Local Sport

Nationals and ski sisters

Hundreds of fans have descended on Piarere to watch 109 water skiers from around the country compete in the New Zealand Water Ski Nationals. The March 26-31 event is held here every six years or…

Medals are coming home

Waipā and King Country riders are bringing 11 medals home from the Para Cycling Track World Championships in Brazil. Ōtorohanga’s Nicole Murray, now based in Cambridge, won five – gold, two silvers and two bronze….

Rowing for gold

She was a triple champion two weeks ago – now she has a Maadi medal in her sights. “Getting three gold medals in a regatta’s pretty unheard of, so we were ecstatic with that,” said…

Major effort for Maadi

About 2000 secondary school athletes are gearing up to compete at this year’s Aon Maadi Regatta in Twizel from March 18-23, hoping the hours they’ve poured into early-morning trainings will pay off. Behind the scenes,…

Runners kept in the dark

Venus was the brightest object in the sky and the Southern Cross was high up as more than 300 people took the opportunity to run the Hamilton Airport runway on Sunday. Maintenance work at the…

Five on the trot for Cambridge

An impressive all-round effort from junior cricketer Jack Marsh helped Cambridge to a nail-biting victory against Berkley U14 Boys Heat on Saturday. Berkley batted first, setting the Craig Investment Partners sponsored year 7 and 8…

Toast, resilience and a final

Max Brown was so nervous before his first sprint canoe race for New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, he took half an hour to choke down two pieces of jam toast while his…

Fun run was splash and dash

When Donna Warwick saw the heavy rain falling on Sunday morning she wondered what impact that might have on her beloved Waipā Fun Run. A record 691 competitors entered the event, now into its 14th…

Sports in Brief

Our close ties to para team Four of the five para athletes name to represent New Zealand at the world track chams are from Waipā and the King Country. The team announced last week comprises…

Winning streak continues

The All Hacks won Cambridge Bowling Club’s Business House six-week long bowls contest last night for the sixth successive year. Keith Hedges, Steve Thomas and Ray Lewis were a formidable force with 11 wins from…

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