Sports hub unveiled

Planning for a 27ha super sports hub in Cambridge’s northern town belt can resume  – after a lack of resources and Covid stymied progress. The development takes in three parks – Memorial, Tom Voyle and…

Waipā posties have delivered 39,608 voter packs around the district – but it’s likely many won’t be sent back. Te Awamutu postie Nicola Connolly and Cambridge’s Raewyn Smythe were incredulous when The News told them…

Cambridge High School has another historic mystery on its hands. A woman dropped off an old hockey stick to the school last week but any story attached to it was lost when she did not…

Correction: 15 September 2022 The News reported on September 1 that Te Whatu Ora Waikato had not provided us figures showing caries rates in Waipā. We acknowledge that was incorrect. A forensic audit conducted late…

Waipā’s chief executive has taken the unprecedented step of briefing council candidates about the region’s finances saying the district is facing a “perfect storm.” Garry Dyet has opened the books to show council hopefuls and…

Twenty minutes can be shaved off the usual one-hour peak time bus commuting journey between Cambridge and Hamilton under radical plans unveiled last week. Dedicated bus lanes, fewer stops, route changes, hourly services starting and…

Cambridge is a town with special links to Britain’s Royal Family and it is only fitting that the Cambridge News joins in the global expressions of sympathy marking the death of Queen Elizabeth 11. Flags…

Cambridge Oakdale facility manager Katie Payne was impressed by the response when she put the call out last month to borrow wedding dresses for a day. She wanted to run a Spring Wedding gala at…

Te Awamutu children have higher rates of teeth decay than those in Cambridge, according to figures released to The News by Te Whatu Ora Waikato. Of the 1262 children aged 0-14 years tested last year…

Waipā residents can expect more household hazardous waste drop-off events following the district’s second being deemed another success. “It is just a matter of providing a service for that tricky waste that people have trouble…