Keeping the stories alive

History can be found everywhere – and in Richard Cato’s case, in a bottom drawer. The advocate for getting family stories recorded and told has produced another book with Anzac links.Richard Cato and Kingsley Field…

A Cambridge grandmother turned the tables on thieves – by ramming the ram-raiders. And she has told the story to The News on condition she is not identified. The 63-year-old Cambridge resident was making an…

Cambridge High trio Isabelle Murray, Tegan O’Dwyer and Lucy Eastwood all picked up three gold medals at the Maadi Cup secondary school rowing regatta completed on Lake Karāpiro on Saturday. Their school competed in three…

Waka Kotahi has the go ahead to continue planning for a roundabout to deal with a nightmare intersection. The Environment Court has approved its proposal to replace the T-intersection on State Highway 1 at Piarere…

A Waipā resident who spent a fortnight helping with the clean-up in Hawke’s Bay says shovels, spades and Bobcats are the items the communities need most. Colin Parkinson, who is part of Taskforce Kiwi, is…

Gina Christie says if she and husband Andrew won Lotto, they would have used the money to set up hostels to help young people in need. This week they have done the next best thing…

Cambridge Middle School student Alanna Rawson has smashed a series of swimming records at the Waikato intermediate school championships. The 12-year-old year eight student broke three records – including one dating back to 1983. Her…

Waipā rowers won six golds at last weekend’s North island Secondary Schools Rowing Championships in glorious weather on Lake Karāpiro. St Peters, Te Awamutu College and Cambridge High featured in more than 70 races over…

Out of the mist – runners enjoyed the opportunity to run the length of Hamilton’s runway. Photo: Roy Pilott A record turnout, and a record time. Rotary’s annual run Run the Runway fundraiser was tagged…

It was just a day after he celebrated his 70th birthday that Jim Mylchreest was ousted as Waipā’s mayor. He was aiming for a fourth – and probably final term – having spent nine years…