The hui at Turangawaewae on January 20 was more than a celebration of Māoridom’s assertion of tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake. The strongest of signals was sent to all who might pay some attention to…
The hui at Turangawaewae on January 20 was more than a celebration of Māoridom’s assertion of tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake. The strongest of signals was sent to all who might pay some attention to…
An old saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” That is, a visual image conveys thoughts and concepts a thousand times more effectively than any verbal description. For example, describing how a relative…
As the new year gets underway, the Cambridge Community Board is gearing up for another year of advocacy and connecting with our community. Our role is to bridge the gap between you, the community, and…
School has started back this week bringing with it an increase in traffic, especially at peak times. We have quite a bit of road work underway in town with some road closures and diversions in…
Writing opinion pieces for a growing stable of local newspapers became even grander this week – so congratulations David Mackenzie and team for your southern spread to the King Country. In a recent article the…
I walked by a mother getting her children out of a car, in town ages ago. One little girl stared then began yelling excitedly as she pointed at me, “Mum! Mmumm it’s him! It’s him……
Today I made a mistake. I had just completed a comprehensive first aid course before heading out for more field work. I have done first aid training before including outdoors first aid, training in Australia…
Shoplifting allegations against now resigned Green MP Golriz Ghahraman reignited memories for senior writer Mary Anne Gill. She writes of a simpler time when she saw a shoplifting incident. My first job out of high…
In December 2023 the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) released its aerial 1080 poison annual report. The report states that of the 55 aerial operations undertaken in 2022, 24 incidents were self-reported by contractors and 25…
Hello all. In line with last week’s column, I hope you’ve had a good week, stayed water safe in all the hot weather, while not getting too hot under the collar with the humidity either….
