Special Olympics Te Awamutu recently hosted a swim meet for 100 athletes from 13 North Island clubs in preparation for the Christchurch-based National Summer Games in December. There was plenty of excitement and many podium…
Special Olympics Te Awamutu recently hosted a swim meet for 100 athletes from 13 North Island clubs in preparation for the Christchurch-based National Summer Games in December. There was plenty of excitement and many podium…
The annual New Zealand Blind Lawn Bowls Association nationals came to Cambridge for the first time last week, and other than a weather wobble for the pairs, was declared an outstanding success. The event, held…
Friday will not become the new Wednesday at Waipā District Council this side of Christmas. The council held its first two meetings of the triennium on a Friday, and councillors voting at the second to…
Predator Free Te Awamutu and Pirongia is encouraging youngsters to catch pest fish for the 2026 Kids’ Koi Carp Challenge. “The idea is to bring awareness and improve the state of our Mangapiko Stream and…
On September 27, 2014, Ontake volcano in Japan produced a phreatic eruption, a steam-driven eruption that does not involve rising magma. This could have been a relatively small event that wouldn’t capture too much international…
An annual initiative that eases the loneliness of people who will spend Christmas Day without family was launched earlier this month. Now into its third year, the Altrusa International Cambridge’s ‘Be a Santa to a…
Cambridge Community Board chair Charlotte FitzPatrick is looking to bring next month’s meeting forward for members to discuss a trio of draft problem statements relating to Cambridge Connections. Waipā District Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy…
Deputy Waipā mayor Jo Davies-Colley is backing calls to move Te Awamutu Christmas Parade back to a Sunday. “I do understand that a Saturday morning in Te Awamutu is a busy time for traders,” Davies-Colley…
Cambridge Christmas Parade is being organised by the Lions Club of Cambridge on Sunday December 7. The club has assumed responsibility for the parade after the closure of the town’s iSite which was formerly responsible…
Despite reaching his milestone centenary last Sunday, there is very little about Reid Calder that is slowing down. He’s up early each day, hitting the iPad to catch the latest online news. Technology is no…
