After spending over a week in the field recording the damage inflicted by the 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption in La Palma, I am now working long hours to go over the information we recorded. I…
After spending over a week in the field recording the damage inflicted by the 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption in La Palma, I am now working long hours to go over the information we recorded. I…
The independent panel appointed to carry out a review into local government reform has released its recommendations. I agree with the panel’s summary of the challenges facing the sector including significant funding issues. These pressures…
Do ostriches really bury their head in the sand to avoid trouble, or to hide? Surely it’s a bit of a pointless method of escaping danger or predators, if they can’t breathe? Like our kiwi,…
Stop Press – Friday July 7 Cambridge High School finished ninth out of 15 teams beating John McGlashan twice (2-1 each time), Christ’s College 3-1 and Palmerston North Boys 2-1. It was a very tough…
More details have emerged about John Patrick O’Brien, the former New Zealand soldier buried at Hautapu Cemetry in May after his body went unclaimed in Waikato Hospital’s morgue. Tauranga reader Wendy Napier-Walker is an amateur…
The Friends of the Cambridge Historical Society and the Cambridge Le Quesnoy Friendship Association are teaming up to present a pre-Bastille Day event with author Nathalie Philippe. Originally from Paris, Nathalie Philippe has been living…
Let’s start with some good news again this week. We have recently had a couple of car theft sprees. Fortunately, police located most of the vehicles very quickly. Two search warrants were executed. During the…
The organisation behind the weekly Cambridge Farmers’ Market has confirmed it no longer operates under a charitable trust status. This follows revelations in The News last week that Waipā District Council intends extending the market’s…
The almost indecent haste Waipā District councillors decided to continue with First Past the Post for the next two local body elections, given the woeful 39.65 per cent turnout at last year’s election, came as…
Tears flowed as Dale-Maree Morgan’s whānau handed her over to Waipā District Council following a pōwhiri welcoming the new Māori ward councillor on Friday. Both Morgan and mayor Susan O’Regan were visibly emotional as the…
