Stepping down as principal of Te Miro School after seven years is “bittersweet”, says Michaela Phillips. Always a nature lover, she admitted it would be hard to leave the small rural school in its tranquil…
Stepping down as principal of Te Miro School after seven years is “bittersweet”, says Michaela Phillips. Always a nature lover, she admitted it would be hard to leave the small rural school in its tranquil…
A painting of Hautapu School featuring a school building nestled behind thick bush in 1987 is part of the Timeline: Waikato Art 1850 to 2000 in the reopened Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum and…
St Peter’s Cambridge’s head girl for 2025 is a young woman of many talents. Madeleine Waddell shattered New Zealand under-17 and under-18 women’s 400m running records at the World Athletics Under-20 championships in Peru in…
It was the biggest story of the year and resulted in apologies from the mayor and a new chief executive describing it as a “mea culpa” the council would own. Mary Anne Gill, who covered…
Waipā Olympians and Paralympians who trained tirelessly, sacrificed so much and showed extraordinary courage, grit and determination were honoured in Cambridge last week. Not all of the athletes could make it – the nature of…
Contractors have finished strengthening the St Andrew’s Church bell tower in Cambridge, but church officials have revealed they need to raise more than $100,000 to complete other work discovered as a result. Vestry committee members…
Nancy the South Island takahē has taken the unusual step of renesting after producing a chick at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari this season. Her activities have resulted in staff restricting access to the maunga’s Tautari Wetland,…
Jazzy Christmas time Signing off This is the last edition of the year and we will be back on January 9, 2025. Keep your eye on our website cambridgenews.nz and the Cambridge App for any…
It’s the Christmas present no Waipā ratepayer wanted – a 15.5 per cent rate increase from July next year – but all bar one councillor thinks they did enough to keep it at that. Waipā…
Leamington Domain is set to be transformed next year with a new destination playground featuring water, sand, and nature-themed play areas. The finalised design has come to life thanks to community input from consultation on…
