Waipā riders were to the fore at last weekend’s national BMX champs in Tauranga. Cambridge’s Leila Walker and North Harbour’s Rico Bearman claimed the overall elite honours – both also had under-23 Union Cycliste Internationale…
Canadian performers Big Johnny Blue and Tina Turley are bringing their unmistakeable ‘bluesy music with a rock n’ roll edge’ to Cambridge for the Cambridge Autumn Festival later this month. They gave The News a…
A former Waipā based photographer based in Germany is helping raise awareness of mental health service in New Zealand. Conceptual fine art photographer Leigh Schneider’s solo exhibition Beyond the Shadows shows her work on topics…
The return of the Waipā Fun Run on Sunday March 5 was welcomed by both competitors and organisers as an impressive 647 runners and walkers completed the course. Sunday’s St Peter’s Catholic School’s Lugtons Waipā…
Taupō MP Louise Upston says the choice of a roundabout as a cheaper option for the hazardous State Highway 1 – Piarere intersection was an example of Labour’s lack of forward planning and wasteful spend….
Eight Cambridge “stars” are preparing for their rock ‘n’ roll dance debut as part of a fundraising event for Cambridge Community House and Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari. The have been recruited by the Cambridge Cruisers Rock…
We Say This is the new view from on high of rural Waipā. These shade covers block views at ground level – and for that reason residents across the district are up in arms as…
A half-brother to multiple Group One winner Mo’unga will remain in New Zealand after his purchase by Stephen Marsh at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Sale on Sunday. The Cambridge trainer went to $380,000 to…
Jimmy Cleaver is a 23-year-old farm manager who is passionate about his work in the dairy sector and looking after his team. “I went dairy farming because of the possibilities it offers me. Not many…
Dayna Rowe is into only her second season of managing a farm team, but she’s found her preferred approach. “It’s the way you develop your team, it’s the way you treat your team and really…
