Boxes of toys and activities intended to distract children caught up in challenging situations were presented last week to members of the Cambridge Police and Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade. The ‘Distraction Packs for Tamariki’ were…
Boxes of toys and activities intended to distract children caught up in challenging situations were presented last week to members of the Cambridge Police and Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade. The ‘Distraction Packs for Tamariki’ were…
When Youth Orchestra Waikato played in the Cambridge Town Hall recently, fortunately for everyone in the sell-out audience, the fire alarm did not go off. The noise inside the hall would have been overpowering, a…
While meeting with good friends in a coffee shop over the weekend we discussed the growing spate of burglaries – many of which are directed at suburban dairies. We discussed the CCTV footage that shows…
The growth of Cambridge in recent years has been almost bewildering. When I first moved here 23 years ago the journey from Bruntwood into town was mostly through open country. Now it’s a different story….
Waikato Regional Council recently adopted a new strategic direction which sets out its priorities are for the next three years. It replaces our earlier strategic direction the previous council adopted and reflects there is a…
Cambridge firefighters were able to celebrate the value of their work when Jerome Crawford called in to see them. Last October Cambridge crews were called to a serious crash at Mystery Creek where Jerome was…
Former Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest – a firm opponent of the Government’s Three waters proposal – remains unconvinced by the latest iteration of the plan. “I’m in the Chris Luxon camp,” he told The News….
Anzac Day preparations have been underway for months, both for the commemorative services on Tuesday and for a preceding Anzac Concert being held in the Cambridge Town Hall on Monday evening. The Anzac Concert, entitled…
Kevin Hanna and Nathan Smith have a huge surprise for members of a trust whose dream it was to restore the only photoplayer of its type left in New Zealand. The two men will fire…
Waipā residents are being asked to help fund a $27 million museum in Te Awamutu – but there is no legal agreement in place to actually house the significant collection it is being created for….
