The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will announce its next Official Cash Rate decision on August 20. Lots of people are giving them advise. Most expect the bank to lower the cash rate again by…
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will announce its next Official Cash Rate decision on August 20. Lots of people are giving them advise. Most expect the bank to lower the cash rate again by…
I was in a changing room cubicle trying on jeans at a clothing store when someone bashed loudly on the door, shouting at me with startling urgency to ‘get out immediately!’ Hobbling out of the…
Memories of Cambridge In researching some articles recently I came across a story in the Cambridge News about the closing of the Lyceum Club. My grandmother Evelyn Rishworth was the club’s first president and 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….
