http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.lovecambridge.co.nz en-us Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:14:04 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/post/164658/a-creative-highlight-at-fieldays/ An exciting new creative initiative for Fieldays 2026 begins at the Heritage Barn. Representing the David Henshaw Family Art Trust and working in collaboration with New Zealand National Fieldays Society, Caroline Peacocke of Copper Mesh Creatives presents David Henshaw’s Rural NZ: Jock, Landscapes & More. Featuring the much-loved Jock cartoons, published in NZ Farmer magazine for more than 34 years, Henshaw captured the realities, humour and heart of rural life and became a familiar voice ... Mon, 18 May 2026 09:50:23 +1200 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/#post164658 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/post/164584/reimagined-cambridge-town-hall/ There are buildings across New Zealand that quietly hold a town’s memories. Cambridge Town Hall is one of these.  Since 1908, it has been the backdrop to moments that matter. Meetings that shaped decisions. Performances that brought people together. Conversations that sparked new ideas. It has long been a place where the community gathers and, following the first stage of its revitalisation, it continues to play that role in a way that feels both familiar and refreshed. Reimagined for tod... Thu, 14 May 2026 15:05:50 +1200 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/#post164584 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/post/164583/bringing-business-to-hautapu/ Waipā District Council is backing Hautapu’s transformation into Cambridge’s main industrial hub through targeted infrastructure investment.Hautapu is drawing businesses that mean business.Comins Plumbing and Gas relocated its 24-vehicle operation to Hautapu Road from Leamington in 2023 and hasn’t looked back.The Bale café opened on Parakiwai Road two years later, creating a dozen jobs to serve the growing industrial community around them.Both businesses made a de... Thu, 14 May 2026 15:03:43 +1200 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/#post164583 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/post/164582/the-remarkable-legacy-of-the-cambridge-fire-brigade/ Fire Chief Dennis Hunt, who has served 38 years with the Cambridge Fire Brigade, has lost count of how many times he’s left his wife, Tricia, sitting at dinner alone to attend a callout. It’s a reality she’s lived with over the years and one shared by dozens of families across Cambridge.When you volunteer for the Cambridge Fire Brigade, your whole family, friends and workplace volunteers with you. They just don’t get the uniform. “We try to make it very family-oriented,” Dennis expla... Thu, 14 May 2026 15:01:35 +1200 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/#post164582 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/post/164581/in-it-for-the-long-game/ When Kevin Burgess arrived in Cambridge in 1981, he came looking for a place to plant himself, to contribute, and to belong. What Cambridge gave him back exceeded anything he might have hoped for. “I fell in love with the Cambridge community,” he says, without a trace of hesitation. “It’s got to be one of the coolest places in New Zealand.” Together with his wife Jane, Kevin devoted 42 years to the pharmacy profession in Cambridge, steadily building a career and business that eventuall... Thu, 14 May 2026 14:59:24 +1200 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/#post164581 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/post/164580/mayor-mike-pettit-what-i-love-about-cambridge/ I’ve lived and worked in Cambridge for a long time, always connected to the education field. For many years, my world was the playground, the classroom, the morning drop-off and the quiet conversations at the school gate. Being part of Cambridge Primary School for 17 years meant watching children grow, learn, and find their feet, while getting to know families across generations. That stays with you. What I love about Cambridge is that sense of continuity. People don’t just pass through... Thu, 14 May 2026 14:57:40 +1200 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/#post164580 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/post/164579/20-years-of-cambridge-park/ On a quiet afternoon, Cambridge Park reveals itself best on foot. The edges are soft. Streets feel scaled for people, not just cars. There’s a sense that the neighbourhood knows where it sits in the wider fabric of Cambridge, edging naturally alongside the Town Belt, within easy walking distance of Cambridge township and Leamington, and open rather than turned inward. That feeling was intentional. Twenty years ago, as Cambridge began to grow beyond its traditional boundaries, the land that wou... Thu, 14 May 2026 14:55:53 +1200 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/#post164579 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/post/164578/lights-on-cambridge-keeps-moving/ When electricity works as it should, most of us don’t give it much thought.The lights turn on. The jug boils. Shops open, schools run, and homes tick along as they should. Behind the scenes, a community-owned network is working around the clock to keep power flowing to homes and businesses across Cambridge.That’s how Waipā Networks views its role. With Cambridge growing faster than ever, local energy infrastructure is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the town’s future. It... Thu, 14 May 2026 14:53:44 +1200 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/#post164578 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/post/164577/cruising-for-a-cause/ When the rumble of hot rods and classic American muscle fills the streets, you know the Stragglers are at work.  It’s not just a show of chrome and horsepower. It’s also the sound of a local club raising tens of thousands of dollars for local community causes every year. What began as a small gathering of car enthusiasts in 2006 has grown into one of New Zealand’s most celebrated automotive clubs, and one of its most generous. Through regular cruises and an annual charity car show, th... Thu, 14 May 2026 14:47:53 +1200 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/#post164577 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/post/164576/cambridges-streets-then-and-now/ Take a slow walk along Victoria and Duke Streets in Cambridge, and Shakespeare Street in Leamington, and look closely. You’ll notice small clues everywhere that point back to how these streets first came together more than 150 years ago. The towns we know today were laid out by surveyors in the 1860s, following the New Zealand Wars. But long before streets were formed and shops were built, this was already a place of movement and trade.  Mana whenua, Ngāti Koroki Kahu... Thu, 14 May 2026 14:45:16 +1200 http://www.lovecambridge.co.nz/blog/#post164576