Somewhere during my nearly 16-hour-long flight back from the Canary Islands (flight number three!) it hit me that I was on my way home to New Zealand. After 11 years overseas when heading “home” from…
Somewhere during my nearly 16-hour-long flight back from the Canary Islands (flight number three!) it hit me that I was on my way home to New Zealand. After 11 years overseas when heading “home” from…
Ten apprentices have been presented with $1000 each as part of the Rotary Cambridge Apprenticeship Grant Scheme. The presentation marked the second year of the scheme. Each was awarded the $1000 to go towards ongoing…
Waipā District Council has declined to say how many consultants and contractors it uses and how much it costs the council. The request came from an activist group which supports lower taxes, less waste and…
Twenty-seven years after Sandra Webb opened Heritage Gallery in Cambridge, she has finally called it quits. After mulling things over and putting behind her a year when she felt her energy flagging, she put the…
Volunteers have stepped up to run Fencourt Hall, alleviating fears the popular facility would be turned over to council control. “We were delighted to see the locals coming out to support the hall and we’re…
Elin Gainsford is hoping Sweden can continue their sizzling form as they clash with Japan in tomorrow night’s FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter final in Auckland. Elin, who is half Swedish and half kiwi, will…
Members of Fencourt Hall’s administrative committee have been given confidence that they will have successors when they stand down. The committee, which has been searching for new members for years, held a successful meeting on…
Galah parrots Rockey and Ella are the nosey neighbours who roam central Cambridge, often drawing attention for their exotic pink and grey colouration and their freedom from a cage. The current party of parrots, who…
Two volunteers from Plastic Free Cambridge sewed and donated around 30 reusable produce bags to a Cambridge grocery store to replace the recently banned plastic produce bags. The ban was introduced in an attempt to…
I hate to sound like a stuck record, but I really need everyone to spread the word around securing vehicles. Coming into work this morning, I have again been told of more cases where vehicles…
