Lily’s in eleventh heaven…

Lily Greenough decided what her older brothers could do, she could do. Her Cambridge brothers Jack and Bennett Greenough made the Mighty 11 New Zealand BMX team when they were 11 – prompting Lily to…

Jack Redpath, winner of the Cambridge High School Ritchie Pickett Scholarship, is not your average music student. The dedicated saxophonist practices every day, sometimes several times a day. “Music is my greatest passion and if…

The Parenga Pony Club recently hosted high profile New Zealand event rider Bundy Philpott, a former pony clubber herself, for a training day for its members. The special day came about after the local club…

Cambridge principals have welcomed indications that speeds outside Cambridge schools will most likely be reduced this year, along with over 200 speed changes across the district. Waipa District Council proposed the speed limit changes in…

Cambridge businesses are becoming more vigilant as the town’s population continues to grow and security can be in the palm of their hands. In the wake of burglaries, ramraids and vandalism shop owners are now…

Conquering mountains is both a figurative and literal reality of taking on the Maunga Mission in Cambridge later this month. In addition to conquering the goals and challenges of taking part in a multisport race,…

One of New Zealand’s three official languages were celebrated this week with New Zealand Sign Language Week running May 6-12. Kicking off on Monday, the week-long initiative aims to celebrate the language as well as…

Waipa District Council is preparing the Cambridge landscape for its expected population growth of nearly 10,000 people over the next decade. Already the number of residents has grown by over 1200 people in the last…

With Cambridge’s student numbers continuing to grow some parents have become increasingly concerned over the effectiveness of a crossing on Victoria Street. The crossing near the intersection with Williams Street became Cambridge’s second-ever set of…

This year’s instalment of the Cambridge Cycling Festival saw a massive turn out of children take part in the event. Over 80 percent of this year’s 600-plus participants were children, from two years old to…