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Inside the mind of Andy

Anne Wilkins has won the Cambridge Autumn Festival’s short story competition with Cracks – and today we publish it in fill. I hum as I…

Andy’s tale is a winner

Anne Wilkins knows she must be doing something right after winning the Cambridge Autumn Festival Short Story competition. As she wiped away tears during a…

Brown takes Museum post

Andrew Brown has been appointed one of two Waipā District Council representatives to the Te Awamutu and District Museum Trust Board following the resignation of…

Down on Main Street…

Among the many events in and around Cambridge last weekend was the Main Street Carnival and Art Market. Mary Anne Gill was there to soak…

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Manaia eyes the goal

As Cambridge Football Club gears up for the biggest party in its history, one of its most promising prospects also has plenty to celebrate. Manaia…

Reds win football tourney

Cambridge Football Club fielded two teams in the women’s preseason tournament on Sunday and showed its player strength by winning the event. The tournament was…

A Great Start to a Great Year

For the past 125 years Cambridge Bowling Club has been hosting major bowling competitions, from the National Easter Tournament which ran for 109 years, to…

Alanna’s treble dip

Cambridge Middle School student Alanna Rawson has smashed a series of swimming records at the Waikato intermediate school championships. The 12-year-old year eight student broke…

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Crisis? Here’s the evidence

A little over a fortnight ago I experienced shooting pains in both arms and hands which caused some sleepless nights and then became so unbearable…

Young riders and rules

It has been great to see everyone enjoying the Aon Maadi Regatta this week. Town has definitely been busy and we have welcomed the visitors…

The pēpeha

Ko Taupiri te Maunga (Taupiri is the mountain) Ko Waikato te Awa (Waikato the river) Ko Potatau te tangata (Potatau the Man) Waikato taniwha rau…

Flick the switch…

I hope you have had a good week. You know it is Autumn when the fog starts rolling in. Just a quick reminder first up,…