Thirty years ago, Cambridge helped fundraise for a big-eyed baby boy called Charlie Raina who was at risk of dying if he didn’t have an urgent liver transplant. Charlie’s family needed over $180,000 to meet…
Thirty years ago, Cambridge helped fundraise for a big-eyed baby boy called Charlie Raina who was at risk of dying if he didn’t have an urgent liver transplant. Charlie’s family needed over $180,000 to meet…
Cambridge High School students Ashlin Long and Ella Buffery are set to help two charities, thanks to prize money they won in a budgeting competition. The students won $5000 in a competition run by Sorted…
When Alison Hucke’s dad moved into a cottage directly opposite hers last month, the pair became a rare dad-and-daughter duo living at Cambridge Resthaven. Alison has been there three-and-a-half years. Dad Les Winslade, QSM, moved…
Environmental, restoration and educational initiatives across the region have been given almost $420,000 from Waikato Regional Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF). The council’s Community Restoration Committee approved funds for 20 projects after receiving 30 applications….
An event traditionally held on October 1 proved a major success this week on its later date. The annual Global Walk celebrates the value of older people in the community; their carers, medical staff and…
Cambridge Middle School’s Fabric Technology department has scored its fifth win at the annual HETTANZ Student Fashion Awards. The school has won first and second place in the intermediate division four times over the past…
Cambridge’s Best Street win in the 2020 Keep New Zealand Beautiful (KNZB) awards has got Destination Cambridge’s CEO and chairman respectively, Miff Macdiarmid and Philip Coles, beaming broadly. Miff said: “We are delighted to…
Waipā District Mayor Jim Mylchreest has praised the decision of the Freedom Group to build one of its lifestyle villages in his district and said he would like to see something akin to the new…
Digital media is proving an effective tool in catching people who prefer to leave their trash on the side of the road. The Waipā District Council announced this week five people who dumped their rubbish…
The latest funding to improve the condition of the Waikato and Waipā river is also expected to bring an economic boost to riverside communities. The Waikato River Authority has increased its annual funding for river…
