Henley eyed for retirement

Henley eyed for retirement

The owner of 35 retirement communities around New Zealand – including one in Leamington – is looking to expand in Cambridge. Arvida Group Ltd, which is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange, is proposing…

Being driven to anger

Driver behaviour at Waipā roundabouts has been called out by one of the country’s longest serving professional drivers. Sheryl Moffat, who runs a driving school servicing Cambridge and Te Awamutu – and other Waikato towns…

Wonderful waka

Laurie Tauroa says his emotions got the better of him during the pōwhiri on Sunday morning for the 33rd annual Waka Ama sprint national championships at Lake Karāpiro. It has been two years since the…

Doggy dos and don’ts

Overflowing dog and rubbish bins around the district has prompted Waipā compliance manager Karl Tutty to warn residents of their responsibilities. Picking up doggy poos is up to their owners he said – and  residents…

Double success for White

Waipā driver Matthew White bookended wins on Cambridge Raceway at the end of 2022 and the start of 2023 with three-year-old filly Mhai Surfer Girl and veteran gelding Sly Punter. White trains Mhai Surfer Girl…

Racing – all in a mow

When Tony Gosnell of Hamilton is not servicing lawn mowers, he is racing them, and he needed all his skills on Sunday at Bay Waikato Mower Racing Club’s inaugural Cambridge meeting at the Pony Club…

Hogan’s support continues

When Sir Patrick Hogan heard there was opposition to Cambridge Riding for the Disabled’s plans to build an arena to provide therapeutic riding under cover, he penned a letter for the local newspaper. In an…

The News grows online

Online visits to the Cambridge News website last year smashed all previous records and were 105 per cent up on 2021. The home page cambridgenews.nz came in at number one with 14 per cent of…

Earthquakes felt in Cambridge

Update – 11.30am 4 January 2023 – A magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred 5km south of Te Aroha at Wed Jan 4 2023 11:21am. GeoNet described it as moderate. 5.39am 4 January, 2023 A magnitude 5.1…

Autumn fest cash blow

A long-running community arts festival which attracts hundreds of performers and thousands of spectators every autumn has failed to attract a grant from the Creative Communities scheme. The biggest impact on the Cambridge Autumn Festival…