A group from the Waikato Hospital nursing class of 1964, including two from Cambridge, recently celebrated their 60th reunion. Lynette Aish (nee Gardiner) and Paula Butterworth (nee Houghton) joined Putāruru’s Judy Osborne (nee Udy) and…
Fencourt’s Andrew Johnstone is known to Good Local Media readers as the subject of a Costa Botes documentary When the Cows Come Home. He has also come out on the side of a planned incinerator…
Nathan Pearson isn’t your average teenage horse-enthusiast. His passion for horses began when he saddled up, aged four, for his lessons at Greenhithe Riding for the Disabled in Auckland. “I’d never seen him sit and…
Mystery Creek Festival of Polo is galloping into town this weekend for those looking for something different to enjoy. The best polo players in New Zealand, thundering hooves, gripping polo action, and family-friendly fun promise…
A service will be held in memory of racing identity David Benjamin at Te Awa Lifecare in Cambridge early next month. Benjamin, described as being a promoter ahead of his time, died aged 79 last…
At the beginning of November Linda Mulvihill flew to Ushuaia, Argentina, boarded a ship and began a 19-day voyage to Antarctica. “It takes two days to travel from Ushuaia across the Drake Passage, which is…
Due to public demand, people on the southern outskirts of Hamilton can soon connect to the city bus network through two trial services starting on Monday February 12, from Matangi and Tamahere. The alternating service…
Leading Sydney hoop James McDonald has been ticking up the air miles of late and will add some more to his tally when he heads home to New Zealand this weekend to ride at the…
Another kākāpō has escaped from Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and thanks to Tyler, a Cambridge resident, all is well. The dedicated rangers from Sanctuary Mountain and the Department of Conservation continue to actively monitor kākāpō but…
Cambridge Police have this week impounded four motorbikes belonging to members of the Greazy Dogs motorcycle gang, following two instances where gang members failed to stop for police. Police signalled gang members to stop on…
