Local Opinion

Looking through a new lens 

It’s been an interesting fortnight since my last offering to this august journal. The first week involved working the full four days at Fieldays and the following week involved a nervous wait for, and execution,…

Tips for a happy holiday

Merry Christmas! This will be my last column for the year as we head into holiday season. While there are many safety messages that apply at this time of year,  it’s timely for my annual…

How not to make policy

Once again, a New Zealand Government Agency has given us a good example of how policy should not be made. This time it is Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency. They are developing a plan that will…

Who can you turn to..? 

I was asked to visit a young man in hospital. Days before, he’d been seriously injured in a weekend sporting accident. I went to the spinal unit where doctors had offered a devastating outlook. Being…

Chamber Comment: Curbing our crime rate

You would have to live off the grid to not have seen the escalation of crime around the country and sadly, Cambridge is not immune. Our township is lathered in graffiti, vandalism costing the ratepayers…

A warning about photos

What a great turn out we had to the Christmas parade on Sunday, not only in crowd numbers but also the fantastic number of floats – such hard work that went into them all. I…

We say …

If the behaviour at last week’s Waikato Regional Council meeting is an indication of what’s ahead for the organisation charged with looking after our land, air, water, public transport and biosecurity, let’s bring in a…

Redemption for Pākaraka 

A little township near Whanganui has been in the process of having its original name reinstated. Following a long process of discussion between local Māori, regional authorities and people in the township, public submissions revealed…

Waikato District Council comment

A Sustainability and Wellbeing committee has been added to the Waikato District Council committee structure. It will become one of the council’s main committees alongside the Policy & Regulatory, Strategy & Performance and Infrastructure committees…

Looking ahead to Christmas

As Community Liaison Officer, I am not only based at Cambridge station, but also part of the wider Western Waikato Police prevention team. This team is composed of other community liaison officers, school and community…

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