Cup visit whets Cambridge trainers’ appetite

The 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour made its way to Cambridge yesterday and local trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood got their first glimpse at the iconic trophy they hope to get their hands on…

Cambridge Bowling Club was well represented  at Kihikihi’s tournament last week – and celebrated a win. Winter ills, and the weather, cast their shadow on the day. There were several teams that cancelled ,with flu…

Cambridge trainer Nicky Chilcott has announced her champion mare Sacred Mountain is heading to Australia. Chilcott and owners Merv and Meg Butterworth made the announcement this week saying they are not willing to see her…

Waikato Thoroughbred Racing are once again showing their support for the local community by hosting the Cambridge RDA (Riding for the Disabled) Race Day at its Cambridge Synthetic meeting this Wednesday with proceeds going to…

I first read Dr Janine Krippner’s column in this paper when I was thinking about making a podcast for the Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Group. Janine’s ability to communicate the history and the science…

There is a memorial plaque at St Andrew’s Church which evokes powerful D-Day memories today. Look closely at the plaque dedicated to Maurice and Lucienne Vouzelaud in the French Garden on the grounds of St…

Number 13 may be unlucky in terms of mythology but for two Cambridge Golf Club members, hole 13 holds special memories. Paul Matthews and Paul Bartlett have both scored holes in one on the par…

Tamahere school students learned firsthand what it was like for their counterparts 140 years ago when they celebrated the school’s birthday earlier this month. The school, now known as Tamahere Model Country School, had a…

Cambridge BMX prodigy Lily Greenough, picked up silver in the junior women’s final at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships in the United States on Sunday. The 16-year-old St Peter’s School student and Australian Teya…

The V8 Utes championship is on a knife edge heading into the conclusion of the season as a full field of V8 Utes do battle at the season decider tomorrow and Sunday at Hampton Downs….