Second-term Thames-Coromandel councillor Warren Maher is the new Waikato Regional Council chair. The Tairua electrical contractor was the only nomination and was unanimously elected in Hamilton today at the council’s inaugural meeting. The position pays…
Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon was among around 100 guests who last week celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Metlifecare St Andrew’s in Cambridge. Speaking at the Moxon Centre, the newest building in…
Heidi Caesar was sweating as she stepped out in front of a hyped crowd of senior students, microphone in hand. “I could walk in my underwear and I couldn’t care less, but it’s talking to…
The colourful Hindu festival of lights known as Diwali filled the Cambridge Town Hall last week when around 140 people enjoyed an evening of Indian food, dance and culture. The event was organised by Idea…
The Lions Cancer Trust Project’s free mobile screening vehicle paid its first visit to the Waikato and King Country this month. The six-tonne melanoma and skin cancer detection vehicle provides people with access to detection…
Cambridge Middle School deputy principal Bridget Watkins will become Te Awamutu Intermediate’s new principal at the beginning of 2026. For the dedicated educator, it’s a move full of both excitement and sadness. “I love the…
A plethora of teddies and other soft toys were ‘brought back to life’ recently when St John’s Shocktober CPR Challenge came to Cambridge for the first time. What was dubbed ‘Cambridge’s Great Teddy Rescue’ landed…
Getting more counsellors into schools to combat ballooning student anxiety rates is a priority for Daryl Gibbs, following his election as president of the New Zealand Association of Intermediate and Middle Schools. “For a number…
Three budding musicians studying in Cambridge have been presented with scholarships to encourage and advance their tuition. Aurora Daniels-Coleman, Keira Holden and Phaedra Rye, all students with Ignite Arts Academy, are recipients of a $5000…
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari is working towards breaking even this financial year. Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust, which operates the world’s largest predator proof fence at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari near Cambridge, made an operating loss of $34,000…
