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A letter from Nepal

As I write, I’m on day four of a 10 day trip in Nepal. Landing in Kathmandu brought back memories of my last visit in 2019. In the surging sea of bustling humanity struggling to…

Economic plans

Takitini is the new economic development brand for Waikato District Council. It was launched recently and symbolises the district’s connection to navigating waka (canoe) and the lifeforce of the Waikato and Waipā rivers. They are…

Democracy relies on us

New Zealand is small enough to give each of us almost unmatched access to decision-makers at national and local level compared with most western nations. We angst about voter turnout, yet we are still one…

Thou shell not pass

Gold clams have found their way north to Hamilton and Tuakau but there is no way they’re heading south with any rowing boats after the Maadi Cup regatta. Close to 1000 boats and 80 trailers…

It’s a main street attraction

A street carnival second-to-none. That’s the view of Cambridge Autumn Festival main street carnival organisers on the back of Sunday’s four-hour event. Musicians, dancers and tables selling a variety of wares set up through the…

A little less of lonely

When the big square bales dropped off the forks, they knocked the land-girl flat. She hadn’t heard him coming.  Plugged into her Walkman, broad back turned to him, shovelling out years of an old leak…

Two in a row for Jan

She’s done it again. Leamington resident Jan Mackenzie took out the Cambridge Autumn Festival short story first prize with her A little less of lonely. Read: A Little Less of Lonely “Yes, that’s right, that’s…

Fancy a cuppa?

Next Wednesday at 10am, Cambridge Police will be hosting a “Coffee with a Cop” event in conjunction with Daydream Espresso on the corner of Alpha and Victoria streets, Cambridge. Coffee with a Cop is a…

Letters to Editor – 2 April 2025

I write in response to the page three article Another Bridge Too Far (The News, April 27). A majority of the community are not against major developments for his town, but rather are understandably against…

Water, water everywhere

Water or H2O: a clear liquid without colour or taste, falls from the sky as rain, comes from the mountains as melted snow and covers about 70 per cent of the earth’s surface. Senior writer…

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