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Swapping software for trees

Ian Brennan wants to develop a sustainable eco system which can tolerate harvesting, writes Chris Gardner. Ian Brennan is proud to call himself a “tree pervert”. Brennan has spent 18 years planting continuous cover native…

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When Elise Badger returned home after living in Australia for a decade, she wanted to make a positive impact on the community.   She ran for the Cambridge Community Board under the banner ‘Committed to…

Rangiaowhia artwork donated

Updated 3 March 2025 Hamilton artist Richard Lewer created a ‘What they didn’t teach me at school’ exhibition held at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in Wellington last year. One of the pieces in the…

Why ‘Space Dave’ backs Nasa

Te Awamutu’s “Space Dave” has complete faith that Nasa and other space agencies can deal with a rogue asteroid heading towards Earth. He says we should treat the emergence as a planetary emergency drill. Astronomers…

Air and health prime concerns

Chris Gardner continues our series of reviews of submissions and reports on the proposed Te Awamutu waste to energy plant. Nearly two thirds of submissions on the proposed Paewira Waste to Energy Plant in Racecourse…

It’s on the tip of your … finger

Waipā District Council museums and heritage director Anne Blyth says the new digital library of Waipā’s art is an accessible way of looking at our past. There are nearly 100 pieces of art in the…

Council trio make sharing deal

Waipā, Ōtorohanga and Waitomo district councils have agreed to share regulatory services staff in the latest hint Waikato local authorities are thinking “bigger picture”. The three councils signed an over-arching regulatory shared services agreement last…

Historian with church in his DNA

Monsignor David Bennett, pastor at Cambridge’s St Peter’s Catholic Church for 13 years before he took retirement, died earlier this month, aged 81. Not only was he Pastor Emeritus of St Peter’s Church in Cambridge,…

Finalists named

The winner of a Māori farming award is Waikato’s hope in the New Zealander of the Year Awards. Three finalists were named in each of seven categories yesterday and include Tīrau based Ben Purua (Tainui)…

Denniston model heads south

A model of the brakehead at the top of the Denniston Incline is moving today to Westport, where it will be donated to the ‘Friends of the Hill’ Museum. The Greater Waikato Railway Modellers (GWRM)…

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