The name debate

Readers of both the Cambridge News and Te Awamutu News have responded negatively to a decision to ignore a European name for a Māori one in a new subdivision west of Cambridge. The Marsden family…

Spill hazard NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises road users to drive with caution over the Kaimai Range due to a spill hazard on the Waikato side of State Highway 29 (SH29). Beef tallow…

King’s Birthday honorees Brendan Lindsay – Knight companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Brendan Lindsay, owner of Cambridge Stud owner and long-time supporter of Te Arawhata – the Zealand Liberation Museum in Le…

Gordon to stand Cambridge-based Waipa District councillor Roger Gordon, 77, announced today he will stand  for a third term on the the council at September’s local body elections. The decision came after discussions with his…

Cambridge draw Daniel Clarkin’s 70th minute goal sealed a point for Cambridge at Ellerslie in the latest series of Championship matches in the Northern Regional Football league. The match finished 3-3 with Reuben Henderson and…

Updated 8 May 2025, 6.45pm  88 people experience gastro symptoms The National Public Health Service in the Waikato has been notified of a suspected gastroenteritis outbreak involving 88 people linked to the Waipa Business Awards…

Becoming a New Zealand citizen is often a family affair and that was the case for the Jade family of Cambridge last week. Mrunualini, Mahendra and Nikita have waited 21 years since they left India…

Livingstone Building won the Waipā Business Awards supreme title last week picking up their gong at a sell-out event at Mystery Creek Events Centre. Judges said Livingstone Building, which started in Te Awamutu 78 years…

New Fieldays chief executive Richard Lindroos has no intention of interfering with arrangements for next month’s agricultural expo at Mystery Creek. Lindroos, regarded as being a change agent, knows everything is already sorted this year…

Pink breakfast Cambridge breast cancer survivor and mother of two Sabine Lang is encouraging people to host a Pink Ribbon breakfast this month to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation. She was diagnosed with…