BMXers finish on top at worlds

BMXers finish on top at worlds

Cambridge’s world-champion prestige has been boosted once more with fantastic first-place performances by our local BMX riders taking part in the UCI BMX World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan June 5 – 9. Leila Walker outclassed…

Online trauma affecting teens

Nearly 1 in 5 NZ teens unable to take part in daily activities due to negative experience online New research by online safety organisation Netsafe and the Ministry of Women has found that nearly one…

Effluent dump causing a stink

A farmer in Te Miro is hoping to get a message out loud and clear to stock truck drivers: don’t dump effluent on Waterworks Rd. The farmer, who wished to remain unnamed, has reported seeing…

Lacrosse: Battle of Waipa

Cambridge High School’s boys lacrosse team enjoyed a great competitive game for the start of the season taking on Te Awamutu College. At full time the score was 5 – 5, calling for a sudden…

Students taking on teachers for 40 Hr Famine

Cambridge High School’s students and staff will go head to head this month in a battle for good – seeing who can raise the most funds during the 40 Hour Famine. Each year more than…

Not a dry eye at Blind Eye

The Cambridge Repertoire Society’s latest show Blind Eye kicked off over the weekend, playing its first two public shows to a packed audience at the Gaslight Theatre. Often featuring comedy shows, this month’s show –…

Rowers ready for world

New Zealand’s Elite rowing team said their final farewells recently as they prepared to embark on their international campaign, competing at the 2018 World Rowing Cup rounds II and III in Austria and Switzerland. A…

$4K donation from fishing contest

The Leamington Rugby Sports Club handed over $4000 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand recently, raised through the club’s annual fishing contest in February. It was a massive step up – over double…

Rockquest bands shine

Twenty-nine bands bravely took to the stage at the Clarence St Theatre last Sunday as part of the Smokefree Rockquest regional heats, battling their nerves of steel to perform their own original songs to an…

BMXers ready to shine in performance hub

Cycling New Zealand has officially launched the new High-Performance BMX Hub based in Cambridge, where four promising local riders will train alongside the country’s best under the hub’s newly-appointed coach Matt Cameron. “It’s exciting, it’s…