The high regard in which the community views the Lions organisation and its strong relationship with the Waipa District Council were celebrated at last weekend’s 2019 District 202L Lions Convention at Lake Karapiro. Almost 400…
The high regard in which the community views the Lions organisation and its strong relationship with the Waipa District Council were celebrated at last weekend’s 2019 District 202L Lions Convention at Lake Karapiro. Almost 400…
We celebrate being the town of trees and champions – but those trees are thirsty. Cambridge has been consistently hotter and drier than usual this year. January and February – our driest months – generally…
It was “a long time coming” for Ashton Reiser at the Canoe Sprint Nationals & Oceania Championships at Karapiro over the weekend, winning the Men’s K1 200m final. “It’s bloody awesome, I can’t believe it,”…
One of the first tasks for Cambridge High’s news headmaster has been to talk about expansion. In his five years at Sha Tin College in Hong Kong Greg Thornton was required to deal with such…
Cambridge Primary School launched a green initiative last week encouraging students to help keep their school beautiful school. The “1 plus a day keeps the rubbish away” initiative gives a new take on the old…
The $75 million upgrade to Karapiro power station promises to be transformative, but locals aren’t likely to notice any action at the site any time soon. Mercury Energy signed off on the deal with Austrian-based…
Tori Peeters pulled off an excellent demonstration of Kiwi sporting excellence at the Porritt Classic last Saturday, beating her nearest rival by 11cm in the javelin throw. The Cambridge local, originally from Gore, is generally…
He may have been one of the country’s finest race dogs, but to Odom, he was the last chance at life. A champion greyhound saved a dog who was knocking on death’s door. When Ring…
Plans for a roundabout outside the Avantidrome are still in the works. After closing public consultations on the project in 2017, council said it was “on track to start work in 2018/19”. It has since…
Those curious about the unfinished surface on a section of the Waikato Expressway in Hautapu can rest assured it will be fully sealed later this year. The seemingly unfinished strip is part of a pavement…
