Planning for the belated extension of the Waikato Expressway to the new Piarere roundabout is gaining pace. An animated flyover of the new road is now online. But it’s come at an emotional cost. The…
Planning for the belated extension of the Waikato Expressway to the new Piarere roundabout is gaining pace. An animated flyover of the new road is now online. But it’s come at an emotional cost. The…
This week I will start by talking alcohol. The minimum legal age for purchasing alcohol in New Zealand is 18 years. Alcohol affects our rangatahi differently to adults, because they are still developing – physically,…
Tamahere Sharks took out the Cambridge Bowling Club’s Twilight Bowls league last week holding out perennial winners All Hacks on the final night. Gabriel’s Golden Girls won the most popular team prize while Grassyass, comprising…
People around the world are often familiar with the most significant eruptions, such as the 1883 Krakatau eruption, which had profound and far-reaching effects. However, there are many stories of volcanic eruptions that have impacted…
Kirikiriroa & St Peter’s Scout Group received the Royal New Zealand Navy Recognition Pennant at Scouts Aotearoa Northland Zone Regatta at Kai Iwi Lakes on Saturday. Senior patrol leader Hamish Smith, 14, and Venturer Kaylee…
The message shared at last week’s Women’s Business Network luncheon put on by the Cambridge Business Chamber sounded loud and clear. In a world where international voices countering diversity and inclusion grow louder, women need…
Jackson Willison’s target is to go one better, Hautapu lost the Waikato club premier rugby final to last year to Hamilton Marist. Their coach, Jackson Willison, says their aim is to go one better this…
If Lauren Keenan had to choose a spot in the region to visit, she would choose Rangiaowhia. The novelist turned historian visited the site while researching her latest book Toitū Te Whenua: Places and People…
When Stevie Cook paints, she relies heavily on her photographic memory which is so accurate her family is often amazed at what she can recall. The 31-year-old Enrich Plus Supported Activities client has regularly entered…
It did not come as a complete surprise when Adrian Orr resigned as Governor of the Reserve Bank – it was clear there was tension between him and the government. But the abrupt manner of…
