Library fully booked

Library fully booked

Cambridge’s library desperately needs more space, and the answer could lie short term with a shipping container. This is one of the suggestions made by Cambridge Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley and deputy chair Elise…

It’s great to create

Lori Neels describes quilting as “cheaper than therapy.” The award-winning quilter is part of the Cambridge Patchwork and Craft group which meet every fortnight at the Taylor Made Community Space. Members displayed the results of…

Million dollar race

Champion Australian pacer Leap to Fame will contest the $1 million Race of Champions at Cambridge Raceway tomorrow night and caught the plane over on Sunday with two other Aussie contenders. Miracle Mile winner Don…

A Maadi regatta to remember

Estimating crowd numbers can be a fraught exercise unless you’re an expert like Mighty River Domain site manager Liz Stolwyk. Finals day for the Maadi Regatta on Saturday she put the numbers on the site…

Economic plans

Takitini is the new economic development brand for Waikato District Council. It was launched recently and symbolises the district’s connection to navigating waka (canoe) and the lifeforce of the Waikato and Waipā rivers. They are…

Thou shell not pass

Gold clams have found their way north to Hamilton and Tuakau but there is no way they’re heading south with any rowing boats after the Maadi Cup regatta. Close to 1000 boats and 80 trailers…

Two in a row for Jan

She’s done it again. Leamington resident Jan Mackenzie took out the Cambridge Autumn Festival short story first prize with her A little less of lonely. Read: A Little Less of Lonely “Yes, that’s right, that’s…

Water, water everywhere

Water or H2O: a clear liquid without colour or taste, falls from the sky as rain, comes from the mountains as melted snow and covers about 70 per cent of the earth’s surface. Senior writer…

Hall season schedule unveiled

If you felt inspired to play the bassoon after hearing Todd Gibson-Cornish at the launch of the Cambridge Town Hall season last week, be prepared for some hard work. But the resulting sound, particularly in…

Another bridge too far

The developer behind two of Waipā’s biggest projects in the last decade has ruled out land near St Peter’s School in Cambridge for a third Waikato River bridge. 3Ms of Cambridge Development, in a joint…