The fact New Zealand is blessed with such natural beauty struck me afresh recently while spending wonderful days cruising around Great Barrier Island (Aotea) and surrounding islands. Nearly 45 kilometres long, this 285 square kilometre…
The fact New Zealand is blessed with such natural beauty struck me afresh recently while spending wonderful days cruising around Great Barrier Island (Aotea) and surrounding islands. Nearly 45 kilometres long, this 285 square kilometre…
The community board was pleased to see Cambridge News name Jared Milbank as its 2024 Person of the Year. During a stressful time for many in our town, Jared emerged as a composed and considered…
The Government has been announcing a lot of ‘targets’ recently. When I worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 10 years, the international community set lots of targets for Bosnian institutions. Some had a positive impact…
The school holidays seem to have flown by and here we are at the end of January. It is therefore time for some safety reminders about the return to school. The start of term 1…
There is a lot of misunderstanding around what leads to eruptions, and that is absolutely reasonable considering that it’s a highly complex field requiring different experts who understand the physics, chemistry, and geology. Volcanic systems…
Our home has shared space with delightful, feathered friends for decades. A friendly cockatiel has been part of the family for over 13 years. We acquired him very young, so knowing his precise ‘hatch-day’ was…
One of the true delights of the period from mid-December until the middle of the following month is to undertake a momentary flight from the mundane of the majority of the year and undertake something…
Admission fees My wife and I regularly attend rowing regattas at Lake Karapiro and always have paid a spectator fee on entry. We note (Cambridge News, January 16) free entry was provided to all spectators…
Eons ago, humanity began to learn from natural events and understand our Earth in incredible ways. We evolved through tragedies like impactful eruptions and earthquakes. Valuable stories were passed down to teach descendants how to…
Cambridge roads, cycleways and footpaths are under siege from cars, trucks, motorbikes, tables and chairs, billboards, horses, bicycles, walkers, prams, buggies, dogs on a lead, wheelchairs and scooters of all types – either foot propelled…
