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Society of Arts open to all

Tucked away in a small building above Te Ko Utu Lake a group of artists gather each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning for a few hours of creative chatter, with works of art to show…

Remembering the Spanish ‘flu

As the country prepares to commemorate the centenary of Armistice next month, it is timely to remember the influenza pandemic – also called the Spanish ‘flu – that swept the world at the same time….

River rescue honoured

An off-duty police officer who scrambled into the water to rescue occupants of the ute that plunged off the low-level bridge in 2017 has received this year’s Police Association’s Bravery Award for his actions. Senior…

Bon voyage, Richard and Karen

The big question mark over where Richard Vaughan and his partner Karen Coleman would go after leaving Cambridge has been answered. The pair left New Zealand on Labour Day for the United Kingdom.  Re-settling in…

Fashion show for Shama

A fashion runway show in Hamilton this weekend – the annual fundraising event for the Shama Ethnic Women’s Centre – will feature a few Cambridge locals sporting wares that reflect their identities, and has been…

Couch conversations for good

A selection of the most successful Cambridge people will take to the stage at the Town Hall this Sunday, keen to share their stories and launch a Leamington community charitable trust in the process. Conversation…

Plastic Bags kicked to touch

Plastic Bags were pretty much shunned in Cambridge last Saturday, with the town getting behind an initiative to veto the environmental pest for the day. Members of sewing collective Plastic Bag Free Cambridge distributed around…

Cambridge Newsroom Update – mental health edition

I was thinking about mental health this week following the spectacular situation of Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross and reflecting on a conversation I had with a very good friend recently about the issue. She said,…

Blackadder coming to Gaslight

The Cambridge Repertory Society is commemorating 100 years since the end of World War I with an amateur stage adaptation of the hit BBC comedy, Blackadder Goes Forth. Playing over November 10 – 24 at…

Report signals need for change

A lengthy report released into the culture and actions of Cycling New Zealand (CNZ) and High-Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), based at the Avantidrome, was released last Monday. The independent report by former Solicitor General…

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