Special week for volunteers
Cambridge’s robust volunteers were doing what they do best as the country marked National Volunteer Week over June 17 to 23 – just getting on with the job at hand. This is a town rich…
Cambridge’s robust volunteers were doing what they do best as the country marked National Volunteer Week over June 17 to 23 – just getting on with the job at hand. This is a town rich…
A successful networking effort spearheaded by Cambridge’s Crouchman family has raised $1400 for the Burns Support Group Charitable Trust. Spurred on by the support the Burns Unit offered 10-year-old Anna Crouchman when she was burned…
Last month’s annual meeting of the Cambridge Altrusa Club marked both a change in leadership and a celebration of recent successes. De-ane Busby ended her two-year presidency of the club at the May 24 meeting,…
Luncheon guests at Cambridge Resthaven’s Village Centre heard last week how cases of elder abuse in New Zealand are tearing families apart and leaving many older people in despair. Resthaven organised the event in support…
Rosemary Hill’s impending departure as leader of the Cambridge Health and Community Trust will be met with considerable sadness by many. After being a trustee for 25 years and chairperson for 22, she’s stepping down…
A stand being set up outside Cambridge’s Comins Phamacy this week will highlight the growing problem of elder abuse in this and other New Zealand communities. New Zealand ‘s Elder Abuse Awareness Week will run…
A Cambridge artist known for her whimsical flair has joined forces with her horticulturally-oriented partner and opened an unusual concept gallery in Tirau. Santie Cronje and Shane Berger named their new outlet Deciduus, giving a…
Ruth Pidwell spent the last Sunday morning of May awash in a sea of pink. The two-time survivor of breast cancer hosted her first Pink Ribbon Breakfast, joined by family and a group of 16…
An afternoon gala concert at St Peter’s School on June 24 will be a major fundraising event in Cambridge Brass Band’s quest to support its first trip abroad. The band needs to raise around $75,000…
The next time a piece of warm, new bread has your taste buds dancing, spare a thought for those who had to find a safe way to bake it thousands of years ago. It’s a…
