John Herbert has commentated on so many races he’s been called the voice of waka ama. The Waka Ama National Sprint Championships head announcer has only missed two years in the event’s 34-year history, calling…
John Herbert has commentated on so many races he’s been called the voice of waka ama. The Waka Ama National Sprint Championships head announcer has only missed two years in the event’s 34-year history, calling…
An early return to the debating chamber today for Waipā councillors to flesh out double-digit rates increases has been cancelled so staff can grapple with a long-term plan thrown a huge curve ball last month…
The week-long 2024 WakaAma Sprint Nationals at Lake Karāpiro will inject millions of dollars into the economy. Accommodation providers district wide are reported to be “packed” as the event, which started on Sunday, progresses. The…
There may have been just a touch of sibling rivalry on display as this trio set out to make a splash at this week’s 2024 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals. Mostly though, they were beaming with…
A Taylor Street sign at the northern end of Hugo Shaw Drive is about 450m of paddocks away as the crow flies from another Taylor Street sign outside Cambridge Raceway. Confused? So was The News….
It’s been a long time between beers. The last edition of this column ran before the Covid lockdown. “I’ll get it up and running soon,” I have regularly told Gary and David between beers. You…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
