He’s known more for his prowess at wheelchair basketball than acting, but Cambridge’s Maioro Barton’s appearance in the new television comedy series, Educators, has him buzzing. Barton appears in episode two of series four of…
Cambridge organisations have benefitted from Jocelyn Cooney’s support for more than four decades. Today she is recognised as Cambridge News’ person of the year. Viv Posselt reports. Jocelyn Cooney could be forgiven for signalling a…
Members of the Cambridge 60s Up group have enjoyed two decades of companionship, but it is a connection with knitted dolls aimed at comforting those in need that has taken their fancy in recent years….
New Zealand’s only medical leech breeding and supply business – based in Te Miro just outside Cambridge – sold recently in a transaction that feels uniquely made to measure. Viv Posselt explains. A niche enterprise…
Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony at the site of Waikato University’s new medical school moved a lengthy and sometimes controversial project from a courageous idea into the realm of reality. The four-storey $83 million New Zealand Graduate…
A record 60 floats and around 75 vehicles carrying some 980 people made for a sizzling New World Cambridge Christmas Parade in Sunday’s brilliant sunshine. The theme this year – A Sporty Christmas – was…
Cambridge Community Board chair Charlotte FitzPatrick and board member Chris Minneé took an early step towards explaining the board’s work to the wider public when they addressed last week’s final meeting for 2025 of the…
A new book outlining the story of the establishment of the military-settler town of Camp Cambridge in the mid-1800s has been penned by former Cambridge Historical Society president Grant Middlemiss. His new book, The Siege…
David Hall’s legacy at Cambridge Resthaven will long be remembered, but several anecdotes teased at his farewell last week suggest he may be remembered for more besides. Emcee Jon Broadley and Cambridge Resthaven Trust Board chairman Greg Liddy revealed the…
The annual New Zealand Blind Lawn Bowls Association nationals came to Cambridge for the first time last week, and other than a weather wobble for the pairs, was declared an outstanding success. The event, held…
