Wartime tales from Le Quesnoy, Cambridge’s sister city, include this one – which recounts a conversation with the late Miriam Farrell. A pipe and sister town connection keeps memory of “gentle kind man” alive. A photo captures howitzer…
Police say CCTV cameras in Tamahere village helped in the arrest of two people following a burglary last week. A couple returned home to find their house has been broken into, and items – and…
Safety warning I’m writing about the growing issue surrounding Norfolk Drive roadway and surrounds. As a resident of two years on Norfolk Drive I as many others have noticed an increase in antisocial behaviour in…
From Tom Roa… E te hoa e Roy. I send you this more than just as a letter to the editor but as a thank you for the article ‘Treasuring Tom Roa’ mostly in its…
For six days last week, there was a different language spoken around the New Zealand Centre for Innovation and Sport in Upper Hutt. Waipā’s Murdoch Bech, Bastiaan Banks and Mark Seagar played vital roles in…
Julie Guest Vicar, St John’s Anglican Church There’s an unassuming pot plant in our house that transforms at this time of the year. It’s a miniature Hoya, branches trail over the pot rim, until in…
18 December 2pm Protest takes place See: Tension in the House 17 December midday House history My parents, Barry and Glenis Keoghan were part of the trio who started Achievement House. I have always had…
Cambridge turned on a blue-sky Sunday as more than 1900 tamariki descended on St Peter’s School for the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids Tryathlon. Children aged 6 to 15 splashed, pedalled and ran their hearts out at…
Thank you In a world where we are too quick to criticise, a moment to say thank you tends to be forgotten. My husband Henry died at home a month ago, after a lifetime of…
A Waipa police officer has proven once again that an officer is never off-duty, even during an overseas holiday, after he intervened when protesters targeted the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London. Senior Constable…
