Top results for powerlifters

Last weekend’s Waikato Bay of Plenty Power Lifting Championships saw two local powerlifters come away with top results in their divisions, and the medals to prove it. Doug McWatters, 38, and Josh Manuel, 41, who…

The Cambridge Health and Community Centre on Taylor St is a hive of activity on Sunday afternoons, with a dedicated group of volunteers getting together to sew Boomerang Bags – the reusable bags popping up…

Around 700 people raced the streets of Cambridge last week in the annual Podium Lodge Cambridge Cycling Festival, the biggest of its kind so far. “It’s definitely the most we’ve had in the three years…

A young girl new to Cambridge is already making her mark on the town in a positive way, running a fundraising campaign to support children in need. Kate Pridham, 9, has so far raised over…

It was the best result so far for the Waikato Women’s Senior lacrosse team that competed at the national tournament held last month in Wellington, finishing in a very close second place overall after losing…

Two Cambridge locals have made it onto the NZ Mighty 11 team set to compete against Australia in June. Cambridge Middle School’s Joel Runciman and Berkley’s Josh Cavanagh made it onto the team after finishing…

A sell-out crowd of 300 people has attended a comedy night to promote rural wellness in Cambridge. Comedians Andre King, Nick Rado, Paul Ego and Tarun Mohanbhai had the crowd at the Sir Don Rowlands…

The National Water Ski Championships took place at Piarere from April 15 to 21, where 135 skiers from around the country competed, including 35 Waikato skiers. Fourteen local skiers managed to earn themselves podium placings…

Cambridge’s Misty Henderson and Jonathan Khalil will star in big roles in St Peter’s School’s upcoming musical, Miss Saigon, starting Friday May 4. Misty will play one of the leading roles, Ellen, the new wife…

Tasman Wakelin was one of seven Cambridge riders to win national titles at the BMX National Championships over Easter weekend, an impressive feat considering the Cambridge High School student was the youngest in his league,…