Rain put a damper on Cambridge Middle School’s cross country day forcing the cancellation of the traditional relay event for non-competitive runners. However, competitive races went ahead, giving the school’s long-distance speed demons a chance…
Rain put a damper on Cambridge Middle School’s cross country day forcing the cancellation of the traditional relay event for non-competitive runners. However, competitive races went ahead, giving the school’s long-distance speed demons a chance…
During my high school years, I shared classes with an awkward fellow student who struggled socially. Often called a derisive nickname, he was never celebrated. I felt bad for him as he had many likeable…
Trees down, roads closed, electricity outages, slips and flooding – we’ve experienced it all in parts of the Waikato District this year because of Cyclone Gabrielle and other wild weather events. Just a month ago,…
I’m starting this column with good news. Last weekend the team received a complaint of vehicles doing burnouts in the Swayne Road area. As a result of evidence provided by the public, investigations led to…
The 2023 election campaign is well and truly underway and the various parties have been revealing their policy platforms. What has struck me as both interesting and concerning is the huge disconnect between two of…
It’s only natural for yearling managers to have their favourites when preparing for the sales, but it’s rare they get to call them their own. However, Wentwood Grange’s Brad Molander is an exception, and he…
Waipā District Council is looking to make changes to its District Plan to accommodate a burgeoning kiwifruit industry while at the same time residents are taking council to the Environment Court over the council’s decision…
The second of two aircraft purpose built in Waipā specifically to bolster the Papua New Guinea Defence Force will be in nation’s skies before the end of the month. The latest aircraft completed at Hamilton…
Waipā’s two racing clubs in Te Awamutu and Cambridge have joined forces with the big city Waikato club in Hamilton to become one multimillion dollar super entity called Waikato Thoroughbred Racing. The mega club’s first…
When someone from the crowd yelled out “he’s our future” and “let him speak”, Toby Whytock was quick to grab the microphone and put National Party leader Christopher Luxon on the spot at a public…
