Delivering words, not babies

Delivering words, not babies

Marie-ann Quin delivered more than 1200 babies in Waipā and King Country in the 25 years before she retired two years ago. She covered thousands of kilometres in that time travelling to Te Awamutu, Cambridge,…

Building a champion

24 April 2025 The original article has been changed. Timmo’s ITM is still owned and operated by Clayton and Nicky Timmo and not Jack Mathis’ brother. Timmo’s joined ITM in 2004 and after nearly 40…

Peak time rush

New Zealand Transport Agency says work on the northbound lane from Victoria Rd interchange in Cambridge to Tamahere proved the most challenging in terms of traffic management on Waikato Expressway ever. NZTA mitigated it through…

Full field at RDA fundraiser

It was the Mane Event in Cambridge on Sunday where crowd favourite therapy pony Monty led everyone a merry walk to Riding for the Disabled Association’s fundraiser at its Alpha St headquarters behind the Gaslight…

Quarry hearing adjourned

Significant changes to a proposal by RS Sand to establish a sand quarry on the southern outskirts of Cambridge has delayed the final decision another month. A hearing before commissioners Richard Blakey (chair), Ngaire Phillips,…

Low and behold, the Morgans

Ian Taylor was holidaying in Italy when he saw a Morgan car and decided that was the car he wanted. He was attending the Como to Stresa rally, a famous road rally featuring vintage cars…

Getting reconnected

The Cambridge Connections reset is taking too long, and the public is frustrated and in the dark about where the project is at. “All they know is they’re sitting in their car. Cambridge is becoming…

Dani has youths edging ahead

Police sergeant Felicity Cook-Jones has got the perfect answer to improving the relationship between young people and the police. “Clone Dani,” she said, referring to Constable Danica Hibdige, who leads Cambridge’s Youth Aid and Blue…

Nicky’s Crazy armchair ride

Nicky Chilcott only had two drives at Cambridge Raceway on Friday night – the first just before 6pm and the last at 9.26pm. She failed to create some local history in the Dorothy Cutts Ladies…

Raceway is on the right track

Australian harness racing breeder-owner, administrator and benefactor Kevin Seymour praised Cambridge Raceway management and staff for the way they looked after him and his horse last week. Leap to Fame, in the hands of trainer-driver…