It’s 699 wins ….and counting

Cambridge harness racing legend Nicky Chilcott is on the cusp of another personal milestone. The 53-year-old veteran trainer needs one driving win to notch up 700 wins in the sulky, cementing her place as the…

A woman described as the “queen of waka ama” was honoured during an emotional pōwhiri at the start of the week-long sprint championships at Lake Karāpiro on Sunday. Members of Kiwi Campbell’s whānau including people…

It was good while it lasted and well appreciated. That’s the view on the re-opening of the Karāpiro Dam road between December 21 and Sunday night when it closed again for several months. But two…

Grahame Webber laughs when asked whether Waipā is a better place because of his seven terms on the district council. “Bloody hell, I wasted 21 years if it’s not,” he says. Webber, a former deputy…

Eddie Bradley was so intent on going out with Marie Kane that he would turn the picture around of her boyfriend on the desk so she could not see him. He was 17 and she…

Debate over whether vehicles just under three tonnes should cross the Victoria (High Level) Bridge have reignited after railing was hit last month, taking out the pedestrian lane on the Leamington side.* In November at…

American cruise ship tourists Joy Littleton and Lori Ionnitiu saw the excursions available to them when the Seven Seas Explorer docked in Tauranga on Sunday, and it was the Waipā experience which stood out. “I’m…

Wintec has back tracked on plans to close several of its courses and lay off staff following a public outcry from the arts community and the regions. Wintec is a business division of Te Pūkenga,…

A painting of Hautapu School featuring a school building nestled behind thick bush in 1987 is part of the Timeline: Waikato Art 1850 to 2000 in the reopened Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum and…

It was the biggest story of the year and resulted in apologies from the mayor and a new chief executive describing it as a “mea culpa” the council would own. Mary Anne Gill, who covered…