On July 12 the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee agreed to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent. For the second time in a row, I think they got their decision right….
On July 12 the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee agreed to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent. For the second time in a row, I think they got their decision right….
Following legislation that was passed by the Government in 2020, the Freshwater Farm Plan regulations were published in June requiring pastoral or arable land use of more than 20ha and/or horticultural land of more than…
The announcement last week that Lisa Vanin had made the finals of the 2023 World of Wearable Art (Wow) show had the Cambridge mum fizzing in anticipation. Together with 120 finalist designers from 23 countries,…
The return of kākāpō to the North Island after a 40 year absence was a triumph for Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and cooperating iwi. And the pride of Department of Conservation staff and National Kākāpō Recovery…
Adam Thompson’s success is, literally, growing. The Te Miro farmer has won a national conservation award after planting one million native trees in his Restore Native nursery last year – and on-selling the seedlings to…
In early July, as America’s ‘big birthday’ drew close, I‘d noticed the volume of messaging along the lines of ‘freedom’ had been intense! Maybe the ‘freedom’ focus was just on my radar, but it certainly…
Janelle Ward first met a kākāpō in 2008 at Massey University and was in awe. “They are incredible birds, stunningly beautiful chunky, full of personality – and a face like an owl.” She has seen…
When Lizzy Stokes set out to help Kids in Need Waikato, she found support from both sides of the Tasman. Girls Guide Lizzy opted to support the organisation’s warmer winter campaign as part of her…
Hamilton Road-Cambridge Road – is it time to re-name the section from Vogel Street to the expressway as Hamilton Road? We already have Cambridge Road going from Leamington to Te Awamutu and there’s Cambridge Road…
My Hero … The dynasty continues. Hautapu won its seventh Waikato rugby premiership in 26 years at Memorial Park in Cambridge on Saturday before a packed crowd of passionate supporters. And they did it in…
