McMurray a cycling “master”

McMurray a cycling “master”

A Cambridge cyclist took out a massive title at this year’s Cycling New Zealand Sports Awards, winning the Male Masters Road Cyclist of the Year Award – the single biggest category of the night covering…

St John’s ‘Giant Totara’ falls

A man described as an outstanding New Zealander and a great servant of St John was farewelled at St Andrew’s Church in Cambridge on May 24. Jeremy Stubbs, a Knight of Grace of the Order…

Big win for St Peter’s golfers

St Peter’s School’s top young golfers have secured a spot at the National Secondary Schools Team Championship after winning the regional round at Hamilton Golf Club on May 14 – the eighth time the school…

Rowers preparing for Australian challenge

Three Cambridge rowers will take part in an Australasian showdown in the coming months, following selection in the Under 21 New Zealand rowing team. Lily Butler, rowing as a women’s heavyweight single sculler, Justine Hobbs,…

Snow skier back from Canada

It was the experience of a lifetime when St Peter’s School student Meghan Hood represented New Zealand last month at the 2018 Whistler Cup. The international event sees under 14 and under 16-year-old snow skiers…

Quizmasters win $1000

A team of Year 7 and 8 students from St Peter’s School won the regional Lit Quiz competition held at Southwell School recently, where 51 teams competed. This has qualified the team for nationals, to…

‘Ironman’ on his way to world champs

Hot on the heels of completing in his first Ironman event in March, ex-CHS head boy Taine Rose is already preparing for his next adventure – competing at the Long-Distance Triathlon World Championships in Denmark…

Pool demolition underway

The morning’s heavy rain last Monday held off for just a moment to allow the site blessing of the new Cambridge pool complex to get underway. A rainbow suitably showed its colours as local iwi…

BMXers off to world champs

One third of the New Zealand team heading to the BMX World Championships this week hail from Cambridge. The ten-person team said they’re very excited for the event and feel more ready than ever, having…

Swimmers finish 5th in country

A contingent of 20 St Peter’s Swim Club members traveled to Auckland last month for the National Age Group Swimming Championships held April 17 – 21, coming away with a stack of medals and titles…