Cambridge swimmer Olivia Emmett was becoming something of a fish out of water thanks to Covid. The youngster had just arrived in Auckland for the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships when it was announced the city…
Cambridge swimmer Olivia Emmett was becoming something of a fish out of water thanks to Covid. The youngster had just arrived in Auckland for the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships when it was announced the city…
Planners of the Cambridge Christmas Parade have announced details of this year’s event and have declared the 2021 parade theme as ‘A Sporty Christmas’. Destination Cambridge and the parade committee said last week that the theme had been chosen as a…
By Peter Carr Two years ago this week I was in Ireland – representing the NZ National Fieldays Society at the annual Irish Plough agricultural event. This is a gathering of all things agricultural (and a few other sideshows too)…
Cambridge plumber Henry Rombouts graduated at the Apprenticeship Training Trust’s celebration ceremony held online last Friday – and collected an award. The ATT event replaced the planned in-person graduation event at Sky City Auckland. Henry works for Laser Plumbing Cambridge and qualified in plumbing and gasfitting. He was…
Sixteen-year-old Emma Ward has spent four years saving sick and injured animals and says they have rescued her, too. “I was diagnosed with depression at 13 and anxiety at a fairly early stage, but my…
Some cemeteries will be at full capacity in a little over a decade, district councillors have been told. The region’s 10 public cemeteries can take another 12,000 burials – which at the current rate would…
Ever wondered how to repair that leaking tap or want to check if your toilet is leaking? As part of Waipā District Council’s community outreach programme, you can learn how plus find out how to…
Central Bowling Club’s well-kept gardens are the envy of Cambridge and now the woman who keeps them looking that way has been presented with a prestigious Bowls Waikato award. Dawn Britten has been a member…
District plan? What district plan? Mary Anne Gill asks what faith residents in Waipā can have in it when the body that drew it up won’t back it. “Council staff were attempting to change the…
Expect a cavalcade of mobility homes and caravans through Waipā district this summer as domestic holiday makers explore their own back yards. And the person likely to welcome them the most is Waipā councillor Hazel…
