes, several of facility, and the Mazda Foundation has given a grant for a new projector which meet NCEA standards.

“We offer programmes for for the facility. students of all ages, including pre“Educating the community is very school, primary, secondary, and close to our hearts,” says Ms Sinton. tertiary students.

“Our education programme has “Our programmes are fun and been building steadily over the past interactive, providing opportunities Supplied

to learn about the New Zealand environment and the flora and fauna which make it unique,” he says. “We have a strong focus on conservation and natural history, and what it means to be kaitiaki, or guardians, of the land.

“We’re really excited to start building on what we currently offer, and inspire more people, young and old, to learn about our birds, forests, and wildlife.”

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari is accessible to the public and expects to attract about 20,000 visitors this year. It is popular with both international and domestic visitors, including school groups.

Its trust, Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust, is governed by a board of trustees comprising mana whenua, adjoining landowners and community trustees.

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Friday January 12 – Monday January 15 Between the above dates someone has damaged the “It’s Not OK” billboard located on Pope Tce by smashing the mounting posts. A similar incident occurred overnight on the 11th January where the family violence billboard in Countdown on Victoria St was smashed down.

Sunday January 14 – Wednesday January 17 Between the above dates someone has broken into a shed located at Leamington Domain on Scott St. The shed belongs to the Model Engineering Society and houses the miniature trains. This is the 3rd time in 6 months someone has broken into the locked shed.

Tuesday January 16 Between 12 and 1pm, two young females have entered The Warehouse on Wilson St drinking alcohol and attempted to shoplift several items totalling over $300. The two females filled a trolley with makeup and clothing and then entered the fitting room and either concealed the items in their handbag or wore them. The store manager confronted the females when they attempted to leave the premises without paying but one ran off. The second female stayed and all items were recovered. The females have been trespassed.

A house was burgled on Vennell St between 2pm and 10pm. The house was left unlocked and someone has entered the premises and stolen a 55inch Television and meat from the freezer.

At around 8pm a burglary occurred at the Leamington Golf Croquet Club on Scott St. A witness called Police with a very clear description of the two male offenders. Police located the males nearby.

Bihoro Cho, a Maungatautari kiwi named after Cambridge’s Japanese sister city, as he was being transferred to the main enclosure in 2015. Photo – Carol Howell.

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Held as part of the Ignite Holiday Workshop, local students aged from 6 to 14 spent Monday to Friday last week learning a huge range of skills for the show, including choreographed combat scenes, song, dance, drama and even making their own props, to prepare themselves for the show.

“For some of these kids it was the first time ever that they’ve tried something like this… they only had four days to do such a massive thing, so it was pretty amazing,” said Maxine Nelson from Ignite Dance Academy, which ran the week-long holiday programme. “It was comical, it was fun…the parents loved it, they found it very funny, exciting… it’s about the overall week, all the things they learnt in the workshop, all the new experiences, the new friends…from that standpoint they did amazing.”

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“It’s been good fun,” Falkner said ahead of the big performance. “The kids have been fantastic… I thought the older kids would nail it… but some of the younger ones were the ones that were really focussed and came up with some really cool work.

“They’ve made the props and the light sabres themselves… I didn’t have quite enough time to really get them involved in the modifications, but what they were doing was actually no different to how they made the original stuff (in Star Wars), it’s repurposing everyday items and turning them into something else.”

Lydon Katene travelled down from the New Zealand Stage Combat School in Auckland to teach the students their fighting scenes throughout the week, also playing the voice of Yoda in the production.

“It’s been amazing, working with 72

kids has just been full on, but they’ve been great, they’ve just picked up everything I’ve given them and ran with it.

“The really young ones were some of the most focussed and intense, because they fully engrossed in the story, they know it, they still think it’s real, and when they’re doing ‘the force’, the expressions on their face! They’re fully encapsulating that universe,” Katene said.

Special FX makeup instructor Sandi Cutts was also on hand throughout the week to bring the children’s characters to life, making masks and teaching the students to make fake wounds and body parts, and using fake blood to help make the combat scenes look more real. “Some of the younger kids were a little bit scared because it (the fake blood) looks real, but the older boys loved it,” she said. “It’s been fun, teaching and creating at the same time.”

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018

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Two rowing regattas this weekend

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It’s all on at Lake Karapiro this weekend as two big rowing regattas take place concurrently at Mighty River Domain – the Cambridge Town Cup, January 26 – 28, and the North Island Club Championships, January 27 – 29.

The Cambridge Town Cup, an iconic event on the local rowing calendar, will be comprised entirely of age groups events, targeted at secondary school athletes, whilst the North Island Club champs will see crews from Kaitaia to Wellington competing for top titles during Monday’s finals.

Throughout this week rowing crews have been on the water at Lake Karapiro preparing themselves for the big weekend. A contingent of keen rowers from Sacred Heart Girls College in Hamilton were at the lake on Tuesday afternoon with the school’s head rowing coach, Cambridge local Duncan Grant.

“It’s a bit nicer conditions here than on the river,” said

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New gear for athletics club

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By Sophie Iremonger the old mat. “We’ve got 300 kids each year, about 150 of them doing As the Cambridge Athletics Club gets high jump, times that by how ever ready to kick off their junior season at many times they’re jumping every the end of the month, club members can Wednesday night, so the mat takes a bit enjoy the use of new high jump gear of a hammering,” he explained. “The made possible thanks to a donation stitching of the canvas was starting from the Fonterra Grass Roots Fund. to come apart, and whenever they The club’s old gear had become rather landed on it they were landing on that worse for wear over the years, and so particular part. No one was going to the charity organisation donated $3,300 hurt themselves badly, but it was one for a new high jump mat, a new pole of those things where you do it often and stand, and a new cover. enough it can start to hurt.

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Bronze medal at Colgate Games

By Sophie Iremonger

A rising Cambridge runner has come away from the recent North Island Junior Athletics Championships, better known as the Colgate Games, with a fantastic result for his efforts.

Fourteen-year-old Liam McKee finished up the annual competition with a thirdplace finish in the 400m sprint, which saw him stand on the podium to receive his bronze medal.

“It was pretty cool,” McKee said of getting up on the podium. “There were heaps of people watching.”

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Bad weather during the three-day competition earlier this month meant the first day had to be cancelled, “so it meant that your heats became timed finals,” McKee’s mum Marjorie explained. “So they took the best times out of all of the heats and picked out first, second and third.

“The guy that came second (overall) only came second by a fraction of a second, so it would have been interesting to see them in the same race… it was quite cool watching it, we didn’t know what to expect.

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“At the start it’s good to build your speed up, and then cruise down the first 100m straight, and then in the last 150 metres really pick it up and put everything you have left into it,” Liam explained, adding that he himself was surprised, and undoubtedly happy, with the result.

Up next on the junior athletics calendar is the 2018 Inter Provincial competition, being held in Taranaki over Easter weekend, where Liam will represent the Waikato in the 200 and 400 metre sprints, plus the long jump.

McKee confirmed his plan of attack leading up to the competition would be similar to the Colgate games, “eating and getting enough sleep for it really helps,” said Liam, who trains five times a week here in Cambridge, both at home Liam McKee has returned from the Colgate and with the Cambridge Athletics Club. Games as a 400m bronze champion.

Record spectators at Waka Ama A record 13,000 spectators attended the 2018 National Waka Ama Sprint Champs held at Lake Karapiro last week, with 3300 paddlers competing for national titles across five age divisions.

The regatta, held each year at Karapiro, attracted 61 clubs and paddlers from across the country, aged from 5 years old to nearly 80. Lara

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Hamilton paddler Tupuria King set a national record as he retained his Open Mens’ W1 500m title for the 5th consecutive

year, smashing a record held since 2010 with a time of 2.11.56. The Nga Hoe Horo Outrigger Canoe Club paddler also picked up a bronze medal in the Open Men 250m dash with a time of 1.04.80.

Gisborne paddler Akayshia Williams retained the premier women’s W1 500 metres title, winning by a fraction of a second. Williams’ younger sister Rangi-Riana also defended her title in the junior 16 women’s age group.

Manukau Outrigger Canoe Club open mens’ team Vaka Manu won gold in the open

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This year’s recipient of the club points trophy for overall performances throughout the regatta was Horouta Waka Hoe Club of Gisborne, who have achieved this feat in seven out of eight years of the trophy’s existence, gaining 418 club points, with 2nd place getters Manukau on 154 and 3rd Ruamata on 145.

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Highs and lows for Nick Ross Supplied

Cambridge racer Nick Ross experienced the highs and lows of motorsport at Teretonga over the weekend with one of the biggest offtrack incidents of his career.

In Saturday’s opening BNT V8s race, Ross was holding down third place in the leading pack and with only a handful of laps to go, the rear wing of his Total Lubricants Nissan Altima came off as Ross was travelling at 256km/hr down the long Teretonga front straight.

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down force, which is critical to the cars handling, as Ross applied the brakes, it sent the Cambridge driver off the track, making contact with the tyre barrier.

“The wing let go, which at the time I wasn’t aware of, so when I went to brake I had no down force. It pitched the car into a spin and from there I was just a passenger,” said Ross.

“We were very lucky with that one, the damage wasn’t that bad and we were able to get it fixed on Saturday night and get back on track for the final two races on Sunday.”

A scary moment for Nick Ross and his Total Lubricants Nissan Altima at Teretonga.

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Nick Ross recovered from his off-track excursion to win the next day.

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With his newly repaired car looking virtually brand new except for a few pieces of race tape, Ross hit the track and claimed a third placing in Sunday mornings race, followed by winning the final race of the weekend in a dominant lights to flag victory.

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SPORT

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Magical run from emerging stayer Magic Chai is likely to be set for a feature twomile double after his stout staying performance to win Saturday’s Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham.

The Cambridge-trained horse’s victory came in what was his open class debut, and he now boasts a Group One contest on his autumn programme.

“We’ll get him home and see how he is and if his form holds up then the Auckland Cup is an

obvious target,” trainer Tony Pike said.

“He’s only had 18 starts so he’s still pretty much untapped. He’s a good, genuine stayer.”

The son of Magic Albert, Magic Chai settled among the tail-enders for the first part of the race before picking up ground 800m from home.

“When they all took off a long way from home it played into his hands,” Pike said.

The five-year-old came

Magic Chai winning the Gr.3 Wallaceville Estate Wellington Cup (3200m).

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with an irresistible finish, swamping his rivals in the closing 150m with a gallant Sampson, Alinko Prince and the topweight Patrick Erin the next three home.

The chestnut horse is raced by Lyndhurst Farm principals Mark and Shelley Treweek,

and gave them a result to boost spirits ahead of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Yearling Sale series.

The Cambridge couple will be offering a 13-strong draft during the Book 1 sale at Karaka, which opens on January 28.

“It’s fantastic for Mark

and Shelley,” Pike said.

“Mark trained the horse for his first few starts and I got him about 18 months ago. He’s kept improving and got stronger.”

Magic Chai was ridden

by Michael McNab, who said he was confident as soon as the pace of the race

increased.

“We got back on a really slow tempo and when they cranked it up I got a lovely drag into it.

“He was travelling well near the turn and the more I asked of him the more I got. He was really strong at the line, it’s a big buzz.”

Group One success for Stolen Dance

Racing dreams for Cambridge-trained racehorse Stolen Dance were fulfilled at Trentham over the weekend when she earned her first Group One success in possibly her final appearance.

The Alamosa mare had been a multiple placegetter at the highest level before she overcame a testing run for a clearcut victory in Saturday’s Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m), in which she finished runner-up to Kawi in 2016.

Stolen Dance was then trained by David Greene, but transferred to the Cambridge stable of Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman after she was purchased by Gerald Shand.

“She really deserved this and it’s great for

Gerald,” Forsman said.

“We got her after a lot of hard work by David Greene, we’re lucky to have her for her last preparation.”

In foal to Tavistock, Stolen Dance may now be retired at the top of her game.

“She could run in the Herbie Dyke Stakes, but maybe this is her last run,” Forsman said.

Stolen Dance was sent out at odds of 22-1 with her stablemate Love Affair installed favourite, but she was never a factor under jockey Matt Cameron.

“It was an indifferent run and Matt said she just never travelled,” Forsman said.

Little went right in the running for Stolen Dance’s rider Sam Spratt either, but the mare was good enough

to overcome a tough run.

“We were three wide and got pushed out four and five wide, so it was a gutsy effort,” she said.

“It was great, she’s been knocking on the door for some time and at least being out wide let her get

into her own rhythm.”

Stolen Dance improved around runners 1000m from home to hit the front half-way down the straight and she had more than enough in reserve to hold Watch This Space and Hiflyer at bay.

Cambridge-trained racehorse Stolen Dance powers her way to victory in Saturday’s Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile.

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After a morning of brain and physical exertion, young bodies need refuelling with foods packed with vitamins, minerals, protein and a little carbohydrate. Otherwise an afternoon of schooling can be wasted.

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Preheat the oven to 160°C. Lightly oil a 12-hole muffin pan or line with paper muffin cups.

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Throughout the long weekend, the Cambridge Town Cup and North Island Club Rowing Champs take place at Lake Karapiro, 9am-5pm. Medals will be awards to the successful club athletes on Monday’s finals day. See www.karapirorowing. com for more details.

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Calling all showjumpers Supplied by Leigh Taylor Most people hang up their spurs and put Merry Legs and Hairy Legs out to pasture over the summer holidays; but if you are one of the keen riders who will keep your four-legged friends in work, we have got two newly presented show jumping combo shows to help you keep your mount primed.

Leigh Taylor, of Reel NZ Productions, Position = Control™, and Love 2 Jump™, in conjunction with Parenga Pony Club, is running two show jumping days at St Peter’s School, Cambridge.

The first date, January 28, 2018, looks to attract riders who are competing in the Cambridge Pony Club Show jumping Championships being held at Leamington Pony Club 3 & 4 February 2018; plus, also those coming back from holidays and feel like jumping a course or three. The second date, 4 March 2018, is appealing to riders who are looking for a start over the sticks

before Horse of the Year two weeks later, but who don’t want to drive a long distance to a competition so close to HOY. The focus regarding both the events is about “having a go.”

The organisers recognized that riders are looking for a few easier, training-type, casual days in their seasonal campaign; and thought they might as well properly organize a few days with a judge, and ribbons and why not include a high points’ prize per class for those doing both shows?

“We have catered for a wide span of rider with this programme - from the more novice rider (or mount) to those wanting to jump higher; and for both ponies and horses.”

Leigh goes on to add “So far the response has been really positive, as people appreciate not having to stud as they will be jumping on sand; the ease of location; and well-built courses are always fun to jump.”

There will be ribbons

and spot prizes each day; turn out is tidy casual.

If you would like to enter, please go to www. equestrianentries.co.nz.

If you feel like a gander and a good coffee (spectators are free entry – sorry no dogs); head out to St Peter’s Equestrian

Gracie Taylor on Reel NZ Louisiana Roux.

Centre, on Sunday 28 Jan 2018. Ponies start at 8:30am and horses not before 1pm.

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Thumbs Up Thumbs Down Thumbs Down to so-called friends who boast about their fabulous cooking and then don’t invite you over to eat any of it.

Thumbs Up to the kind man at the dairy who gave my son a replacement ice cream when his one fell off.

Thumbs Down to the dude with the box of Waikato who turned up at the wrong house and didn’t even offer me a beer when I pointed him in the right direction.

Thumbs Up to the woman who chased me down the street to return the $20 that had fallen out of my pocket.

Thumbs Down to the amount of litter strewn all over Lake Karapiro domain…

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Of an application for On Licence GL Events Limited, 12 Bethlehem Road, Bethleham, Tauranga 3110 has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the issue of an On Licence in respect of the premises situated at 601 Maungatautari Road, RD2 Cambridge known as Sir Don Rowland Centre.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is Function Centre and Event Centre.

The days on which and the hours during which liquor is (or intended to be) sold under the licence are: 11.00am to 12.00 midnight 7 days.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Council, District Licensing Committee, Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street Cambridge.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.

No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in Section 105 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on January 19, 2018.

Of an application for On Licence Prisha’s Hospitality 2017 Limited, 48 Burns Street, Cambridge has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the issue of an On Licence in respect of the premises situated at 48 Burns Street, Cambridge known as Royal Cambridge Indian Restaurant. The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is Indian restaurant.

The days on which and the hours during which liquor is (or intended to be) sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 11.30am to 11.30pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Council, District Licensing Committee, Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street Cambridge.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.

No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 105 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the first publication of this notice.

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D&B Facilities Ltd, 62 March Road, Manurewa 2102 has made application to the Waipa District Licensing Committee for the renewal of an On Licence in respect of the premises situated at 75 Victoria Street, Cambridge known as Prince Albert.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is Tavern.

The days on which and the hours during which liquor is (or intended to be) sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 9am-2am the following day.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Waipa District Council, District Licensing Committee, Bank Street, Te Awamutu or 23 Wilson Street Cambridge.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at Waipa District Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.

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Share the Park campaign kicks off A campaign to reopen The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum as a public park is underway.

The 17.5ha park in Tauwhare, rehabilitated from a disused quarry over the last 26 years, has been

a popular art exhibition space, and recreation area since the first sculpture exhibition was staged in 2003.

Owners John and Dorothy Wakeling believe the future of the park, 13km north of Cambridge,

lies in sharing the park without charging entry fees, provided the cost of maintaining the park can be covered. They want visitors to enjoy a unique, natural environment, see the results of a challenging and successful

rehabilitation project now sequestering atmospheric carbon, and have an artsin-nature experience.

It is a valuable community asset created from a wasteland and the Wakelings are keen for the park and the biodiversity that it nurtures to be secured for future generations.

A crowd funding campaign has been launched at www.boosted. org.nz/projects/share-thesculpture-park - hoping to raise the necessary funds for an independent assessments of the park’s ongoing maintenance and health and safety needs.

These impartial reports will be necessary to inform potential sponsors of their likely financial commitment and also document the degree of public support for the park to be more accessible

BNZ scaffolding explained A bird specialist from Rentokil was in town recently to clear a massive amount of pigeon excrement from the BNZ building in the Cambridge CBD. The back of the building was pigeon-proofed in recent years, with cage netting put up to stop the birds from landing in their former nesting spots, where they would leave an

enormous amount of droppings over time.

But in recent months the birds managed to find a way back into the area, and eventually left piles of “presents” for specialists to come and clean.

And clean they did – once the netting was removed last week, dozens of kilograms of pigeon poo

was removed from the building before it was cleaned and then painted. Painters at the site this week, returning the wall to its former glory, before the netting was due to be put back up some time next week.

So if you were wondering why there’s scaffolding lining the back of the BNZ building, now you know.

“We believe there could be a number of options for sponsors ranging from a licence to occupy the park to a business proposition such as a conference centre,” said Dorothy Wakeling.

To remind people what the park has to offer, the park will be open to the public without charge

over the three days of Auckland Anniversary weekend and on Waitangi Day from 10am to 5pm, at 207 Scotsman Valley Rd, Tauwhare. For more information contact: Dorothy and John Wakeling on 07 824 0733, email sculpturepark1@ gmail.com or visit www. sculpturepark.co.nz.

The 111 Report POLICE continued from page 11 Wednesday January 17 A 1999 Subaru Forester was stolen overnight from Moore St, Leamington. The vehicle was recovered at 9.40am at Mitre 10 in Matamata. Enquiries are ongoing.

Friday January 19 – Monday January 22 Between the above times an office has been broken into on Victoria St. Offenders have climbed the scaffolding to gain access to the upper level and removed the framing on a window. Offenders have stolen several power tools used by the contractors. Possible CCTV and forensics available.

Saturday January 20 – Sunday January 21 At least 3 letterboxes were wilfully damaged on Baker St, Karapiro over the weekend.

If you have any information about any of these crimes, please contact the Cambridge Police or report it anonymously via Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111.

FIRE Wednesday January 17 8.15pm - Rubbish fire out of control on Catra Pl, Tamahere.

Thursday January 18 4.37pm - Car v power pole on Scottsman Valley Rd. 8.45pm - Meter box on fire on Marychurch Rd. Friday January 19 8.06am - Smell of burning in building on Duke St. Saturday January 20 8.06am - Cardiac arrest.

Alarm sounding and smell of burning in building on Parallel Rd. Sunday January 21 9.48pm - Assist ambulance.

Monday January 22 3.11am - Alarm activation at Finn and Co on Alexandra St, Te Awamutu Tuesday January 23 4.04pm - Alarm activation at Fonterra.

AMBULANCE Week ending January 21 Medical: 32 Traffic accidents: 0 Other accidents: 12 Assist another ambulance: 6 Stood down/reassigned: 7 Transfer: 0 Total 57

Got a News Tip? WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT. Kevin Vittle from KV Coatings gets to work on painting the former pigeon pad.

Contact claire@cambridgenews.nz

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Alfresco Bites – Summer Season, Cambridge Raceway, Taylor Street, 5pm-8pm. Bring a blanket, family and friends, and sample delicious food from some of the best trucks and vendors that NZ has to offer. Vendors vary week to week. More info: www.alfrescobites. co.nz.

Cambridge Town Cup / North Island Club Rowing Champs, Mighty River Domain, Lake Karapiro, Friday 26th - Monday 29th, 9am-5pm. Medals will be awards to the successful club athletes on Monday's finals day. See www.karapirorowing.com for more details.

St Andrews Giant Craft and Collectible Fair, St Andrews Anglican Church, 85 Hamilton Rd, 9am-2pm. Approximately 100 stalls with most goods NZ made. Concert in the church from 10.30 till midday.

Check out St Andrews Craft Fair on Facebook.

Alfresco Bites – Summer Season, Cambridge Raceway, Taylor Street, 5pm-8pm. Bring a blanket, family and friends, and sample delicious food from some of the best trucks and vendors that NZ has to offer. Vendors vary week to week. More info: www.alfrescobites. co.nz.

SATURDAY 27 Festival One, Mystery Creek Events Centre, 125 Mystery Creek Rd, Starts Friday 11am, finishes Monday 4pm. Over 50 bands on 5 different stages, seminars, speakers, free Argentinian BBQ on Saturday night, Art Exhibitions, light sculptures, giant tepees, giant jenga, food trucks, skatepark. Drug and alcohol free. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. $85-$164. For more information, go to www.festival-one.co.nz.

Park Run – Avantidrome, 15 Hanlin St, 8am. Free weekly 5km timed run. It’s you against the clock. Coffee afterwards at The Bikery. www.parkrun.co.nz/cambridgenz

TUESDAY 30 Business House Bowls at the Cambridge Bowling Club. 6pm every Tuesday for the next 6 weeks. Entry $5pp. Form a team of 3 and join in the fun. BBQ at the end of each night, nightly prizes and a grand prizegiving at end of competition on March 6. Info: Graeme 07 210 0255 or Don 07 823 4078.

WEDNESDAY 31 Prostate Cancer Support Group Cambridge. 7pm at Onyx Café & Bar, Alpha Street, Cambridge. Meal (if staying on) approximately 8pm. New members welcome. Info: Graeme Montgomery 027 293 4674 or 07 572 3600.

THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY Greyhound Racing, Cambridge Raceway, Taylor Street, first race 12pm.

SATURDAY 3 North Island Pony Club Show Jumping Champs, Leamington Pony Club, Carlyle St. 8am Saturday - 3pm Sunday. Free entry. Prizegiving and a team parade at the conclusion of day 2. See the Facebook page for more details.

Acceleration on Water Hydroplanes, Lake Karapiro, Mighty River Domain, 601 Maungatautari Rd. 9am-4pm, $10, U14 free. Hydroplanes racing for the Masport Cup. Info: ww.accelerationonwater.co.nz/ events.

Visionaries Cambridge monthly meeting, 12.30pm in the committee room at Waipa District Council, Wilson St, Cambridge. $2 entry. Bring: finger food to share. Tea/coffee provided, Speaker: Neil Fynn, manager at Achievement House.

REGULAR EVENTS MONDAY Evening Tennis session at the Cambridge Racquets Club, Thornton Road. 6-7.30pm, every Monday. $10 for non-members. Info: Wayne 827 7563.

Old Time and Sequence Dancing, 1-3.30pm every Monday, at Senior Citizens Hall, Milicich Place, Cambridge. Info: May Haines 823 1262.

Golf Croquet, 9.15am at Leamington Croquet Club, Scott Street. Info: Pam 823 4412.

Treetown Toastmasters. Learn the art of public speaking and leadership, 7-10pm every Monday.

Council buildings, Wilson street, Cambridge. Guests welcome, drinks and supper provided.

Cambridge Parents Centre “BuggyFit” 10.30am start every Monday, all welcome. First class free then $5 members, $7 non-members. 1 hour at Avantidrome Concourse. Fun, safe, social exercise with your bump, babies and/or children. Info: cambridge@parentscentre.org.nz.

Cambridge Care and Craft, every Monday from 9.30am – 12.30pm. $4 entry, includes light lunch.

All welcome. Info: Nicky (07) 823 7445.

TUESDAY Waipa Wranglers Line Dancers class, every Tuesday, 12.30-1.30pm (beginners), 1.30-3.30pm (improvers and upwards). At Trinity Parish Church Hall, Queen St, Cambridge. Last class of the year 12 December, back 23 January. Info: Marie 823 3428.

The Mosaic Waikato Modern Choir rehearsal, every Tuesday 7-9pm, Cambridge Health & Community Centre, 22a Taylor St. Info: 827 4313.

Cambridge Badminton Summer League. Every Tuesday, final night February 6. All ages, everyone welcome. From 7pm at the Badminton Hall, Maclean Street. $3 members, $5 non members.

Info: Tina Skinner 027 313 8033.

Cambridge Golf Club – Veterans 9am, Junior Academy 4pm. Details: 827 6381.

Cambridge Badminton Club, Seniors (16+), 9.30am-12pm. Info:Glennis, 027 4789315.

WEDNESDAY Wednesday Wood Workshop at Cambridge Community Menzshed, 9am-4pm every Wednesday. Men and women welcome. Resthaven Centre, 4 Vogel St. Info: Dave Callaghan, 823 9170.

Housie, 1.00-3.30pm every Wednesday, at Senior Citizens Hall, Milicich Place, Cambridge. Info: Elsie 827 4467.

Tai Chi Academy, 1-2pm at Trinity St Paul’s Church, corner Bryce and Queen Streets. Info: Bob 827 4814.

Golf Croquet, 5.15pm at Leamington Croquet Club, Scott Street. Everyone welcome. Info: Pam 823 4412.

THURSDAY Cambridge Creative Fibre, meets at Cambridge Health & Community Centre, 22 Taylor Street, Cambridge, on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 9.30am, 2nd and 4th Thursday at 6.30pm.

Info: Anne 827 3156.

Bowls, 1pm onwards every Thursday at Senior Citizens Hall, Milicich Place, Cambridge. Info: Christine 827 0604.

Cambridge Badminton Club, Golden Oldies (50+), 9.30am-12pm. Info: Glennis, 027 4789315.

Lions’ Shed open 9am-12pm. Vogel Street. Come grab a bargain.

FRIDAY Tai Chi Academy 1pm-2pm at Trinity St Paul’s Church, corner Bryce and Queen Streets. Info: Bob 827 4814.

MINIATURE TRAINS

Leamington Domain, Wordsworth St, 10am-3pm. Weather permitting. Covered-toe shoes required. $2 per ride, concession cards available.

The Views Craft Room, open every Friday 2pm4pm, 4 Vogel Street.

SATURDAY Lions’ Shed open 9am-12pm. Vogel Street. Grab a bargain.

Cambridge Farmers’ Market, Victoria Square, 8am-12pm.

Golf Croquet, 1.15pm at Leamington Croquet Club, Scott St. Everyone welcome. Info: 823 4412.

New Mah Jong club in town A new club is in the works for Cambridge, and organisers hope to hear from interested locals before it gets underway.

The proposed Cambridge Mah Jong Club is set to have their first meeting on the evening of Tuesday, February 13, and is open to both new and experienced players.

Running from 7pm until 9.30pm, entry will be $3 per person/session, to cover tutoring, equipment and operating costs.

“It’s really all about having fun whilst learning and playing

the wonderful game of Mah Jong,” said Kay Rickman, one of the organisers.

All ages and abilities are welcome to join, and meetings will take place in the evenings to accommodate those who work during the day.

“We have a great tutor who will be on hand to teach beginners,” said Kay, “and there will also be experienced players who can help, so that people can learn as they go.”

To find out more, or register to take part, phone Verena on 823 5855, or Dawn, 021 743 084.

SUNDAY Miniature Trains, Leamington Domain, Wordsworth St, 10am-3pm. Weather permitting.

Covered-toe shoes required. $2 per ride, concession cards available.

Sewing Bee, Cambridge Community Centre, Taylor St, 1-5pm. Bring your sewing machine to sew Boomerang Bags, a Plastic Bag Free Cambridge initiative. Material provided.

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Fourteen award nominations, seven award wins including Best Picture.

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FRIDAY: 12.55, 5.45PM - SATURDAY: 11.30AM, 5.25PM SUN/MON: 11.30AM, 4.25PM - TUESDAY: 12.55, 5.45PM One of the most sensational scandals in sports history has made its way to the big screen in a new sports/drama film, I, Tonya, a darkly comedic tale based on the unbelievably true events in the life of figure skater Tonya Harding during the early 1990s. Harding became a huge success in 1991 as the first American woman to complete a triple axel during a competition. But in 1994 her legacy became forever tarnished by an infamous and badly-executed attack on fellow Olympic hopeful Nancy Kerrigan, conspired by Harding’s ex-husband.

I, TONYA provides an absurd yet riveting portrayal of one of the most infamous scandals in sporting history. The film features Margot Robbie playing the fiery Harding, Sebastian Stan as her foolhardy ex-husband Jeff Gillooly, Allison Janney as her sharp-tongued mother, LaVona Golden, in an original screenplay by Steven Rogers.

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