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King Tawhiao
King Tawhiao was the 2nd Maori king for several dreadful Maori years (1860 -1966). In 1939 world war 2 against the Britain happened (the Britain won) which made it harder for the Maori people. King Tawhiao used to lived in Lake Te Koo Ute (in Cambridge). Te Koo Ute means wash blow of sorrower ( in Maori ) Because king Tawhiao used wash his sorrower in the lake after hearing about that more Maori people losing their land. -
Cambridge district
Cambridge district was made in 1864 -1964. it was a map that the Maori people would use back in their days.It's an historical map in Cambridge it's placed to not far from where king Tawhiao used to lived which is around Lake Te Koo Ute. Back in 1964 Maori people would run up and down near this district during world war 2. Before 1864 Cambridge was a military camp but in 1864 It was officially a town. -
Cambridge land court /Cambridge museum
In 1866 when British Crown invaded the Waikato in 1863-4, 1.2 million acres of Maori land the soldiers had busy was confiscated. In 1865,Judge Francis Dart Fenton was appointed to supervised two courts. Purported to deal with serious issues around land possession. King Tawhiao (the second Maori king) conducted rituals with water at Lake Te Koo Utu to relieve his sadness during the Native Land Court proceedings which had happen in Cambridge. Extent decades following the war. -
Cambridge Bowling club
Even though the Cambridge Bowling club was made was formed in 1898 the pavilion was actually made in 1914. The Cambridge Bowling club is located in 37 Thornton Rd .In 1914 by local builder Fred Potts from plans by A B Herrold, and additions were made in 1938 and again throughout the 1970s, including the addition of a second green as the club's vibrant bowling membership grew. The Club itself is of Edwardian design in a beautiful setting and cost £350 dollars . -
Anzac Statue
The Cambridge District War Memorial was revered in 1923 by the Governor-General Viscount, Jellicoe. This statue was designed by Auckland architect Nigel Wallnutt, was situated in Jubilee Gardens, in front of the Cambridge Town Hall. This Statue represents people dying in World War II. If you have a closer look at the statue we will see a that it was laid out in the shape of a cross, at the crux of which was a sandstone obelisk with crosses formed in relief on all four sides. -
Aviation Reserve 9 / AR9
During World War II and the threat of a Japanese invasion in the South Pacific, efforts to defend New Zealand were increased. During 1942, Cambridge was chosen as a suitable location for a secret aviation fuel depot called Aviation Reserve 9 (AR9). The concrete pump house and the large depression at the top of the hill around Lake Te Koo Utu are all that remain of the depot. The fuel tank was emptied in 1946 and removed in 1950. In the 1970s the pump house was sealed. -
VE Day
Britain’s surrendered in the early afternoon of 7 May 1945, New Zealand time. The news became known the next morning, with huge headlines in the morning papers. But the acting prime minister, Walter Nash, insisted that celebrations should wait until British Prime Minister Winston Churchill officially announced the peace, which would not be heard in New Zealand until 1 a.m. on 9 May. So on Tuesday, 8 may.VE day is a celebration about how world two was over for good. -
Band Rotunda.
Band Rotunda was built in 1908 Band Rotunda is like a building but Its has no wall on the side. It is set on a solid concrete base and has a kauri ceiling. it has some ironwork formed as sunflower, birds, lyers and scrolls .This building is 113 years since then ( it 2021). Band Rotunda is on Thornton Rd not to far at all from Thornton the playground. -
The Mare and foal stature.
The central Waikato town of Cambridge recently unveiled a new reminder of the focal point that the New Zealand equine industry plays in the role of the town. The bronze statue of a mare and foal was placed outside the Cambridge Town Hall,and unveiled in March, as part of the upgrading of the town centre commenced in 2003 (made in 2004) by the Waipa District Council.This statue is made with 850 kilograms of bronze and took 13 months to build. The Mare and foal also represents past present future. -
2019 Cambridge Memorial
In 2019 the 6m high five-tonne Le Quesnoy memorial placed at the end Thornton Rd and Victoria St. The memorial was built by HON. Tracey Martin and Fred Graham. Tracey Martin is an Minister of internal affairs and Fred Graham is an sculptor . This Le Quesnoy memorial represents 100th Anniversary of the Liberation of Le Quesnoy by new Zealand.