Raffle is on the house

Some lucky little person could soon be the recipient of a three-storey doll’s house made by blokes at the Cambridge Menzshed and furnished by Cambridge Resthaven resident Alison Hucke. The miniature home is being raffled…

The delivery of an AED to Kids in Need Waikato will provide a reassuring cushion of safety, says the group’s founder Linda Roil. The AED (artificial external defibrillator) was donated by the Cambridge Rotary Club….

When former Heritage Gallery owner Sandra Webb retired after 27 years, Cambridge knew she wouldn’t disappear for long. She was known as much for her enjoyment of people as for her art, so it was…

Just days into his appointment as new Royal New Zealand Returned Services Association national president, Cambridge’s Tony Hill has signalled a ‘back to basics’ approach that will centre on an expectation around behaviour and broaden…

The Cambridge Blind and Low Vision Support Group has celebrated 50 years spent providing support for those who struggle in a world set up for the fully sighted. The gathering at the Sir Don Rowlands…

The story of Le Quesnoy’s liberation via ladder and its connection to Cambridge makes for compelling reading, and a new book written by a New Plymouth chartered accountant and historical fiction fan Tania Roberts breathes…

A gathering at the Le Quesnoy Sculpture in Cambridge last week commemorated the 107th anniversary of the 1918 liberation of the French town by Kiwi soldiers led by Cambridge’s second lieutenant Leslie Averill.   It…

Members of the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade were described as ‘champions and everyday heroes’ by Taupō MP Louise Upston at their annual honours evening. The event celebrated the efforts of firefighters and brigade supporters during…

Cambridge’s wheelchair athlete Maioro Barton has completed his 25th New Zealand Wheelchair Basketball season playing for Waikato. He told The News that halfway through 2024 he was asked to fill in as coach until the…

At first glance there might seem to be a world of difference between running Scotland’s prestigious Scone Palace and its iconic 8000ha estate and running the recently opened 29-bed Clements Hotel in the heart of…