As he struggled up what seemed like endless flights of steps in the Hakarimata ranges, Mason Murphy drew inspiration from the motivational signs nailed to wooden railings along the route. His Cambridge Middle School mate…
As he struggled up what seemed like endless flights of steps in the Hakarimata ranges, Mason Murphy drew inspiration from the motivational signs nailed to wooden railings along the route. His Cambridge Middle School mate…
“He won the award for most mischievous in show. If he was going to win anything, that is definitely the most appropriate for his personality,” Nicola O’Neill said. Nicola was among about 40 competitors who…
The Cambridge A and P Show may look somewhat different to past iterations but a new generation of interest is still being fostered, organisers say. The 119th edition of the show was held at Cambridge…
Dairy farmers, sheep and beef farmers, iwi and other community members are celebrating the second anniversary of a largescale initiative to create an ecological corridor in the Waipā district. The Taiea te Taiao project will…
A few stylish artistic types have contributed to designs now brightening up Waipā district libraries’ membership cards and book bags. They were among the many who responded to an April competition held by the…
It took NZ Aero’s chief executive Stephen Burrows several years to fulfil his childhood passion of having a career in aviation. Back in the 1980s he would look up when planes flew over his family’s…
Parked up in a shady spot on Sunday, Cambridge’s Larry Jooste had the perfect vantage point from which to take in all the action. His 1938 Standard Eight was amongst an estimated 1600 vehicles which…
A delegation from Cambridge’s Japanese Sister City, Bihoro, was given a full welcome and tour last week, The group of eight, including the Mayor of Bihoro, Koji Hirano, and Chairman of the Bihoro Town Council,…
Waipā District Council chief Garry Dyet will effectively be sprinting to the finish line when he finishes at the end of June. The chief who started work as health inspector for Waipā County Council in…
Waipā district councillors have discussed communications with the public in response to Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier’s recent report. Boshier took issue with councillors for doing too much work behind closed doors, and echoed some concerns…
