Local Opinion

Addressing family harm

I have mentioned car crime a lot recently. In good news for the week, we have made a great catch with the apprehension of four youths who were responsible for four times attempted unlawful takes…

On the move … again

In a car crammed full of my belongings I sat counting on my fingers the times I have moved house or apartment, not counting the times I lived in a backpackers or hotel. In 21…

‘Investing’ wisely

Some startling statistics caught my attention the other day from Oxfam- an international aid confederacy with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, whose focus is alleviation of global poverty. This British-founded agency reveals how poor most of…

Māori wards: a pākehā’s perspective

For me when I read Te Tiriti it clearly states that Māori would have a say in local governance. Article two:  “The Queen of England agrees to protect the chiefs, the subtribes and all the…

You get one chance …

A few years ago, we were blessed with the extension of the Waikato Expressway which relieved Cambridge of a high number of mainstream vehicles including many large trucks. Retailers have benefitted enormously as a result…

Don’t keep us waiting

Across Waipa, Te Awamutu and Cambridge Police have definitely been kept busy this week. In the police we have a saying, ‘see something, do something’. It is something we would like our community to embrace…

Letters to Editor – 3 October 2024

Arbitrage It was a relief to read a letter (Cambridge News, September 26) which rightly challenged the earlier comments by Waipa District Council’s deputy chief executive, Ken Morris, with regard low risk arbitrage deals involving…

Our local rock celebrities

We have five geological features in New Zealand that have recently received recognition for being “of the highest scientific value”, with “the world’s best demonstrations of geologic features and processes”. That’s pretty cool. The International…

Payments out of balance

I wrote a column in June 2023 under the title “Worry about the balance of payments, not the recession’. At that time, New Zealand had a current account deficit of $31 billion, or 8.5 per…

Are there different paths?

Earlier this month Pope Francis was in Singapore concluding an Asian and Pacifica trip. Before the 12 hour trip back to Rome, he spoke to an ‘inter-religious’ gathering of young people. Apparently going off script…

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