It would be an understatement to say Maioro Barton is a team player. The well-known Cambridge wheelchair athlete played on for another game and a half after breaking his hand during the latest round of…
It would be an understatement to say Maioro Barton is a team player. The well-known Cambridge wheelchair athlete played on for another game and a half after breaking his hand during the latest round of…
The Cambridge Lions have helped make cycling all the more accessible for people working with the Avantidrome Community Trikes group. The organisation recently received a new trike from the Lions, The Handee, which will enable…
Karen Grootscholten pulled off several remarkable feats recently. The Cambridge resident ran a marathon and climbed the Great Wall of China in one, and was the fastest New Zealand woman to do so, competing in…
Volunteers at Cambridge i-SITE were treated to a celebratory ‘Volunteers Week’ morning tea last week to mark their contribution to the town. The seven-day-a-week operation has a team of 27 regular volunteers who cover a…
Students from Cambridge Primary School dressed as their favourite book characters for a parade through town last Friday, marking the culmination of the school’s Book Week celebrations. An annual event, this year’s theme was “celebrating…
Cambridge’s landscape is changing. People are moving to town at a rapid rate, and developers are planning the infrastructure required to meet that growth. With a housing development of 600 to 800 new homes planned…
Three Cambridge students will take the trip of a lifetime next month, travelling to Japan to represent New Zealand on the Junior rowing team. For Rebecca Leigh, named in the women’s quadruple scull, it’s her…
A group of students were working to promote Māori culture at Cambridge High School last week. Te Wiki o tea o Māori was a week-long celebration of te reo and Māori culture organised by the…
Next week’s production at St Peter’s Catholic School looks to be a fun-filled spoof about a troubled school hoping for rescue at the hands of a bunch of celebrities. The X-Factory is being staged at…
Cambridge’s top students were recognised for their outstanding efforts and achievements throughout 2018 at the 17th annual Waipa Youth Awards held last week at Te Awamutu College. 78 awards were handed out amongst the 120-plus…
