A few stylish artistic types have contributed to designs now brightening up Waipā district libraries’ membership cards and book bags. They were among the many who responded to an April competition held by the…
A few stylish artistic types have contributed to designs now brightening up Waipā district libraries’ membership cards and book bags. They were among the many who responded to an April competition held by the…
It took NZ Aero’s chief executive Stephen Burrows several years to fulfil his childhood passion of having a career in aviation. Back in the 1980s he would look up when planes flew over his family’s…
Watching the political triumvirate last Friday afternoon reminded me of The Three Musketeers. Of Alexandre Dumas fame. Instead of Athos, Porthos and Aramis we had Little Boy Blue, much smaller Little Boy Pink and the…
Parked up in a shady spot on Sunday, Cambridge’s Larry Jooste had the perfect vantage point from which to take in all the action. His 1938 Standard Eight was amongst an estimated 1600 vehicles which…
Most people have experienced the feeling of being ‘ripped off’ by someone else’s dishonesty. Having your trust betrayed by an unscrupulous person taking advantage of you is upsetting. Making it worse, is them feigning helpfulness…
A delegation from Cambridge’s Japanese Sister City, Bihoro, was given a full welcome and tour last week, The group of eight, including the Mayor of Bihoro, Koji Hirano, and Chairman of the Bihoro Town Council,…
We are watching the complexity of volcanic unrest in real time in Iceland. A rapid increase in activity resulted from magma rising pretty close to the surface across a 15 km long area, causing earthquakes…
Waipā District Council chief Garry Dyet will effectively be sprinting to the finish line when he finishes at the end of June. The chief who started work as health inspector for Waipā County Council in…
This week I am focusing on a child safety matters. Last Thursday, I joined in a car seat clinic and associated check point held at Cambridge Marae in Pope Terrace. It was funded by Waipā…
The board has had a busy and positive few weeks hosting delegations from our two sister cities, Le Quesnoy in France and Bihoro in Japan. Our Armistice commemoration service, particularly, was a highlight for our…
