New block for high school

New block for high school

A new education block at Cambridge High School is among the latest building consents granted by Waipā District Council. The council released details of some of the 535 consents from July to September ahead of…

Andy’s legacy goes on sale 

Sales of a pinot noir which go on sale tomorrow will help fund a scholarship in the memory of a winemaker with strong Cambridge links. Andy Anderson bought Cambridge Fine Wines after graduating from Lincoln…

Festival lights the way

The Cambridge Town Hall will be lit up in green, white and red as part of the town’s Christmas festival. A 40-strong team of volunteer will partner Steen and Morrow – Beta Electrical to decorate…

Pool wins design award 

Cambridge’s refurbished swimming pools have been described as an inspiration to other communities. Waipā District Council collected an urban design award for the Perry Aquatic Centre Puna Kaukau o Te Oko Horoi development last week….

Youth awards announced 

Two Cambridge High students have collected excellence awards fr academic and community work in this year’s Waipā youth awards. Matteo Di Maio, who featured in The News as Cambridge High dux last week, won the…

Karāpiro safety work starts 

The national transport agency has started making road safety changes it promised in a letter to Karāpiro School, reported by The News last week. The highway through Karāpiro has been the acene of several fatal…

It’s a family affair…

David Butcher and sons Zachary and Benjamin created history at the New Zealand Trotting Cup meeting in Christchurch yesterday, but it wasn’t for having prize-winning drives. Cambridge-based David, 58, has been involved as a driver…

Libraries go wireless

New technology which makes taking books out easier for library members is about to be introduced in Waipā. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to identify and track tags attached to objects. They have been…

Cruisers celebrate

They are the country’s newest rock ‘n’ roll club – and they are dancing up a storm. Cambridge Cruisers celebrated successes for all its travelling members at the New Zealand  rock n roll dance championships…

Where are the police when you need them? 

The new Cambridge police station has been open nearly two months but visitors to the town would have had trouble finding it if they had followed the signs. They pointed to the old station in…