I am starting again with some incidents police have taken action on. Last Monday, staff attended a family harm incident in progress where a female was assaulted. Following an investigation, a male was arrested the…
I am starting again with some incidents police have taken action on. Last Monday, staff attended a family harm incident in progress where a female was assaulted. Following an investigation, a male was arrested the…
Unmet needs are powerful motivators. Getting our ‘needs’ met becomes a significant driving influence in the life of everyone born into the world. I’ve been delighted to become a grandpa again in recent months and…
This week I have been driving across the island of Tenerife through a heatwave, for a project on volcanic resilience in the town of Garachico. The idyllic seaside town was devastated by an eruption in…
The ever-patient editor of this worthy news sheet has asked me to pause my freely wandering opinion piece programme for several weeks to allow me to concentrate on matters pertaining to the forthcoming local body…
Needs not wants Waipa District Council has more than $330 million in largely capricious debt. We don’t need town clock renovations, new toilets, cycleways, town hall upgrades, to lose carparks to PC “traffic calming” or…
This week I have a cautionary scam tale that the victim is happy for me to share. In March 2025, an elderly member of our community was contacted by an unknown person on Facebook messenger….
When it comes to volcanic eruptions, people love numbers, especially big ones. The largest eruption in 20 years, the highest ash plume in our lifetime, the most terrifying pyroclastic flows – these make great headlines….
A colleague recently sent me an article by a former Secretary of the Treasury on the problems in the tax system and recommendations for change. Among other things, he wanted “a tax system that does…
When former leaders, be they prime ministers, sporting stars, business or community leaders document their recollections and publish memoirs, it’s a fraught assignment. Since memories carry significant elements of perception, their thoughts tend to incline…
The rain and fog have certainly arrived in Cambridge in the past week. With school now back for term three, the amount of traffic on the roads has resumed to normal higher levels. In addition,…
