Regan named St Peter’s deputy

Regan Gallien, who grew up in Wharepuhunga and now lives in Te Awamutu, is St Peter’s Cambridge’s deputy head girl for 2026. “I hope that I am able to truly have an influence on the…

Cambridge Middle School deputy principal Bridget Watkins will become Te Awamutu Intermediate’s new principal at the beginning of 2026. For the dedicated educator, it’s a move full of both excitement and sadness. “I love the…

Seven-year-old Emma Nicholson and her Bellbird Speech and Drama classmates conjured up some magic at the Te Awamutu Performing Arts Competition on Saturday. The five Leamington School students teamed up to perform an original mini-play,…

Ōhaupō musician Sahara Stanton’s reward at the 2025 Smokefree Rockquest National Finals for winning the Solo-Duo category comes with $11,000 worth of prizes. The year 13 Cambridge High School student is heading to Wellington next…

Two Waipā school leaders are urging people to make their voices heard on a Government plan to remover outdoor education from the senior subject list. The proposal abolishes NCEA and replaces it with a Foundational…

What careers will still be around in five years? That was one of the questions on Alicia Smart’s mind as she visited a free Community Careers Expo at the Cambridge Town Hall last Thursday  with…

Smoking is not allowed in the Cambridge Town Hall, but two hard-case tea cosies got away with it last week. That was because their faces – and cigarettes – were hand-knitted out of millspun acrylic…

Cyber safety and risk assessment consultant John Parsons, whose services are in demand around New Zealand, was in Cambridge recently to help keep children safe online. Twelve schools joined forces to bring Parsons to town…

A Waipā principal says schools are struggling to recruit teachers and the fields of applicants is as thin as he has seen in 25 years in the role. “High quality experienced teachers are increasingly difficult…

There was one person mentioned repeatedly after Te Awamutu Intermediate came third at the Waikato Intermediate and Middle Schools hockey tournament this month – coach Sally Davies. “Sally lives and breathes hockey and her energy,…