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Good Local heads south

Good Local Media – the company which publishes The News – has added another masthead to its portfolio. Owner David Mackenzie announced this week he had purchased the King Country News, which had been part…

Drama on the water

Hello all, this week I have been asked to raise the issue of water safety. Last weekend, a member of the public got themselves into a sticky situation below the Karāpiro dam. An inflatable tube…

Waka Ama makes splash

The largest event on Lake Karāpiro’s annual sporting calendar and the biggest of its type in the world – the 2024 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals – hit the water on Sunday morning. A stirring 8am…

Late for school

“Fiscal constraints” have delayed the opening of Cambridge’s new primary school by two years, The News can exclusively reveal today. Despite the infrastructure outside the school now largely in place, no buildings have gone up…

Rates woes? Here’s an answer

Our infrastructure costs are the highest in the developed world. How did this happen?  To fully understand we need to go back to the last significant reforms of the 1980s.  The Ministry of Works was…

Youngsters shine at Mt Smart

A 27-strong team of youngsters aged seven to 14 years represented Cambridge Athletic Club at the North Island Colgate Games in Auckland earlier this month. The January 5-6 games, held at Mount Smart Stadium, are…

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…

Crash investigated

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…

Information sought – Cambridge water incident

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…

Winning with cast offs

11 January 2024 – 8.30pm Breaking News: Sacred Mountain wins the group three Flying Stakes Mobile Trot tonight at Cambridge Raceway with trainer Nicky Chilcott in the sulky. Good Local Media has been following the…

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