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World champs for Collier

Cambridge kayaker Nick Collier has qualified to represent New Zealand in the senior men’s kayak cross team and the U23 canoe slalom team at world cup and world championship events. It has been a successful…

Leaders stumble at Leamington

Tayla Fredrickson’s unbeaten 64 paved the way for an upset Cambridge win over leaders Morrinsville Piako in a Hamilton and Waikato Valley senior women’s cricket match at Leamington Domain on Saturday. Her 72-ball knock in…

Ward in rural chase

No longer just learning the ropes, Rylee Ward will be hoping to have the competition over a barrel during the annual Rural Games in Feilding next month. The rodeo star, now based in Cambridge having…

Andrews sets new world mark

Olympic Games double gold medallist, Ellesse Andrews set a world record, while the kiwi endurance riders dominated on the final day of the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Brisbane. The Cambridge-based sprint cyclist set…

Visitors win polo test

Ngāhinapōuri’s Dean ‘Weka’ Fullerton was part of the New Zealand polo team beaten 11-9 by England at Mystery Creek Polo Club recently.       The curtain raiser saw match John Paul Clarkin Bayleys team…

Brothers in arms for the Chiefs

Former Te Awamutu Sports players Gideon and Malachi Wrampling are preparing for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season with the Chiefs. Fellow former Te Awamutu Sports representative Tai Cribb is also training with the Chiefs…

Sports hub planned for Pirongia

A committee of Pirongia residents are working towards creating a community sports hub in the village. Members Michael Earwaker, Layne Kerr and Don Gray asked for community feedback and received 87 submissions. The feedback was…

Ultra effort for the community

When Cambridge chiropractor Shelley Parker takes on 53km of next weekend’s Tarawera Ultramarathon in Rotorua, it will be with one eye on the past and the other on the future. She is grateful for having…

Ssshhhh … the Manawa Chiefs were in town

The Chiefs Manawa team was hoping to keep a low profile when players trained in Cambridge at Hautapu Sports Club on Sunday. But team management chose what was potentially the busiest day of the year…

Aidan’s racing to Perth

Cambridge’s Aidan Tidd is heading across the Tasman on an international mission. The 16-year-old will represent New Zealand in the Trans-Tasman Ministock Challenge and leaves for Perth on February 28. The event is a two-year…

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