News in brief

Birthday teed up Cambridge Golf Club will celebrate its 125th anniversary over two days later this year and is recognising past members of the club who have represented the province and country. Cambridge is Waikato’s…

It stops again ….. 15 July 2025 Clock fails again Cambridge’s Town Clock is back up and running after a power outage over the weekend caused the weights to run to the end of their…

BMX selections The 11-strong New Zealand BMX Racing elite team to contest the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Copenhagen features a host of Waipā riders including Leila Walker (Cambridge), Brooke Penny (Te Awamutu),…

Driver dies One person died on Monday after a crash involving a track and car on Cambridge Road between Cox and Storey roads. Emergency services were called to the scene about 11.25am. The driver of…

Wotjek Czyz caused the big upset in the second round at the Parastanding World Tennis championships in Spain last week only to dip out in the quarter finals. The Cambridge Paralympian beat France’s Cédric Delmas…

Cambridge’s Lois Ure has won the Unsung Hero Award with Volunteering Waikato. And there was a Waipā trifecta as Hazel Robertson, team leader Transport to Treatment Te Awamutu for Cancer Society Waikato/BOP was named runner…

Plan approved Waipā District Council’s nine year Long Term Plan was approved last week and will result when adopted in a 15.5 per cent rates increase from July 1 and subsequent years of 10.7, 6.2,…

Town Hall hit Vandals painted the historic Cambridge Town Hall’s iconic pillars with “Free Palestine” on Matariki evening. Police, who were conducting patrols on Victoria Street, nabbed two youths at the scene with what appeared…

Rock and roll has shaped lives since it emerged as a musical genre 70 years ago. Today, it is making a difference for a group of young people with special needs in Cambridge. The group,…

Jetstar off The first international passenger flight in 13 years was due to arrive at Hamilton sometime before 11am today from Sydney. Jetstar flight JQ165, with Waipa mayor Susan O’Regan, her Hamilton counterpart Paula Southgate,…