All the classroom’s a stage, and all the teachers merely players. When Catherine Bell and Alistair Martin joined the teaching profession “many years ago” they quickly discovered how much of a theatrical element was involved….
All the classroom’s a stage, and all the teachers merely players. When Catherine Bell and Alistair Martin joined the teaching profession “many years ago” they quickly discovered how much of a theatrical element was involved….
Tauwhare School’s long serving, high-heel-wearing, opera singing principal retired last Tuesday after 20 years in the job and 32 years at the school. “Most of all, I’m going to miss the kids,” she said. “That…
A long-running community arts festival which attracts hundreds of performers and thousands of spectators every autumn has failed to attract a grant from the Creative Communities scheme. The biggest impact on the Cambridge Autumn Festival…
The Cambridge News Person of the Year Award has, for the first time, not gone to a person. It’s gone to a school community. Mary Anne Gill explains. Karāpiro School might be small but there…
Changes to Waipā’s District Plan are being considered to better enable Māori to use their land for housing. A report discussed this week considered how the council can best meet community expectations around papakāinga –…
A family celebrating 11 years in their new home have become naturalised New Zealanders. Angeline Naomi and Christo Van der Merwe, and their two children Eben and Yolinda moved to New Zealand from South Africa…
Burn outs, donuts and excessive speed by boy racers could be a thing of the past in parts of Te Awamutu and Kihikihi following a Waipā District Council recommendation. Transportation safety officer Julie Taylor told…
School leaders and several Cambridge Lions met recently to discuss the benefits local students receive through Lions’ donations. Cambridge Lions provides an annual grant of $13,000 each to Cambridge High School and to a primary/intermediate…
A 13-year mission to provide a 65km walkway from Karāpiro to Ngāruawāhia has been completed. The final link in the walk and cycleway was opened last week to enable walkers and cyclists to reach Hamilton…
Waipā District Councill opened Cambridge’s new skatepark in Dominion Avenue on Friday. Construction began on the $800,000 project began in early August. Waipā District Council’s community services manager Brad Ward said the skatepark is more…
