In last week’s column I wrote about Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile in May 1954. For years, that barrier had been regarded as insurmountable due to the belief that the human body would never…
In last week’s column I wrote about Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile in May 1954. For years, that barrier had been regarded as insurmountable due to the belief that the human body would never…
A few days ago, I was involved in tramping the pavements of the capital city on behalf of the retirement village residents whose national interests I serve. It mainly involved visiting government-related organisations but there…
As you are aware, I am very passionate about making Cambridge an unattractive location for opportunist and recidivist criminals. I appreciate the steps our retailers and the community as a whole are already taking in…
Cambridge’s star continues to rise as a centre offering young sporting aspirants a chance to compete at an elite level in their chosen field. Families are locating here to provide their kids with opportunity to…
The Cambridge Community Board’s rural tour got underway at the weekend. We visited the Kaipaki, Monavale, Fencourt and Te Miro halls. It was great to connect with the local rural community and link them with…
Many of us might think of eruptions in Hawai’i when we think of lava flows, or recent eruptions in Iceland or La Palma in the Canary Islands. There are generally two main types that we…
Last Friday Youth Aid officer Constable Dani Hibdige and I visited both Cambridge Middle and Cambridge High Schools to support Pink Shirt Friday. It was great to see so many students getting dressed up. We…
The Government presented its 2023 Budget last Thursday. They labelled it a bread and butter Budget. The opposition said there wasn’t much butter in it. Adjectives used by the media to describe it included minimalist…
I was first elected to Waikato Regional Council in 2013, as the representative for the Thames-Coromandel Constituency. Following a six-year hiatus, I was re-elected in 2022 as one of the two representatives for the Waipā/King…
There are around 50 ongoing eruptions right now, but you won’t hear of most of them because they are not big enough to hit the news cycle. Fortunately, many don’t really impact the people around…
