More than half a century after they first enlisted, four Cambridge veterans have been presented with their New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) for service they saw in south-east Asia. Colin Parkinson, Sandy Sandford, Doug…
Rotarians, civic and business leaders gathered in Cambridge last week for a demonstration of the workings of Waipā Rotary’s enterprise, The Urban Miners, and to celebrate its recent big win. Run by Cambridge Rotary Club,…
Harriet Dixon has left the Cambridge Community House. She signed off in late January 20 and four days later started a new role as regional manager for Peke Waihanga, a specialist health provider focusing on…
Busy Bees Op Shop is marking a successful first year doing what it does best… on-selling donated items to help others in need. It opened last March, starting life as a pop-up store centred primarily…
A $350 Kobo Libra eReader package is up for grabs for all those engaging in one of Waipā District Libraries’ Heritage Month initiatives running through February. Anyone lending either Cambridge or Te Awamutu libraries their…
A sizeable chunk of experience is departing the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade as two of its long-standing members retire. Don Weinberg and Andrew Goodwin have jointly amassed more than 66 years’ service with the brigade….
A community project with distinctly Cambridge roots is helping Resthaven on Burns residents feel more at home. Each resident living with dementia or memory loss has been gifted a handcrafted memory cabinet in which to…
Nikki Crutchley was swamped with emotion when she heard her latest novel had secured a two-book deal with Harper Collins Australia. “There were tears,” she laughed. “Getting a book deal itself is difficult enough. Getting…
Two new community courses in Cambridge this month will offer strategies to combat Covid-related stressors and chart a more positive path through life. Both courses are free of charge and are being offered by Violence…
The Cambridge Autumn Festival has been postponed but two of its more interactive elements are going ahead. This year’s Photo Competition will stay put. The free-to-air competition opened last month with the theme ‘Memorable Waipā…
