How does a train enthusiast get their steam engine fix once they have been phased out? They build their own. That’s exactly what Cambridge Model Engineering Society member Dennis Searle did. Searle’s love of steam…
How does a train enthusiast get their steam engine fix once they have been phased out? They build their own. That’s exactly what Cambridge Model Engineering Society member Dennis Searle did. Searle’s love of steam…
Two Waipā district councillors have broken ranks saying they are unconvinced banning alcohol sponsorship and advertising under proposed law changes to the liquor act will have any impact on youth use. Roger Gordon and Grahame…
No-one was in any doubt – Margaret Evelyn would have hated missing such a great party on Sunday at the Cambridge Cricket Pavilion. The ‘Afternoon Tea without Marg’ celebration attracted more than 100 people…
What started as straightforward reviews of Waipā District Council’s dog and water supply bylaws have become a nightmare for the council, aggravated by actions of its community boards. In Cambridge, board chair Sue Milner has…
An international event for breast cancer paddler teams who engage in dragonboat activities as part of post breast cancer diagnosis rehabilitation has been backed by Waipā district’s promotions fund. The event will be held at…
A copy of the Muslim holy book translated into te reo Māori – the Koran, or Kur’anu Tapu – has been gifted to Cambridge by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The book was presented…
Cambridge abstract and figurative artist Raewyn Whaley has drawn on the influences of Plato’s allegory The Cave for her current exhibition. Themed ‘What is real’, the exhibition opened earlier this month at The Mandarin Tree…
Nine of the 13 major resource consent applications received by Waipā District Council in the last quarter are on hold pending further information. They include plans to operate a sand quarry in Ōhaupō, extend one…
A lease and service agreement has finally been signed between the Cambridge Town Hall Community Trust and Waipā District Council, 14 months after the trust’s first meeting. Trust chair Kirsty Johnson hinted at one of…
There are times when writers are rewarded beyond their wildest dreams for going the extra mile. In researching for one of his books while in Britain, Graeme Woodfield was given access to a treasure trove…
