Last week, I covered how volcanically active Indonesia is, noting that it ranks fourth globally for the number of active volcanoes. So, let’s talk about who comes in at number one. That title goes to…
Last week, I covered how volcanically active Indonesia is, noting that it ranks fourth globally for the number of active volcanoes. So, let’s talk about who comes in at number one. That title goes to…
The man helping take Waipā District Libraries’ public services into the age of technology has been nuts about computers since he was about four. Now in his late 20s, Joe Poultney is a self-confessed techno-nerd…
The proposal to build a waste to energy plant in Te Awamutu is the antithesis of all the district stands for, says Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan. O’Regan appeared before an independent Board of Inquiry in…
Ōtorohanga District Council led the way last week as the first of five councils to decide to hand its drinking and waste water over to a council-controlled water authority. Ōtorohanga councillors voted to join stage…
The deft hands of a veterinary surgeon and scientist are the same hands that have crafted the brilliant costumes for the upcoming St Peter’s Catholic School production of The Jungle Book. The three performances in…
Cambridge’s Jane McAlpine set a New Zealand women’s record last week in Queensland at the Dead Cow Gully Backyard Masters, running 355km in 53 hours. The Te Awamutu College alumna is coached by fellow New…
Destination Cambridge, the town’s long-standing information organisation, has officially dissolved. At a meeting held on Friday, members voted to wind up the 25-year-old incorporated society and donate its estimated $155,000 in surplus assets to the…
Monday’s removal of the knitted treasures decorating trees in Cambridge and Leamington marked the closure of Cambridge Creative Fibre 2025 and the end of one of the town’s most colourful few weeks. The outdoor display…
Smoking is not allowed in the Cambridge Town Hall, but two hard-case tea cosies got away with it last week. That was because their faces – and cigarettes – were hand-knitted out of millspun acrylic…
Have you ever wondered where some of the unusual expressions we often use in everyday language originated? Here’s a handful to illustrate my point… Turn a blind eye, Crocodile tears, Resting on laurels, Paint the town…
