St Peter’s best at Maadi

St Peter’s best at Maadi

St Peter’s School’s senior girls’ 8 rowers topped the tables at the 2018 Maadi Cup event in Twizel with the best-possible result – the Levin Jubilee Cup. It’s the female-equivalent to the Maadi Cup, both…

Cambridge dancers join Royal NZ Ballet on stage

Cambridge’s Isla Newlands and Gabi Hill joined the Royal NZ Ballet on stage in Auckland last weekend, performing in their production of The Piano: The Ballet. The pair, both friends who attend K.S. School of…

Badminton Club: All welcome

Members of the Cambridge Badminton Club are hoping to see more locals join the club, particularly junior-age players with former NZ representative Reon McFarlane coaching the club’s under-16 players this term. But it’s not just…

World’s best visits Karapiro

Hot on the heels of winning one of the biggest competitions on the water ski calendar earlier in the week, the Moomba Masters in Melbourne, world-record slalom skier Nate Smith stayed “down under” and crossed…

Rifling through Hospice shops for fashion

Fashion Over a Teacup will return to the Cambridge Town Hall on April 8 as part of the Cambridge Autumn Festival running from April 7 – 15. This year the competition includes an all new…

Voss returning to world stage

Sam Voss will be returning to the world stage later this year after being selected to represent New Zealand at the Under 23 World Rowing Championships in Poland. The 2014 St Peter’s graduate was the…

Much-needed boost for Salvation Army

The Salvation Army received a much-needed boost last week when the local Resene colour store handed over 434 cans of food to the local food bank. Shaun Baker, Captain of The Salvation Army Cambridge Corps,…

Twelve Angry Men a ‘must-see’

The realities of a jury’s duty, and the question of ‘what is reasonable doubt?’ leaves audience members in contemplation after viewing the Gaslight Theatre’s latest show, Twelve Angry Men. It’s got a little bit of…

Over 600 compete in fun run

The REMAX Waipa Fun Run returned for 2018 on Sunday with 638 competitors gathering at Victoria Square to take part. The event, now in its seventh year, is organised by St Peter’s Catholic School as…

Civic Choir coming to Cambridge

Hamilton Civic Choir are bringing their regional tour to Cambridge this weekend, dubbed “From Hamilton to New York” as their impending international tour looms. Following a call from Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) inviting…