A last-minute rule change by the World Squash Federation has opened the door for local squash talent Fergus Hill to represent New Zealand on the world stage. Originally named as a reserve, the 16-year-old from…
A last-minute rule change by the World Squash Federation has opened the door for local squash talent Fergus Hill to represent New Zealand on the world stage. Originally named as a reserve, the 16-year-old from…
Talk to anyone about Val Brett and you’ll find she was known as particularly diligent and organised, an irrepressibly ‘no-nonsense’ contributor to her community. What is probably less known is the fact that Val, who…
Cambridge High School’s Concert Band and Jazz Band have returned from the Australian International Music Festival in Sydney with outstanding results. The Concert Band received a Silver Award, while the Jazz Band earned a prestigious…
There is much more to nonagenarian Norm Frew than his fetching silver-fox style. The 93-year-old has become the first Cambridge Resthaven resident to take up the facility’s EV car-sharing option. Every now and then he…
Audiologist Nick Jones provided a most welcome message for parents when he visited Cambridge in a mobile clinic this week. “Parents have a lot of fears and uncertainty if their child has hearing problems, including…
Hautapu have secured a home Breweries Shield semi-final against University on Saturday, while Te Awamutu Sports ended their Waikato club rugby premiership season on a high. After travelling to Hamilton, Hautapu dealt to Hamilton Old…
Approval has been given for the first Te Huia Sunday service between Waikato and Auckland stations. The passenger service will leave Frankton in Hamilton on the afternoon of July 27 for a three and a…
Fredd Briggs and his wife Dee had to consider Michael Schumacher when choosing the right townhouse at Ryman’s Patrick Hogan Village in Cambridge. Fredd and Dee Briggs may have moved into a village named after…
A colleague recently sent me an article by a former Secretary of the Treasury on the problems in the tax system and recommendations for change. Among other things, he wanted “a tax system that does…
It’s a tale of two councils – Waipā and Waitomo. One ranks third-highest in the country for rate increases at 15.5 per cent, while the other sits near the bottom at just 2.91 per cent….
