Back to school for Pieta

Ōhaupō university student Pieta Bouma – who became a paraplegic in 2019 – was guest speaker at Sacred Heart Girls’ College in Hamilton last week. Pieta, then aged 19, was on a gap year and…

Open for business The current roadworks in Wilson St have left some readers with the impression the Waipā District Council offices and the adjacent library in Cambridge might be closed.  That is incorrect – the…

The Kenworth bug … It was a day for owners of Kenworths last Saturday as almost 900 went on display at the Mystery Creek Events Centre and owners celebrated the start of the American company’s…

Welcome to Convbridge Convolvulus is conquering Cambridge, or so it seems. Ipomoea Indica, or Blue Morning Glory, and its pink/white companion Calystegia Silvatica, also known as  Greater Bindweed, are both frost tender, so good Waikato…

Matangi, Tauwhare and Tamahere residents can now connect to the Hamilton city bus network through two trial services starting this month. The 14-seater sprinter buses will connect with the Hillcrest, Waikato University and Hamilton Gardens…

Classical crossover singer Rebecca Nelson told a Cambridge audience this week how the town holds a special place in her heart. Her performance in the Town Hall on Tuesday for residents of Ryman Healthcare’s Patrick…

Road closure A section of Duke Street from Bryce to Dick streets as well as Lower Duke Street will close tomorrow (Thursday) until April while council teams build a new boardwalk as part of the…

Cambridge jockey James McDonald successfully crossed the Tasman to take out the two big races at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland at the weekend. The expat, now based in Sydney, won the TAB Karaka Millions two…

A 33-year-old will appear in the Hamilton District Court tomorrow charged with indecently assaulting a female under 12 and intimidation. Police received several reports of a man in Cambridge making inappropriate advances towards women in…

The largest event on Lake Karāpiro’s annual sporting calendar and the biggest of its type in the world – the 2024 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals – hit the water on Sunday morning. A stirring 8am…