One Ian Dunn story captures the larrikin verger to perfection. It tells of a wedding where he began by ushering guests to their seats, then scaled the belfry to ring the bells before welcoming the…
One Ian Dunn story captures the larrikin verger to perfection. It tells of a wedding where he began by ushering guests to their seats, then scaled the belfry to ring the bells before welcoming the…
Cambridge High School is in expansion mode with six extra classrooms being delivered over the summer holidays. Simon Hatherill, the Ministry of Education’s acting head of Property, said the classrooms have been “repurposed” from other…
Waka Kotahi’s plans for the Piarere intersection of State Highways 1 and 29 remain in limbo four months after the Environment Court heard applications and opposition. The roading agency believes a new roundabout about 1km…
Seven new justices of the peace will be sworn in today at the Te Awamutu Courthouse. Four of them are from Te Awamutu itself, one each from Te Aroha and Kihikihi and the other from…
The owner of 35 retirement communities around New Zealand – including one in Leamington – is looking to expand in Cambridge. Arvida Group Ltd, which is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange, is proposing…
Driver behaviour at Waipā roundabouts has been called out by one of the country’s longest serving professional drivers. Sheryl Moffat, who runs a driving school servicing Cambridge and Te Awamutu – and other Waikato towns…
Overflowing dog and rubbish bins around the district has prompted Waipā compliance manager Karl Tutty to warn residents of their responsibilities. Picking up doggy poos is up to their owners he said – and residents…
Cambridge High School – 1973 – 1976 Shelley Blair, pictured at Waterworld, Hamilton, during this month’s Special Olympics National Summer Games. Photo: Roy Pilott. “For me, my disability is a part of who I am, not…
A Festival of Church Music at St Andrew’s Church is being brought to Cambridge for the first time. The Auckland and Waikato branches of the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) event will run over…
The passing of thoroughbred racing colossus Sir Patrick Hogan draws a line under the life of one of Cambridge’s most celebrated sons. The 83-year-old icon, whose successful Cambridge Stud found fame on a global scale,…
