Local Opinion

Teamwork gets results

I hope everyone relaxed over Labour weekend and had safe travels. Last week we had another good catch with help from members of the public. A young person escaped from the custody of his caregiver…

Time to start planning

Plan Change One (PC1), Waikato Regional Council’s proposed regulatory framework to better manage freshwater in the Waikato and Waipa river catchments has finally reached the Environment Court hearing stage. This is the final part of…

Eruptions and agriculture

Part of being prepared for volcanic eruptions is understanding what aspects of our lives might be impacted. Many may remember how the Eyjafjallajökull (or “that Icelandic volcano”) eruption shut down airways over Europe in 2010,…

Musings from days at sea

A quiet night. A calm sea. The only sounds disturbing eternal peace are the lapping of the water as the bow pushes aside the warm Pacific Ocean and the ticking of the course change gyro…

‘Leave out the wax please…’

That headline is very relevant headline in the aftermath of an election. Allow me to qualify that statement. There was apparently a time back in the ancient world when the Romans were commissioning marble sculptures…

If you see it, report it

Starting with a good resolution – police became aware of a serious assault that happened recently in town. The good news is that people have been identified and are being held to account. It highlighted…

Reserve Bank: what next?

On October 4 the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee agreed to make no change in the Official Cash Rate and left it at 5.5 per cent. I have been very critical of a lot of…

Drop, cover, and hold on

On October 19 we have the New Zealand Shakeout earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi, a chance to practice what to do in an earthquake, as well as a tsunami evacuation walk if you are near…

Saturday Night Fever’s coming…

On Saturday we go to the polls for a general election. It will determine the make-up of our government for the next three years, deciding which parties and which MPs are elected to form our…

One complaint leads to a catch

I’m back at work this week and arrived to news of a great catch over the weekend. Last Friday, the team responded to a driving complaint. They successfully located the vehicle on Victoria Street. Due…

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