Introduction
With its tree lined streets, heritage buildings and boutique shopping and eateries, Cambridge is the perfect combination of charm, class and charisma. The abundance of green spaces, the power of Maungatautari and the majesty of the Waikato River add to the beauty of the area. Part of Waipā Home of Champions, Cambridge has a very proud tradition of raising champion sportspeople. With world-class sporting facilities on our doorstep like the Grassroots Trust Velodrome and Lake Karāpir...
June 21, 2023The history of Cambridge
Horotiu PāHorotiu Pā was a huge Māori settlement that once occupied the whole Cambridge central business district. The name Horotiu connects back to Rakatāura, the tohunga (navigating priest) of the Tainui waka, a double-hulled voyaging canoe that travelled to Aotearoa New Zealand from Polynesia around 800 years ago. Rakatāura named the Waikato River ‘Horotiu’, meaning ‘swift currents’. Over generations, Horotiu Pā was a safe haven for many tribes of Tainui. It was a place of refug...
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