Salaries for Waipa district councillors were approved at a council meeting last week, when all but one voted in favour of a new distribution of pay to accommodate for an additional councillor, which resulted in…
Salaries for Waipa district councillors were approved at a council meeting last week, when all but one voted in favour of a new distribution of pay to accommodate for an additional councillor, which resulted in…
The Cambridge News Person of the Year is back for its third rendition. The award, which is announced in our final edition of the year, celebrates Cambridge’s good sorts and recognises one special person for…
As the New Zealand government prepares to introduce a bill on vaping regulation – limiting vape product flavours to tobacco, menthol and mint – Cambridge principals are calling for stricter regulations on the modern ‘smoking’…
The inaugural Kids Eco Festival held last weekend at Cambridge Primary School was hailed by organisers as a great success. Accessible sustainability was central to the event, with stands focusing on waste reduction, pest control,…
A Cambridge cyclist has reached the podium in a coveted New Zealand cycling competition. Racing in the Tour of Southland earlier this month – New Zealand’s premier road cycling event behind the elite nationals –…
Cambridge now has 17 AEDs – automatic external defibrillators – available to the public around the clock. The latest, outside Wilkinson Transport Engineers, is in a lockbox in the entrance way of the Albert St…
A petition to extend the Waikato expressway to Piarere is gathering momentum. National’s Taupo electorate MP Louise Upston launched the petition at Cambridge Lions Trash ‘n’ Treasure market and within two hours had gained over…
It was originally intended to be an artificial tree in front of the town hall – but a free, existing fir tree nearby, at the right shape and size, proved to be the perfect, and…
After nine months of toil, tea and chatter, members of the Cambridge Christmas Festival Society are getting ready to move their festive crafts into the town hall this weekend. Between 30 and 40 of them…
Two Cambridge girls are working to eliminate a staple in their dad’s life – his five-year-old beard. Twins Daisy and Ciara Claridge, 16, are fundraising to go on the Spirit of Adventure youth sea voyage,…
