Karāpiro School students joined children all over the country last Friday to celebrate Pink Shirt Day. Run by the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand since 2012, the day focuses on creating a community where…
Karāpiro School students joined children all over the country last Friday to celebrate Pink Shirt Day. Run by the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand since 2012, the day focuses on creating a community where…
Interestingly, the recent expulsion of the members of Te Pāti Māori from parliament for a period of time appears partly to be a result of their performing a haka in the house. It raises questions…
The gentle person that was Robert Phillips, or ‘Robert’ to so many, will never know how much he taught us all. ROBERT D.M. PHILLIPS – November 13 1952 – May 8 2025 His passing showed…
There’s a joke about three men shipwrecked upon an island. Being marooned presented a bleak outlook with little prospect of rescue. A bottle washed ashore one day. Intrigued, the three opened it eagerly to discover…
They rolled out the eight metre long red carpet in Cambridge last night for the world premiere of a movie first shot at the former Masonic Hotel six years ago. Door sales for The Tavern…
I worked for 10 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in their immediate post-war reconstruction phase. There were highly-paid international consultants by the hundreds, possibly thousands, there. Some readers may be asking if I was…
It’s uncommon for people to commit to one place or cause for long these days – the Bourke family have been involved in Hautapu rugby for six generations. The family have provided players and administrators…
A behind-the-scenes tour of the Parallel Road water treatment plant is shaping up to be a popular feature of Waipā District Council’s Long Term Plan and Local Water Done Well consultations which kicked off last…
Matter of interest Waipa District Council’s reply to my letter to the Cambridge News re their “arbitrage” loss is an example of obfuscation – bureaucratic nonsense. In August 2024 WDC announced their “arbitrage deal” would…
Veteran Waipā councillor Clare St Pierre has announced her candidacy for mayor, driven by what she calls “12 years of financial frustration” and two consecutive years of steep rate increases. The 64-year-old Pirongia resident is…
