Local Opinion

E te Tau 2022, ō mate, ō piki me ō heke, haere rā!  E te Tau 2023 me tō pitomata, haere mai! We’ve farewelled 2022, all of its ups and downs, and those who who…

Senior Leader, Bridges Church  It struck me that it’s nearly five months since the unprecedented 70 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II ended with her death at 96 years of age. Writing in this column…

After the holiday break, the board is back to work and looking forward to a busy year. As always, our focus is strongly on representing our community and advocating to council on your behalf. A…

It so happened that the family sat down at the dining table for breakfast on Sunday morning. The conversation settled for a while on languages. How they have evolved, where they come from, and how…

Most recent economic predictions for New Zealand in 2023 are that the economy will go into recession with the main debate being about when, by how much and for how long. This became the predominant…

No Planet B A very Happy New Year to one and all.  Yes I’m back. It turns out I missed writing my weekly communique more than I thought I would. I won’t assume there will…

The Age of Reason Over the holiday period my thoughts – and some of my reading – turned towards how we as a nation are levelling with the requirement to dampen down the quantum of…

Cryptocurrencies have been in the news a lot recently, but mainly for the wrong reasons. The collapse of FTX in the US, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, has created shockwaves. A claim made…

St. Paul’s Union Parish Warm greetings from the Trinity St. Paul’s Union Parish of Cambridge. Isn’t it lovely to see those wooden Christmas trees around down, stand beside Victoria Street, watch the Christmas parade last…

God will never make a promise and not fulfil it. When God made a promise to send His Son, Jesus Christ our Saviour, long time ago (Genesis 3:14-15), God fulfilled that promise about 3000/4000 years…