Last Friday was the end of term two, to the delight of school students all across the district. On this day, I was honoured to be invited to judge the Te Awamutu College house song…
Last Friday was the end of term two, to the delight of school students all across the district. On this day, I was honoured to be invited to judge the Te Awamutu College house song…
Over the past few columns, we have explored submarine eruptions near the surface. Once a volcanic edifice is high enough, with lava and rock stacking higher and higher from the sea floor through repeated eruptions,…
The Cambridge News in its last few issues has published a full-page advertisement setting out five options for Waikato local government reorganisation. Four of them would see Waipā joining other Waikato councils to create larger…
Councils have been scrambling to ‘consult’ on regional merger proposals to meet the August deadline for joining the Government’s “head start” process for local government reform. According to minister Chris Bishop it’s a choice: “Lead…
A winter issue Long term complaints to council about the inadequate winter leaf collection in Leamington and the burden put on older people like me who have to spend a great deal of time clearing…
A friend living in the centre of Cambridge enjoys walking. His favourite route includes the pathway around Lake Te Koo Utu. Lighting up that area at night, the town cross rises high above the lake….
Last week brought the end of a long-running investigation into a retail burglary, along with several attempted and completed car thefts that occurred around Leamington back in February. After officers executed two search warrants on…
If you ask a volcanologist what their favourite volcano name is, Kick ’em Jenny is often a contender. This brilliantly named volcano is a submarine volcano about 8 km north of Grenada in the Caribbean…
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, a young man from Scotland distinguished himself as an exceptional track athlete and won the gold medal in the 400 metres. What made his win remarkable was…
One day there will be an accident at one of Cambridge’s staggered crossings and the blame will fall on the pedestrian. I am not talking about the raised courtesy crossings, like the one between the…
