Water under the bridge?

Water under the bridge?

Election year rifts among elected Waipā District Council members appear to have been sorted out just in time for crucial decisions about the future of water supplies and local government mergers. Two councillors, Roger Gordon…

Tourists’ rugby lament

Stop press 8am 12 February Stop press Cardiff Rugby head coach Matt Sherratt has been appointed as head coach to lead the Wales senior side for the final three matches of the 2025 Guinness Six…

Who came with the X Factor?

A mystery adventure race that annually transforms Lake Te Koo Utu in Cambridge into a haven for mums, dads and children attracted 473 participants this year. The XRace, held on a humid Friday afternoon last…

Super club looks for home

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest thoroughbred training centre in Cambridge could be up for sale in what pundits are describing as the biggest racecourse land search in a century. The 61ha centre has 1200 horses regularly…

Hospice shop busy

When customers of a certain age wander into Cambridge Hospice Waikato Shop and into the retro section, their eyes rise longingly at the posters and memorabilia on the wall. “They’re not for sale,” manager Justine…

Students told to show courage

Cambridge High School year nine students got the message loud and clear from principal Greg Thornton at their pōwhiri last week. “Realise your potential,” he urged the 360 plus nervous looking young people sitting quietly…

Robbed at knifepoint

Rod Beare thought nothing of it when there was a knock on his front door about 10.30pm. Somebody must need help, he thought, and sure enough it was a young man who said he had…

Double ram

Tuesday 4 February Two youths will appear in the Tauranga Youth Court tomorrow (Wednesday) charged with two burglaries and two unlawful takes of a motor vehicle. Police executed a search warrant in Tauranga earlier today…

Bit between his teeth

Horse racing in the Waikato is a $505 million industry employing more than 6200 people and it is about to undergo radical change, reports senior writer Mary Anne Gill.   When Andrew ‘Butch’ Castles says…

Showing an ability to achieve

It is Mykal Dimond-Grey’s birthday. A morning tea shout, birthday card and a rousing version of Happy Birthday puts a beaming grin on his face. His work colleagues at Achievement House in Cambridge surround him…