Spotlight on prostate cancer 

Spotlight on prostate cancer 

National Party deputy leader Dr Shane Reti says men battling prostate cancer should talk openly about it and it is time the disease was as much in the public eye as melanoma. Dr Reti was…

Obituary: Alf leaves to the strains of Aker Bilk

ALFRED ‘ALF’ KNEEBONE – April 27, 1923 – May 11, 2021 Among the qualities that made Alf Kneebone a legend in his time was his sharp wit, his sense of humanity, and the attention to…

Trike time — at 97

Not all ladies of her vintage celebrate their 97th birthday in quite the way Ngaire Fisher did. A few days after a family do marked her May 5 birthday, Ngaire brought the eldest and youngest…

Pool complex opens, at last

Cambridge’s long-awaited swimming pool complex, to be known for the next decade as the Perry Aquatic Centre, was officially opened last Friday. Waipā District Mayor Jim Mylchreest and Brian Perry Charitable Trust chairman Simon Perry…

Century-old ticket sets family course

Cambridge man Bill Wilson – long-time Rotarian and crooner with their band The Bruised Brothers – has uncovered an interesting piece of his family’s history. When shifting things around at home, out popped an old passenger ticket…

Obituary: Peter Downey

A tough start in life did little to dent the generous nature that characterised Peter Downie.  It didn’t stop him from putting down family roots and winning plaudits for the work he did for Cambridge over seven decades. Peter died at his Leamington home earlier this month.  The weeks…

Mental health fundraiser launches intiative

Mates Matter Charitable Trust founder Craig Bulloch was delighted with the response to his ‘654 Challenge’ fundraiser in Cambridge. The event, held at Studio Move in Carters Flat, saw around 40 people go through their paces across 10 stations to help increase awareness around mental…

Hundreds farewell historian

Richard Stowers – 11.11.1951 – 20.04.2021 New Zealand lost one of its foremost historians with the passing of Waikato’s Richard Stowers. A titan in terms of his knowledge around military history, the former Cambridge High…

Fundraising scheme gains momentum

A new initiative linking businesses and their customers with a novel opportunity to support a range of community groups is being seen as a fundraising gamechanger. Called CommUnity, the initiative works by having shoppers purchase…

Quizzers boost socks project for children

Thoughts of children heading into winter with old socks – or worse still, no socks at all – prompted Leamington business owner Debra Jenkins to repeat a charity sock drive she did a couple of…