Playtime draws hundreds

They call them destination playgrounds for a reason, people want to go there. These premium places cater for the wider community not just children in the immediate neighbourhood offering more than just physical activity and…

A 34-page memo from Delivery Performance manager Sherryn Paterson in an open forum last week helped Waipā councillors decide a seven council regional organisation was the better option for the district. Her memo was also…

The tense relationship between police, liquor licensing officials and Cambridge Raceway over the drunken behaviour of patrons two years ago was laid bare at a hearing this week. At stake is the renewal of the…

Phil Mead has tried all the art mediums, but it is the magic of water colours which he has finally settled on. It might have taken him more than 20 years but his success as…

Boyd Nelson’s expertise in hot rods was clear when he and his 17-year-old son Brock named the 1935 Havana brown Ford Coupe the best among 139 other cars at Cambridge Raceway. “That’s a winner,” the…

“Somebody’s trash is another’s treasure,” as the saying goes, and two more community organisations took giant steps this week to establish themselves in Cambridge’s recycling hall of fame with that ethos. The Cambridge Repair Collective…

The Chiefs Manawa team was hoping to keep a low profile when players trained in Cambridge at Hautapu Sports Club on Sunday. But team management chose what was potentially the busiest day of the year…

Cambridge volunteer dentist Penelope Roberts has removed mouthfuls of rotting teeth from children, travelled New Zealand and the Pacific islands on mercy missions, practised at the world-renowned Paddington Hospital in the UK and provided life-changing…

Work developing a new $1.5 million playground at Leamington Domain has begun with all equipment – bar the iconic steam roller – removed. Work will finish in May. Meanwhile Jayco Huxtable, 8, of Leamington Primary…

Election year rifts among elected Waipā District Council members appear to have been sorted out just in time for crucial decisions about the future of water supplies and local government mergers. Two councillors, Roger Gordon…