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Waipā’s BMX double act

Paris Olympian Leila Walker, won the Elite Women’s title at the UCI Oceania BMX Racing Championships in Bell Block, New Plymouth last weekend Walker, 19, registered two wins and a second placing, dominating from the…

Haven makes a splash

Haven Komene learned to dive bomb with his older cousins at Arapuni on the Waikato River and he put that experience to good use at the Manu world champs superqualifier in Hamilton on the weekend….

Golf links reviewed

Waitomo Golf and Country Club’s $1 million course and clubhouse could soon be handed back to members in a proposal from owners Ōtorohanga Club. Ōtorohanga Club and Waitomo Golf and Country Club merged in 2012…

Polo, pitch and a picnic

Hay on the sideline, sun beating down, plenty of places to pitch a marquee and lay down picnic blankets and chairs, food and coffee truck and an international women’s polo test. What more could you…

Waka ama queen remembered

A woman described as the “queen of waka ama” was honoured during an emotional pōwhiri at the start of the week-long sprint championships at Lake Karāpiro on Sunday. Members of Kiwi Campbell’s whānau including people…

Thousands queue for Tryathlon

A post-event review will be held to work out how to improve access and transit times to a huge competition at a Cambridge venue which resulted in long Waikato Expressway queues on Sunday. The Weetbix…

‘It’s truly magnificent’

They say Ōhaupō’s new stables match anything in Kentucky. Mary Anne Gill checks out Breckon Farm. A Waikato horse breeding legend has described Breckon Farm’s new state of the art complex in Ōhaupō as   “world…

Now ear this

Waipā boxer Floyd Masson took to social media to show off a cauliflower ear after his points loss to Polish boxer  Mateusz Masternak last weekend. Masson, Te Awamutu born and Brisbane based, was making his…

Bowlers ride to the rescue

Bowlers have raised $1100 for Te Awamutu’s Riding for the Disabled organisation. Kihikihi Bowling Club’s latest tournament was a departure from the norm, in that all proceeds from the day were donated. Representatives from the…

Scoring in the eighties

Two Cambridge women point to technology as the major reason they are still playing golf after 60 and 40 years respectively. Gaye Bezzant, 87, and Betty Harvey, 90 next month, say their careers were extended…

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