News ….. in brief

Dam road shut Mercury contractors closed the Karāpiro Dam Road a week before scheduled on Sunday due to unexpected additional critical work on the refurbishment of a penstock unit. The road was to have been…

A crash involving an unmarked police car on the corner of Bruntwood and Victoria roads (SH1B) , north of Cambridge yesterday afternoon resulted in a more than three hour road closure, the presence of serious…

A search for a swimmer in Cambridge resumes this afternoon, but Police want to hear from a couple who may have seen the man leave the water. Police were alerted to a possible missing swimmer…

Perfect tens According to Lachlan McQuade and James Cattle of St Peter’s Catholic School in Cambridge, Lionel Messi is the greatest player to ever live.  Argentine Football president Claudio Tapia agrees. He announced on New…

Tania Te Rangingangana Simpson has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to governance and Māori. Simpson (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngā Puhi, Ngāi Tahu) is a professional director with…

Peter Carr has been entertaining and cajoling The News readers for several years with his columns but it is his contribution to local communities for more than 40 years which sees him recognised in today’s…

Electric bus changes Passengers using the Cambridge and Te Awamutu/Kihikihi bus services to Hamilton may notice a few changes in the New Year as the first stage to bring electric buses and increased services to…

The 65-year-old Piarere Hall was still smoldering this morning after being “extensively damaged” by fire last night. Police at the SH29 scene just before 10am today told The News fire crews were called to the…

About 1600 children – including 187 aged between six to 15 from Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Kihikihi and Pirongia – participated in the annual Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon. The event began in 1992 at St Heliers…

Toasting 30 years The Cambridge Treetown Toastmasters celebrated its 30th anniversary recently. The club, which has more than 20 members has continued to run hybrid style meetings in the wake of the Covid pandemic when…