This week marks the centenary of one of New Zealand’s darkest days – the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium, World War 1. On Thursday October 12, 1917, a massive contingent of New Zealand soldiers was…
This week marks the centenary of one of New Zealand’s darkest days – the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium, World War 1. On Thursday October 12, 1917, a massive contingent of New Zealand soldiers was…
One of Cambridge’s foremost artists, Carole Hughes, is opening her Queen Street home and studio this week as a gallery for her paintings. Carole’s bold and colourful works have found favour nationally and internationally through…
Cambridge’s unique beauty has been recognised at a national level, being named a finalist in the Beautiful Awards, run by Keep New Zealand Beautiful. Making the top three for Most Beautiful Large Town, alongside Feilding…
A state-of-the-art new frame and truss factory had its official opening in Hautapu recently. Around 20 stakeholders and guests donned safety gear and took a tour of the Waikato Frame and Truss plant, getting a…
One of the newest buildings in Cambridge’s CBD is a two-storey testimony to business optimism in the town – and it brings with it a Float Room. The recently-completed building at 48 Empire Street is…
A Cambridge High School student got a shock when the National Director of Education for the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand (HCNZ), Chris Harris, turned up at school to see him on Thursday. Chris was…
Unwanted dogs at the pound have a new future thanks to Pound Hounds Rescue, the brainchild of two local women who are passionate about pooches. Council animal control co-ordinator officer Helen McLean and massage therapist…
St Andrew’s Church played host to a gathering of animals and their owners on Sunday for the annual pet blessing service, which offered the chance for pets of every kind, furry or feathered, to be…
A farewell assembly was held last week to bid goodbye to Cambridge Middle School’s longest standing teacher, Mr Richard Glover, who retired in August after more than 40 years with the school. Mr Glover has…
Undaunted by blustery weather conditions, dozens of hardy souls walked the Cambridge Raceway track on Monday morning in recognition of senior citizens. Buttoned up against the wind, they stepped out as part of the International…
