Sahara Stanton perches in a plastic chair in the music suite at Cambridge High School, preparing to perform her original song, Dracula, for The News. “I should have taken my nail polish off,” the Ohaupo…
Sahara Stanton perches in a plastic chair in the music suite at Cambridge High School, preparing to perform her original song, Dracula, for The News. “I should have taken my nail polish off,” the Ohaupo…
A pyroclastic flow made headlines last week after an eruption at the frequently active Mount Etna — a timely reminder of just how dangerous these volcanic phenomena can be. When I discovered, at age 13,…
Cambridge Chamber and Destination Cambridge members have been given a preview on what a merged organisation could look like. Talks are progressing and although there is no deadline, Destination Cambridge’s lease on its Town Hall…
Last weekend I was involved in a quick return trip to Wellington for family reasons – a very pleasant one to enjoy Grandparents Day at the college of my two remaining school age grandchildren. I…
Ben Langley could have been forgiven for wearing a smug smile at the blessing of Hamilton Airport’s international terminal last week. With just days to go before international flights resume, the Operations Group general manager…
Both Waipā premier teams were victorious in Waikato club rugby on Saturday, Te Awamutu Sports defeated University 27-12 in front of home fans and Hautapu beat Ōtorohanga 32-29. Halfback Coby Osborne scored a double for…
Prime minister Christopher Luxon has met New Zealand National Fieldays Society chief executive Richard Lindroos to discuss growing the event. “It’s a fantastic event, I want it to get bigger and bigger,” Luxon said before…
For over five years I have written this weekly ‘Faith Column’. Prior to that, I maintained my contribution on a monthly basis. I see it as a privilege to have been invited to offer an…
A new investigation by a national taxpayer pressure group claims Waipā District Council is funding its own political communications’ machine to shape perception rather than deliver outcomes. The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union say a 63-page…
A 19-year-old Zulu orphan brought to New Zealand for a new life by his adoptive parents to live in Pōkeno has announced he is standing for the Waikato mayoralty. Fabio Rodrigues will also run in…
