Society of Arts open to all

Society of Arts open to all

Tucked away in a small building above Te Ko Utu Lake a group of artists gather each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning for a few hours of creative chatter, with works of art to show…

Speedsters among nation’s best

Cambridge Primary School now boasts four podium-finishing motocross riders including two national champions following the New Zealand Mini Motocross Championships. Over 200 riders from Whangarei to Invercargill travelled to the October 6 – 7 competition…

Fashion show for Shama

A fashion runway show in Hamilton this weekend – the annual fundraising event for the Shama Ethnic Women’s Centre – will feature a few Cambridge locals sporting wares that reflect their identities, and has been…

Waikato finish fifth in Roller Mills

St Peter’s School played host to 250 rugby players from around the North Island recently when the NRM Northern Roller Mills rugby tournament was held from October 6 – 13. The Waikato team, which included…

Couch conversations for good

A selection of the most successful Cambridge people will take to the stage at the Town Hall this Sunday, keen to share their stories and launch a Leamington community charitable trust in the process. Conversation…

Massive medal haul from Nationals

A team of 27 swimmers from the St Peter’s Swim Club brought home fantastic results from the 2018 New Zealand Short Course Championships – so good that open division swimmers Paige Flynn and Vanessa Ouwerhand…

50 squash players battle for Calcutta Cup

Cambridge Racquets Club ran the second annual Calcutta Cup squash competition earlier this month. Ultimately it was Cambridge’s Gerard Whittaker who claimed the Calcutta Cup over Te Awamutu’s Wade Bell after a very a hard-fought…

Blackadder coming to Gaslight

The Cambridge Repertory Society is commemorating 100 years since the end of World War I with an amateur stage adaptation of the hit BBC comedy, Blackadder Goes Forth. Playing over November 10 – 24 at…

Cyclists contest Oceania Champs

Five local cyclists competed in the Oceania Championships in Adelaide last week, with up-and-coming young cyclists Mya Anderson, Reuben Webster and Patrick Clancy joining Rushlee Buchanan and Ellesse Andrews on the 40-strong New Zealand squad….

Collector’s window on days gone by

John Andersen’s kaleidoscope of tools, thousands of bottles and other items gathered over the past 60 years reflects much more than just six decades of enthusiastic collecting. They are a shapshot of memories held dear…