Stung into action

A Cambridge schoolgirl has been acknowledged  after her quick thinking saved her mum from a life-threatening allergic reaction. Lexi Turner Ballantyne, 12, so impressed the St John crew who responded to the call earlier this…

One woman’s determination to help pound dogs find better lives has led her on a journey of highs and lows across the region. Cambridge’s Rachel Haakma co-founded Pound Hounds Rescue (PHR) in May 2017.  It…

The esteem in which Dr Judy Moreland was held, particularly within New Zealand sporting and education circles, was widely recognised at last week’s farewell at the Cambridge Town Hall. It was her character, however, that…

Kids in Need Waikato is working to meet the challenge of supporting a growing number of children in care. The charitable trust’s reach grew in the year to March 31 – the number of caregivers…

A meeting at St Andrew’s church hall 50 years ago, arranged to test the town’s appetite for a bridge club, generated an enthusiastic response. Organisers of that March 1976 meeting found the room packed with…

It’s been all about the numbers recently at Arvida Lauriston Park. See: Joan’s a starter for 99 Two big birthdays marked three weeks apart celebrated 200 years and set off a chain of shindigs involving…

Waipā mayor Mike Pettit thanked regional members of Hato Hone St John on Sunday for their ‘inspirational commitment’ and acknowledged the generosity of families and workplaces that allowed St John responders to be their community’s…

What turned out to be the biggest concert band festival in the event’s recent history, held in Cambridge for the first time last month, has been declared a massive success. The weekend event, held annually…

A celebratory lunch last Saturday marked the 100th birthday of one very stylish and sprightly Cambridge resident, Naomi Broadbent. The centenarian reached her landmark last Friday, but it was on Saturday that family and friends…

Cambridge’s annual nod to France’s Bastille Day on July 14 took on an unusual slant this year. As well as a café lunch on the day, there was a series of guided Cambridge-Le Quesnoy tours…