Did you know that the rock that makes up the top of Mount Everest is limestone that formed below the ocean? Enormous tectonic forces slowly pushed the rocks upwards to make a mountain range that…
Did you know that the rock that makes up the top of Mount Everest is limestone that formed below the ocean? Enormous tectonic forces slowly pushed the rocks upwards to make a mountain range that…
Winter is still upon us with some very frosty mornings and lots of fog hitting the area of late. Please remember to manually turn on your headlights, drive to the conditions and defensively. On the…
Often we’re more concerned with alleviating the effects (symptoms) of our problems and difficulties rather than identifying and tackling the cause of those problems – that is, getting to the root, or source. To be…
The Beautiful Game continues throughout Australasia in the form of the Women’s World Cup – a display of skill, finesse, grace and fairness. The footballers have been – and continue to be – a joy…
Somewhere during my nearly 16-hour-long flight back from the Canary Islands (flight number three!) it hit me that I was on my way home to New Zealand. After 11 years overseas when heading “home” from…
I hate to sound like a stuck record, but I really need everyone to spread the word around securing vehicles. Coming into work this morning, I have again been told of more cases where vehicles…
During my high school years, I shared classes with an awkward fellow student who struggled socially. Often called a derisive nickname, he was never celebrated. I felt bad for him as he had many likeable…
Trees down, roads closed, electricity outages, slips and flooding – we’ve experienced it all in parts of the Waikato District this year because of Cyclone Gabrielle and other wild weather events. Just a month ago,…
I’m starting this column with good news. Last weekend the team received a complaint of vehicles doing burnouts in the Swayne Road area. As a result of evidence provided by the public, investigations led to…
The 2023 election campaign is well and truly underway and the various parties have been revealing their policy platforms. What has struck me as both interesting and concerning is the huge disconnect between two of…
