Looking for Santas to seniors

A Cambridge Altrusa Club initiative launching this weekend will bring a touch of joy into the lives of some of the town’s lonelier inhabitants. Be a ‘Santa to a Senior’ will see the club collaborate…

A suggestion that the entry fee for last month’s Karāpiro Flyer cycle race was too high for seniors has been brushed off by the event organiser. The Karāpiro Flyer was held on October 14, attracting…

There is a good reason Te Awamutu is called ‘Rose Town’ as senior writer Viv Posselt found when she took her notebook and camera to the 59th annual rose show last week and saw some…

All things going to plan, Waipā’s Armistice commemorations should go like clockwork this weekend. Perfect weather conditions are predicted and event organisers in both Cambridge and Te Awamutu have arranged a series of events at…

Saturday’s gathering at the Le Quesnoy statue in Cambridge marked the 105th anniversary of the World War One action that saw Kiwi soldiers liberate the French town from four years of German occupation. The soldiers…

Very little about Chris Atkinson and Hughie Castle’s experiences running marathons in France and Antarctica respectively sounds like a walk in the park. The pair led a recent interview-style presentation at Cambridge Library, entitled Two…

Recipients of local Hato Hone St John Youth Awards have been described as shining examples among their peers by Cambridge area committee chairman Jim Goddin. Congratulating St John penguins and cadets at last month’s awards…

The late Ken Steen was one of a trio of Steen family stalwarts connected to the Cambridge Voluntary Fire Brigade for an extraordinary 127 years. First there was the Steen patriarch Tom, who served 40…

One of New Zealand’s most respected sporting sons, Rob Waddell, attributes much of this country’s global sporting success to its ability to collaborate effectively. Speaking at this month’s Cambridge U3A (University of the Third Age)…

The Waikato Rivertones Chorus is preparing to take part in the 75th Sweet Adelines International Convention and Competition in the United States. Waikato Rivertones will join 35 choruses and 44 quartets from around the US…