News in brief

News in brief

Record funding distributed The Cambridge Christmas festival crew have once again done themselves proud. Funds raised at December’s festival hit their highest in the event’s 20-year plus history, facilitating the recent distribution of $37,340 to…

News in brief

Council backtracks Waipā District Council has taken the proposed blue blob “preferred” position off the table for a third bridge as part of its Cambridge Connections programme following a community storm. The announcement was made…

What’s read on the web

Stories about Waipā council’s proposal to build a third bridge over the Waikato River through long-standing Cambridge suburbs dominated The News’ online presence last month. Website visits were up 28 per cent on February and…

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22 March 10.40am Para cyclist Devon Briggs, 20, of Cambridge has won the men’s C3 omnium 200m flying start at the Para Cycling Track World Championships in Brazel in a world record time of 10.919…

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A power team of five – including four from Cambridge – New Zealand Para cyclists are poised to perform at the 2024 Para Cycling Track World Championships starting tomorrow (Thursday) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil….

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Cambridge Community Board has responded to news today Waipā District Council has paused the Cambridge Library/Hub project. Chair Jo Davies-Colley said the board understood the financial challenges facing the council and the community. “Waipā District…

Sports in Brief

Our close ties to para team Four of the five para athletes name to represent New Zealand at the world track chams are from Waipā and the King Country. The team announced last week comprises…

Winning streak continues

The All Hacks won Cambridge Bowling Club’s Business House six-week long bowls contest last night for the sixth successive year. Keith Hedges, Steve Thomas and Ray Lewis were a formidable force with 11 wins from…

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Updated – 29 February 3pm Waipā council will follow Waikato district’s lead – as predicted by The News – and recommend deferring the adoption of its Long Term Plan in favour of an enhanced Annual…

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Public forum Cambridge Community Board’s public forum tonight (Wednesday) featured submissions from Destination Cambridge over the recent decision to stop funding the local iSite and two sporting clubs concerned at Waipā’s plans to take over…