Sitting at my desk for inspiration to write this weekly piece, I’d hit a wall. That’s rare since I usually have draft outlines in advance, without sitting contemplating for ages. Ordinary life-things often provide a…
Sitting at my desk for inspiration to write this weekly piece, I’d hit a wall. That’s rare since I usually have draft outlines in advance, without sitting contemplating for ages. Ordinary life-things often provide a…
The issue of brands has been in the news recently. Two signifcant New Zealand entities have taken a markedly different approach to the value of their brands. The Fonterra Board recommended to their farmer shareholders…
Hannah Goodwin was named dux of Cambridge High School at senior prizegiving last Thursday evening, just moments after her long-time friend Emily Drake received the runner-up award, proxime accessit. Hannah, 18, said winning the school’s…
Leading Waikato beekeeper Sarah Cross is angry with the Government’s response to the arrival of yellow-legged hornets in New Zealand. Biosecurity New Zealand has found five yellow-legged hornets, including three queens, in the Auckland suburb…
Cambridge’s wheelchair athlete Maioro Barton has completed his 25th New Zealand Wheelchair Basketball season playing for Waikato. He told The News that halfway through 2024 he was asked to fill in as coach until the…
Cambridge’s Hugh Donovan collected two golds at the South Pacific Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships over Labour Weekend. Donovan, a year 10 student at St Peter’s School, competed in both gi and no-gi divisions for his age and orange belt category in Auckland….
This week I have been learning about how ice shapes the seafloor, a new concept for me. Part of my job is recognising patterns deep below our oceans, interpreting what caused them, and then understanding…
Betsy Reymer was excited to attend the swearing in of her son and daughter-in-law as regional councillors last week. Reymer, 91, of Te Awamutu, beamed proudly from the public gallery as her son Garry Reymer…
Waipā mayor Mike Pettit is offering to meet Cambridge Chamber of Commerce chief executive Kelly Bouzaid to discuss people sleeping rough in the town centre. Bouzaid wrote to council acting chief executive and strategy manager…
At first glance there might seem to be a world of difference between running Scotland’s prestigious Scone Palace and its iconic 8000ha estate and running the recently opened 29-bed Clements Hotel in the heart of…
