News …… in brief

Yellow lines Waipā road safety staff have distributed signs to various schools pointing out the issues parents parking on yellow lines cause outside the schools. They are put out in the morning and at the…

A person injured after an explosion outside Cambridge Stihl Shop early Thursday morning was “very lucky” to return to work on Friday, a colleague has said. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said a 44 gallon…

Input wanted The Cambridge Resthaven Trust is reaching out to the community to request input on an important initiative. They are conducting a survey to better understand how Cambridge Resthaven is perceived and how it…

Andrews claims title Cambridge-based cycling star Ellesse Andrews completed a memorable international season, taking the overall female sprint honours in the UCI Track Champions League in London. The second night of racing at the Lee…

Deadline looms About 500 Cambridge netballers will benefit from Hautapu Sports’ Golf Day to be held at Cambridge Golf Course on Friday (November 17). Money raised from the golf day will be used to refurbish…

Buses for show Buses have been scheduled to and from the the Light and Sound show on Saturday November 4. They will leave from the Square in Victoria St, departing every 15 minutes from 5.45pm…

National Party MPs Louise Upston, Barbara Kuriger and Tim van de Molen have all been re-elected with increased majorities. Taupō, Taranaki-King Country and Waikato electorates are all in The News’ circulation area. The sitting trio…

Resignation goes viral Our “exclusive” story on Hamilton Boys’ High School headmaster Susan Hassall’s resignation went viral last week accounting for nearly a quarter of visits to cambridgenews.nz and teawamutunews.nz websites and hundreds of views…

The company planning a Waipā waste to energy plant is talking up Māori links, conservation, sustainability, cleaning up landfills and teaching recycling. But opponents say the proposed Paewira plant for Te Awamutu will poison residents,…