Tough for Go Waipā 

A 20 per cent reduction in visitor numbers to Go Waipā community facilities in Cambridge and Te Awamutu has resulted in the charitable organisation having to get financial support from the Government. In a report…

Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest has called on one of his councillors to resign after The News revealed her interests in a company – Beacon Hill Contracting  – involved in an unauthorised quarry operation. Waipā District…

Mystery surrounds the development of 11.52ha of land to the north of Cambridge with suggestions it is being eyed up as a site for high density and affordable housing. The land was bought from Waka…

For the second time in a month, emergency services have been called to the Te Awa River Ride for a medical emergency. On Saturday (April 16) the Cambridge Fire Brigade attended to a ride user…

A huge crowd at Cambridge Raceway last week witnessed one of the country’s best harness racing pacers strut its stuff in the inaugural $900,000 slot race. Self Assured, already a champion New Zealand and Auckland…

Attempts to collect more than $21,600 in unpaid rates on three Te Awamutu properties could land the mortgage-free Waipā landowner in court. Finance manager Jolanda Hechter told the Finance and Corporate committee this week staff…

When Katy Sanson designed the Cambridge High School coat of arms 56 years ago, the emblems she used reflected the town’s military background. But she is the first to admit times have changed and the…

The company behind a sand quarry on the banks of the Waikato River and close to Mount Maungatautari has applied for a resource consent. The application comes at least five years after significant mining began…

The launch of Te Tino Kōrero, the first in the Superbible series of comics which tell the Bible story, was held at Tauwhare Gospel Chapel last Thursday. Interested parties from Auckland, Whanganui, and Te Puke…

Cambridge squash player Joelle King has won the Manchester Open for the second time in four years. The 33-year-old defeated England’s Sarah-Jane Perry in three straight sets on Monday (NZ time) and moves up to…