Eruptions in Iceland and Hawaii produce beautiful and sometimes destructive scenes of molten rock shooting into the air in a style that we call lava fountaining. This is when lava ascends to the surface very…
Eruptions in Iceland and Hawaii produce beautiful and sometimes destructive scenes of molten rock shooting into the air in a style that we call lava fountaining. This is when lava ascends to the surface very…
The 56th edition of Fieldays wrapped up on Saturday with the traditional townies’ day. More than 1100 exhibitors and thousands of visitors spent four days at Mystery Creek in the Waipā district. Guests included prime…
Former Karāpiro School principal Tina-Maree Thatcher has swapped the classroom for the courtroom after completing a law degree last year. Thatcher said she had worked in education for 21 years, including 15 years in school…
Where’s Wally? As well as delighting children’s puzzle book readers around the world, he was at Leamington School last Thursday, joining The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Harry Potter and a rainbow of other literary characters in…
This article’s title expresses a reality applicable to many individuals throughout history who in their own way have inspired, impacted and changed other’s lives for good. Some are well known, some not so much –…
Cambridge Connections feedback is in and if the 509 responses are anything to go by, there are no easy answers to the town’s transport problems. With all ‘third’ bridge options off the table for the…
That horrible word stagflation has appeared in the New Zealand media recently. Stagflation is the simultaneous appearance of slow or negative economic growth and high or rising unemployment with high or rising inflation. New Zealand…
He was one of the country’s finest jockeys, a wonderful farmer and all-round Mr Nice Guy. Sunday’s farewell to Garry Edge at Cambridge Raceway was a reflection of the man himself – one of a…
The operators of the world’s largest predator proof fence at cash-strapped Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari have turned to Conservation minister Tama Potaka for help. Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger joined Potaka and Department of Conservation representatives…
Melbourne Cup winning jockey James McDonald will have his name added to Cambridge’s Walk of Fame. The announcement was made by Waipā District Council this week and is welcomed by staff at The News –…
