A charitable trust has hit a milestone, helping more than 1000 children from low-income families with maths. Eight years ago, Te Awamutu-based Mathematics for a Lifetime chairperson and founder Jean McKenzie recognised a need. McKenzie…
A charitable trust has hit a milestone, helping more than 1000 children from low-income families with maths. Eight years ago, Te Awamutu-based Mathematics for a Lifetime chairperson and founder Jean McKenzie recognised a need. McKenzie…
The annual display of blankets and clothing items knitted by members of the Cambridge Operation Cover-Up team and others in the community drew in plenty of admirers last week. Hundreds of blankets, jumpers, hats and…
Betty Ross was just 20 when she began her diary in 1940s Cambridge. She wrote of her volunteer work, news from family and friends and her social life. When Cambridge Museum staff heard about Betty’s…
Betty Ross was 17 living in Cambridge at the start of World War II and started a diary four years later in early 1943. Cambridge Museum has transcribed some of the diary starting with the…
A video has emerged online of a grey Mazda Axela being chased from Tamahere after an alleged tour-de-mail theft. Keegan Pronger told the Residents of Matangi and Tamahere Facebook page that he had caught mailbox…
When Mitch Denne takes to the St Peter’s School stage this evening with the national youth concert band, it’s a safe bet he’ll be familiar with the acoustics. Now a first-year music student at Waikato…
Familiar concerns and fresh perspectives emerged as the Cambridge Community Board embarked on its annual rural tour. Roading remains a key concern, but board chair Jo Davies-Colley noted a more positive tone this year, especially…
The Leamington Domain Playground grand reopening on Saturday drew a crowd that seemed to include every child in Leamington – and even a few friends from across the district too. Fun returns to the domain…
Construction of the roundabout and roading upgrades on Cambridge Road, connecting the town to the Velodrome, is nearing completion – much to the relief of Te Awa Lifecare Village residents. The project, announced by Waipā…
Police have seized three ounces of cocaine and $20,000 from a Cambridge address today. They also seized a gun, cash and over half a kilogram of cocaine in an operation targeting drug suppliers in Matamata-Piako….
