Te Awamutu News

15/12/2025

Big news out of the Waikato thoroughbred industry today and our sister publications Waikato Business News and Cambridge News had the inside running on the story.
The Te Awamutu angle is that the former Waipa Racing Club will be sold to pay for the new facility.

03/12/2025

E scooters and children? What are your views? Our community constable gives some advice.

With the festive season approaching and Christmas lists eagerly being assembled, a word of caution for parents considering an E-scooter for their children. Riding an E-Scooter comes with risks and responsibilities for which not every...

03/12/2025

Sneak preview, our ever popular News in Brief.

Online checks After the heady numbers our Cambridge News website experienced during the local government election period, last month’s statistics settled down. Most visited news story was the November 14 edition of News in Brief...

02/12/2025

Waikato Polytechnic is back – locally led, industry driven, and ready to power regional growth. Mary Anne Gill reports on its bold new chapter.

https://www.cambridgenews.nz/2025/12/in-business-wintecs-fightback/

After years of upheaval under Te Pūkenga, Hamilton’s Wintec – the regional polytechnic serving Waikato, Waipa and King Country – is reclaiming independence. Once burdened by $19.4m losses and fading identity, it now promises a...

27/11/2025

A further search by Waipa District Council has established there were other reports of mysterious loud bangs. Plus mayors from around the region, including Waipa's Mike Pettit, were at the Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

https://www.cambridgenews.nz/2025/11/news-in-brief-99/