It was good while it lasted and well appreciated. That’s the view on the re-opening of the Karāpiro Dam road between December 21 and Sunday night when it closed again for several months. But two…
It was good while it lasted and well appreciated. That’s the view on the re-opening of the Karāpiro Dam road between December 21 and Sunday night when it closed again for several months. But two…
Victor (Vic) Petrie was a numbers man. He gave 46 years to education, and during the 27 he spent at Cambridge Middle School (Cambridge Intermediate in his day), he was as tenacious about teaching the…
Waka racing More than 4000 competitors – watched by 8000 spectators – will take part in a total of 380 races over seven days in the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karāpiro starting on…
Grahame Webber laughs when asked whether Waipā is a better place because of his seven terms on the district council. “Bloody hell, I wasted 21 years if it’s not,” he says. Webber, a former deputy…
Over the recent holiday period we drove south to Wellington on the family Christmas pilgrimage. As time is not of the essence as to which day we travel we usually opt for a Sunday (for…
Eddie Bradley was so intent on going out with Marie Kane that he would turn the picture around of her boyfriend on the desk so she could not see him. He was 17 and she…
Debate over whether vehicles just under three tonnes should cross the Victoria (High Level) Bridge have reignited after railing was hit last month, taking out the pedestrian lane on the Leamington side.* In November at…
American cruise ship tourists Joy Littleton and Lori Ionnitiu saw the excursions available to them when the Seven Seas Explorer docked in Tauranga on Sunday, and it was the Waipā experience which stood out. “I’m…
It’s great to see more people out on bikes enjoying fresh air and exercise even if at a reduced rate on an e-bike. I don’t even mind sharing the footpath with them. But why should…
The Waka Ama Sprint Nationals held every year on Lake Karāpiro is the biggest event of its kind in the world. Raipoia Brightwell says it is hard to sum up the feeling at Lake Karāpiro…
