First of all this week, I would like to mention neighbourliness. In my role I sometimes get asked to assist with neighbourhood disputes. In many cases, disagreements stem from neighbour one becoming irritated at something…
First of all this week, I would like to mention neighbourliness. In my role I sometimes get asked to assist with neighbourhood disputes. In many cases, disagreements stem from neighbour one becoming irritated at something…
Saturday’s gathering at the Le Quesnoy statue in Cambridge marked the 105th anniversary of the World War One action that saw Kiwi soldiers liberate the French town from four years of German occupation. The soldiers…
Behind Tauwhare School’s reception desk, Paula Brown picks up her phone and punches a number on the keypad. “Mr Sampson,” she says, “I’ve got the reporter here from Cambridge News to see you. Shall I…
Very little about Chris Atkinson and Hughie Castle’s experiences running marathons in France and Antarctica respectively sounds like a walk in the park. The pair led a recent interview-style presentation at Cambridge Library, entitled Two…
Spirits were high at Cambridge Middle School’s annual athletics day at the Cambridge Athletic and Harrier Club in Vogel St last week despite the drizzly rain. Conditions were too slippery to run the high jump,…
Steph Bell-Jenkins captured Leamington 6 and Leamington 8 players in action as the Hautapu Sports junior touch rugby summer module started at Memorial Park on Friday night. The module, catering for primary and intermediate school…
Two key events on Cambridge’s 2023 calendar will share common ground this month. Both the Great Kiwi Summer Festival, an inaugural event three years in the making which is being called “New Zealand’s biggest celebration…
Three Cambridge High School cricket teams launched their 2023/2024 summer seasons at home on Saturday as the Hamilton and Waikato Valley Secondary Schools’ competition got underway. Cambridge High’s U19 1st XI squared off with the…
Recipients of local Hato Hone St John Youth Awards have been described as shining examples among their peers by Cambridge area committee chairman Jim Goddin. Congratulating St John penguins and cadets at last month’s awards…
With inflation running at 5.6%, down from a 30-year high of 7.3% just over a year ago, households and businesses face difficult choices about spending their money – and so do councils, writes Waikato councillor…
