Teacher Lynne Douglas lived a robust life… rich with family, friends, travelling and musicals, all washed down with a not inconsiderable amount of shopping and Sauvignon Blanc. Stories of her escapades lifted some of the…
Victor (Vic) Petrie was a numbers man. He gave 46 years to education, and during the 27 he spent at Cambridge Middle School (Cambridge Intermediate in his day), he was as tenacious about teaching the…
Alan Milton was widely known for his kindness, his steady hold on a principled life and his unwavering sense of service. He is also someone who will leave an indelible mark on this community. His…
An increasing number of Waipā men are being exposed to potentially life-saving messaging about the dangers of prostate cancer, largely through the efforts of the Cambridge Prostate Cancer Support Group. The support group falls under…
Cambridge Grey Power’s new president Philip Coles says the town’s growing number of seniors deserve a Grey Power that is re-energised and active in the community. Coles, who is also a Waipā District councillor, came…
Several Rosetown Lions women spent Monday afternoon preparing gifts for the club’s annual Santa’s Grotto initiative. They spent the time wrapping and labelling Christmas presents for children visiting Santa at his First National spot in…
At least one woman a day in Cambridge is involved in a family harm incident that is reported to police and many more incidents go unreported. It is on the back of escalating family violence…
The Cambridge Christmas Festival is once again filling the town hall with festive décor, music and gift ideas. The event is run annually by the Cambridge Christmas Festival Society, with funds raised going back into…
Almost everything about Sunday’s book launch at Ōhaupō School of Valerie Millington’s ‘Ellen of Denniston’ was intended to deliver a sense of time and place. And deliver it did, in spades. The hall, creaking with…
Packaged 1kg cakes are being sold for the first time this year as a Lions club fundraiser with proceeeds from their sale going towards those in need in and around Cambridge. They and other club…
