Local Sport

Know rugby… can travel

Cambridge mum Michelle Santy says there are loads of “amazing travel opportunities out there” for young rugby players. Her son Jordan is one of four former Cambridge High School students who have ended up playing…

Karter grew into jet skiing

Cambridge teenager Connor Brinck had been go-kart racing for four years before he slammed into a roadblock – his own height. “I’d been competing at national level, but I had to change because I got…

We’re in the medals

Two Waipā riders have starred at the UCI Para-Cycling track world championships which wrapped up on Monday. Devon Briggs is returning home to Cambridge from Brazil with a gold medal – again. On Monday he…

Lacrosse talent on display

The future of lacrosse was on display at Albert Park in Te Awamutu last weekend. Top youth talent from across the North Island was brought together by the under-15 and under-18 girls’ national championships and…

Here comes the Targa

The rally season is not over – ‘NZ’s ultimate road race’ is yet to be run. After town and country in King Country hosted rounds in the Northern Rallysprint (August 17) and the North Island…

Dads, sons and All Blacks

Two former Hautapu hookers caught up following the All Blacks game in Auckland on Saturday night. Chris Carter and David Roigard watched their sons, Leroy and Cam, represent their country at Eden Park. A year…

Getting faster for France

The velodrome hums with energy as the team preparing for the World Masters in Roubaix, France gathers for another training session. The sound of wheels on tape, click, click, mixes with the low rush of…

The killing of an industry

This story was subject of a critical finding by the New Zealand Media Council which can be read here: 29 May 2025 When Te Awamutu-based greyhound trainer Corey Steele heard racing minister Winston Peters’ December…

Waikato eyes place in final

The Waikato women’s rugby squad’s next step in retaining the Farah Palmer Cup will be taken this weekend. Should they weather the Auckland Storm in this weekend’s semi-final, Waikato will face either Canterbury or the…

Rep hockey

Waikato Hockey Association’s U16A boys’ and girls’ representative teams took on Bay of Plenty  sides at Gallagher Hockey Centre on Sunday. The warm-up matches were a chance for the newly selected teams to test their…

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