News ……. in brief

Extension granted The public submission deadline for a proposed sand quarry in Cambridge has been extended to Monday November 4. Waipā District Council and Waikato Regional Council will hold a joint hearing to consider the…

Cambridge Police have confirmed they have five juvenile suspects in custody following last week’s appeal for information about five people caught on CCTV cameras breaking into a Hamilton Road supermarket. News of the arrests came…

Head of school resigns Controversial St Peter’s School head Marcus Blackburn has resigned. The announcement came from Trust Board chair John Macaskill-Smith this afternoon and he also confirmed Jason Speedy has been appointed Head of…

The conviction of a former teacher has prompted a statement from St Peter’s Cambridge recognising the “courage of alumni witnesses”. Geoffrey Coker, Director of Music at St Peter’s School Cambridge from 1974 to 1976, was…

Last day of school Horahora School’s principal since 2015, Joanne Synge, has retired. Synge has lived in the Horahora district for 40 years and worked at the school for a quarter of a century. She…

Second bronze for Eltje Eltje Malzbender crowned an outstanding overall performance at the Zurich 2024 Para-Cycling Road World Championships by taking her second bronze medal of the week with a podium finish in the women’s…

Singer wows Waikato soprano Elaine Wogan wowed members of the Cambridge Women’s Club at its recent annual meeting. Singing in German, French, Italian and Spanish, Wogan’s talent was abundantly on display, said Dianne Gwynne who…

Two people with a long-standing family connection to Cambridge’s sister city Bihoro have been selected as part of a seven-strong Waipā  delegation to visit Japan this month. Cambridge Community Board sought applications from people in…

The death of Catholic bishop Denis Browne earlier this month has brought back memories of a special day for Donna McHugh (nee Thurston). It was nearly 25 years ago that McHugh, then only 10 and…

September 6 11am Ngāhinapōuri’s Nicole Murray, 31, has withdrawn from her final Para cycling race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games tonight due to illness. The Paralympic bronze medallist had been due to start in…