Local News

Matariki part of the culture

Matariki will not become an official national public holiday until June 24 next year, but for Cambridge High School, attempts to entrench the event in the school’s future culture have already begun. Friday 10 July…

Chamber, council pushes growth

There are no winners among the parties involved in the recently declined Resource Management Act application to build a 40ha subdivision in Cambridge’s western outskirts, says the town’s Chamber of Commerce. Chamber chair Tania Witheford, in a…

‘Thank you, Mitre 10…’ News story gets Michael working

Michael Dodds, whose search for employment in the hospitality industry featured in Cambridge News on June 17, has landed his dream job. The 20-year-old has a new role of up to 20 hours a week…

We’re still flush here, Mike!

Business leaders were unimpressed to hear a national breakfast radio announcer tell listeners people could no longer spend a penny in Cambridge. Presenter Mike Hosking was caught short when a listener sent in a message…

Get them to the church on time…

Cambridge’s Catholic community has started an ambitious $4 million campaign to build a new church and they’ve got the right man for the job – he’s done it all before. St Peter’s Church, on the…

Lion King has an original beat 

The Lion King JR musical production had always been on St Peter’s Catholic School’s radar. Ever since they performed “Noah the musical” back in 2017, that is – it left the school with animal costumes…

Give a mum a muffin 

Te Awamutu’s ‘muffin lady’ Jill Taylor is hoping more people across the region will volunteer to make muffins for mums at Waikato Hospital’s New-born Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Jill spearheads an initiative she started 11…

Going with the water flow 

Blair Voorend takes readers through Waipā new water treatment plant.  With water a big issue talked about around the country, in Waipā the Water Treatment Plant on Parallel Road is close to completion. But many…

Florence celebrates radio racing

The return of racing to the airways this month as part of a new sports radio network leaves Cambridge’s Florence Shearman feeling vindicated in her efforts to bring racing back to the fans. Radio Sport…

Five are a hive of industry 

A honey of an idea has got five Cambridge High School students off to a flying start in the 2021 Young Enterprise Scheme (Yes). Run by the Lion Foundation, Yes is a nationwide competition that…

1 205 206 207 208 209 344