Our planet has the incredible ability to create new parts of itself. Volcanic eruptions occur when material from deep within the Earth rises and forms new landscapes. Islands are built this way, layer by layer,…
Our planet has the incredible ability to create new parts of itself. Volcanic eruptions occur when material from deep within the Earth rises and forms new landscapes. Islands are built this way, layer by layer,…
Some astonishing and valuable treasures have often been uncovered purely by chance. One such incident occurred near a village in Suffolk, England in 1992. Eric Lawes had recently retired and was gifted with a metal…
It was the last Waipā District Council meeting of the term yesterday, and the 284-page agenda offered a mix of controversy and some tantalising public-excluded items. Staff advised councillors not to approve a notice of…
Two significant items of economic news came out last week. Food price inflation had risen by 5 per cent over the past year. That would have surprised nobody. Gross domestic product fell by 0.9 per…
We publish two findings by the Media Council today. See: NZ Media Council upholds complaints They have ruled that I have not upheld their principles as editor of Good Local Media. In January I celebrated…
As we are midway through the school holidays, I wanted to highlight a concern around our tamariki (children). School community officers work with local schools to deliver programmes such as “Loves Me Not” and “Keeping…
“Tourists warned of volcano (in capital letters) alert in Spanish holiday hotspot as locals urged to leave homes” This was a headline published a few weeks ago by Great Britain News, and I want to…
Oddly enough, feathers of all sizes, colours and shapes often seem to come ‘across my path’ when I’m out and about. Some are ‘ordinary’, but sometimes I find an extraordinarily beautiful one, which I keep….
The hustings drama moves on towards what I hope will be a more interesting and voter-filled completion. The candidates have been criss-crossing the district making promises that the bulk of them are not capable of…
Whether it was Shirley Julian’s sausage rolls and carrot cake supplied to celebrate her 95th birthday or the promise of a cracking mayoral debate, the reason for the crowd is debatable. But what is certain…
