New driver in Neighbourhood Support seat

New driver in Neighbourhood Support seat

Hannah Glover has taken over the reins as community engagement officer for Neighbourhood Support Cambridge, moving into the role after spending the past three years on the front line of Violence Free Waipa. She becomes…

Fancy joining a marching club?

A group of local women are keen to see what support there might be in Cambridge for the establishment of a leisure marching group for women. Marching, say De-ane Busby and Bev Maguren, provides a…

Positive news for local family

Memories of being burnt by a hot water bottle, which burst after being filled with boiling water, will likely never fade for 10-year-old Leamington schoolgirl Anna Crouchman. But almost a year on from the incident,…

Tech-savvy octogenarian finds niche

Anyone believing technology to be incompatible with ‘people of a certain age’ need only visit Leamington’s Rachel Sloan for a re-set. The newly-minted octogenarian – she turned 80 on April 30 –  can’t get enough…

Emotional Wahine commemorations

In a moving twist of fate, Florence Shearman’s attendance at the April 10 Wahine 50 commemorations brought her face-to-face with someone who was just a child when brought into Wellington’s railway station during the immediate…

Toe-tapping start to Anzac week

Residents at Ultimate Care Cambridge Oakdale rest-home started Anzac week slightly early last Monday with an hour or so of music across the decades.  Local DJ Matt Hicks offered his services for free to bring…

A golden success story

Tucked away in the curl of a Leamington cul-de-sac is a shipping container in which award-winning magic happens every day. This is where Jan and Steve Dolan produce their cultured, artisan Bellefield Butter in a…

Happy ending to vandalism saga

Damage done to bollards outside the Cambridge Health and Community Centre last weekend was repaired just over 24 hours later thanks to a swift offer of help by local businessman Ian Moess. The wooden bollards…

Lively meeting tackles council

Water charges, questions around growth and the topic of a third bridge were among issues raised at an unusually packed Cambridge Grey Power meeting held earlier this month. Cambridge Grey Power president Val Massey invited…

Remembering the Wahine, 50 years on

Cambridge’s Florence Shearman will undertake a poignant pilgrimage to Wellington next week. She will attend the city’s Wahine 50 commemoration – a full day of activities planned to mark the sinking on April 10, 1968,…