Medal haul for swimmers

Medal haul for swimmers

A team of 24 young swimmers from the St Peter’s Swimming Club have returned from the South Australian Swim Champs with a haul of 36 medals – including 11 gold, 13 silver and 12 bronze….

Nearly three dozen babies at Latch On

It was quite the sight to see with a total of 34 babies and their mums breastfeeding at once inside the former Cambridge maternity hospital on Friday morning last week. The fourth consecutive Big Latch…

Keeping cycling in the family

Cambridge has become a hub for cycling excellence in recent years, with the likes of the Avantidrome and Cycling New Zealand setting root and arguably putting Cambridge on the map as the country’s cycling capital….

Puppy love gets life-changing results

The annual appeal week for Assistance Dogs NZ is on now – and the organisation hopes to see donors, volunteers and supporters come out in force. “We receive no government funding, we rely on donations…

Tough racing at BMX world champs

Cambridge’s BMX racers competing at the world BMX championships in Belgium have come away with good results, but not good enough according to the dedicated racers. “That was way worse than last year,” said Tim…

New works under spotlight at book month

Cambridge author Nicky Webber will introduce her new book at the Hamilton Book Month next weekend. Featuring at the Local Authors event on August 10, Nicky will share details on her latest book In the…

Rates hike for Waikato

Waikato District Council’s first rates notices of the financial year hit mailboxes across Hautapu, Matangi and Tamahere this week, notifying residents of a general rates increase of 5.19 per cent. “Individual rate increases will vary…

Authors will feature in Hamilton Book Month

  Renowned authors from around New Zealand are heading our way with the Hamilton Book Month set to start on Saturday next week – with workshops, seminars, talks, panels, exhibitions and more being organised throughout…

Junior chefs nearly top competition

Two Cambridge girls have secured their place on a television cooking show after finishing runners up in the 2019 Junior Chefs of Aotearoa competition. Next year’s competition will be aired on TV, and organisers have…

Unit failure has ripple effect

Waipa Networks responded to an outpouring of complaints by Cambridge residents earlier this month whose hot water tanks were switched off between Saturday evening (July 13) and early Monday morning (July 15), saying it will…