Kiwi gift that keeps giving

Kiwi gift that keeps giving

A second allocation of 25 kiwi in as many weeks made the trip from Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and were welcomed in the capital – where they’ll be released into the Wellington hillside – on Tuesday….

Trio’s glad tidings

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but it does – apparently – wash up on beaches. And three months after it did so, Cambridge siblings Ava, 10, William, 8 and Asher, 5, McCorkindale received some exciting…

On the run – for 41 hours

If Nancy Sinatra’s boots were made for walkin’, Allysia Kraakman’s shoes were clearly made for running. And she’s set her sights on lacing them up again soon, having proven they’re clearly capable of doing so…

New station – but hours the same

A proposed new police base in Cambridge will not be manned around the clock. The station could be the first in the Waikato built under a partnership agreement signed between New Zealand Police and Tainui…

Bunnings goes, space for rent

A major retailer which shut up shop in Waipā last week is remaining tight-lipped on what will occupy the two sizeable retail spaces left vacant by its departure. The collective jobs of more than 50…

Just a dedicated follower of fashion…

Kathleen Marking says it’s in the genes. Her grandfather lived to 101 – and yesterday she went one better in Cambridge and celebrated her 102nd birthday. The resident at Selwyn St Andrew’s retirement village’s Moxon…

Armistice on again

  Armistice in Cambridge organisers have confirmed the 2020 event is a go – despite lockdown initially threatening its 21st addition. November 7-8 dates for the event at Mighty River Domain at Lake Karapiro –…

Lakewood opening

  It was smiles galore as Snow White, Spiderman, Elsa from Frozen, Moana and even some Chiefs players visited Cambridge on Saturday. They were there to help celebrate the opening of Lakewood Cambridge – a…

Tower opponents celebrate

2degrees has pulled its proposed plans to install a cell tower in one part of Cambridge and affected residents are lauding as a “great outcome”. But the company may come up with an alternative site….

Bridge the gap: Gordon

  Discussions around where to put a third bridge in Cambridge need to be on the road now, otherwise the town will face a “difficult bottleneck” of a problem further down the road. Roger Gordon,…