First of all, Constables Smith and Petch have asked me to pass on a thank you. Last week we received a call about a lady who had gone walking on the Waikato River trail, but…
First of all, Constables Smith and Petch have asked me to pass on a thank you. Last week we received a call about a lady who had gone walking on the Waikato River trail, but…
In choosing to write about environmental issues, I never did intend to go into facts and figures in any great depth or to explore particular occurrences in detail. There are any number of sources of…
Maybe it’s the lawyer in me, but events at Waipā District Council over the last few months have given me cause to reflect on the process of our decision-making and the importance of getting this…
Hello everyone, Last Saturday morning, I attended the funeral for chief fire officer Don Gerrand. I was proud to be part of a guard of honour on Duke Street and then walk with the large…
I hope you had a good week and that any children in your households have now settled back into school routines. I was proud to be able to join colleagues to represent Cambridge Police at…
The sacrifice of the very best of our young men and women in the First World War, at Gallipoli, and in subsequent conflicts must not be forgotten. The importance to our local and national consciousness…
Inflation has again been in the news recently – and the news just keeps getting worse. Last Thursday’s announcement of inflation of 6.9 per cent for the year ended March 31 revealed just how far…
I found myself on the receiving end of a bit of a ticking off on Monday. It was Anzac Day. I contacted a colleague from another company on a matter to do with work on…
I hope you have had good week. Today I want to talk about theft – the type of theft where you find something that is not yours, yet do not hand it in and rather…
I hope everyone has had a great Easter weekend and was fortunate enough to get some time off to recharge, as I did. This week, I have a reminder for all following a recent situation…
