It’s been many years since the Cambridge Town Hall rocked to the sounds of the Andrews Sisters singing In the Mood and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy but that changed last week. The Madeleine Trio –…
It’s been many years since the Cambridge Town Hall rocked to the sounds of the Andrews Sisters singing In the Mood and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy but that changed last week. The Madeleine Trio –…
Fieldays’ first winter edition with international borders open since 2020 drew more than 105,000 visitors over four days. The event, which wrapped up on Saturday at Mystery Creek was blessed with crisp winter weather and…
Two important pieces of economic data came out last week: the gross domestic product (GDP) figure for the March quarter 2023 and the balance of payments data for the same period. GDP fell 0.1 per…
26 June 2023 – 4pm Dale-Maree Morgan has been confirmed at Waipā District Council’s new Māori ward councillor. All votes in the Waipā Māori ward election have now been counted. Morgan secured 124 votes ahead…
What drove students at Cambridge High and Te Awamutu College to demand action from education minister Jan Tinetti and secretary of education Iona Holsted? Steph Bell-Jenkins finds out. Cambridge High School’s head girl Bella Peacocke…
Thirty people braved reasonably mild conditions at Lake Karāpiro on Sunday for the fourth annual winter solstice swim. “Once you get numb, you can’t feel it (the cold water) anymore,” said organiser Tash Couzner, an…
The Cambridge Community Board is looking to get a reading on public sentiment as members champion the opportunity for a new library and community hub. At the board’s June meeting held yesterday, Wednesday, after The…
“He’s probably never been shown love. Yet, the warmth he reciprocates when someone cares is amazing.” Examples like Frankie are largely why Sally Fraser does what she does. She helps dogs in either one of…
There have been many sporting highlights for me in a 40-year career as a journalist. Being waterside at the Sydney Olympics when Rob Waddell won his rowing gold medal, Auckland taking the Ranfurly Shield on…
The long term capabilities of Waipā’s 10 public cemeteries may have become clearer but iwi and hapū are frustrated at the challenges they face developing their own urupā. Engaging with Māori on the issues they…
