Discussions are underway to launch a youth centre teen club in Cambridge. The Rotary Club of Cambridge’s youth and new generation director Kim Prichard has been brainstorming the idea of facilitating such a space, saying…
Discussions are underway to launch a youth centre teen club in Cambridge. The Rotary Club of Cambridge’s youth and new generation director Kim Prichard has been brainstorming the idea of facilitating such a space, saying…
“You try being the one to keep her home if she’s ever sick,” mum Margaret says. Cambridge Riding for the Disabled (RDA) is preparing to mark its 40th anniversary in October and the organisation’s longest-standing…
The full bike park at John Kerkhof Park for the last Bike Saturdays to Sport event is testament the initiative is catching on, says one of the organisers. Penny Thompson is a member of Bicycle…
Cambridge lawyer Lucy Young has been elected the new Destination Cambridge chair. She takes over from Martin Buglass who recently stood down as chair, after less than a year, due to health reasons. The destination…
A Cambridge woman’s passion for small dogs and the troubled life of her beloved mini fox terrier Lilly sparked one of the most moving presentations to the Waipā District Council dog hearings last week. Vivienne…
The organisation behind the weekly Cambridge Farmers’ Market will pay commercial rates for holding its event on Victoria Square after revelations it is no longer a charitable trust. Waipā District Council has reversed an earlier…
Waipā District Council held another ‘secret’ workshop and briefing day for councillors this week, the second this month and the seventh this year. One of the items on the agenda was a potential new targeted…
A move to lower the voting age for local body elections is getting mixed reviews from the region’s politicians. Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty introduced the bill into Parliament on Wednesday last week – but…
Hundreds of Waipā pre-schoolers are getting a head-start on local history. It’s been 12 months since the Te Awamutu Museum, Education and Research Centre secured a three-year contract with the Ministry of Education. The contract…
Samuel Moriarty plus Amirdha Kanchi plus Leon Lee equalled victory for St Peter’s Cambridge at this year’s WaiMaths Quiz at the University of Waikato. The trio beat 14 other year 11 teams, edging out Hillcrest…