It’s 6.30am and 20 students line up in the Cambridge High School gymnasium ready to be put to the test in a gruelling programme which will test their physical and mental ability while getting to…
It’s 6.30am and 20 students line up in the Cambridge High School gymnasium ready to be put to the test in a gruelling programme which will test their physical and mental ability while getting to…
Last week, councillor Mich’eal Downard, chair Pamela Storey and I were guests at Maungatautari, watching the annual kiwi translocation. Up until now I’ve been a bit dubious about the Maungatautari pest-free project. However, over time…
Jacqueline Fairey was 17 when she told her parents, “All I want to do is work on a farm,” rather than go to university. She had finished sixth form at St Peter’s College in Palmerston…
Last week involved a round trip to Otaki and Wellington mainly to catch up with family members. As we moved south – with Waikato officially in a drought scenario – the only real green land…
Leamington’s Senior A rugby team goes into this year’s competition with a younger team than last year. A number of last year’s players have gone overseas and will be replaced by players from last year’s…
A decade of voluntary bush clearing, plant growing, path construction, building bridges and installing retaining walls was honoured with the official opening of Te Puna Marama in Cambridge on Monday. Representatives present were from Ngāti…
Recently a family asked me to lead a memorial service for a loved one. Lots of thought went into the ‘components’ of the service for this lady who I had known well. At least, I’d…
Hautapu alumni Dylan Eti and James Thompson have been floating around the Chiefs rugby squad in 2025. The pair of former St Peter’s School Cambridge students join a large cohort of Hautapu associated players who…
Waipā is print-ready with water asset plans, Mary Anne Gill reports, but Chris Gardner finds one of their proposed partners is still making its mind up. Waipā District Council has revealed it plans to go…
Financial data presented at an Ōtorohanga District Council elected members workshop shows ratepayers are better off sharing ownership of the district’s water infrastructure with other councils rather than going it alone. But an options analysis…
