When we spied Roger Gordon putting up his election signs last week, the first thing we asked him was when the photo was taken. Last election he used a three year old photo when election…
When we spied Roger Gordon putting up his election signs last week, the first thing we asked him was when the photo was taken. Last election he used a three year old photo when election…
The government’s refusal to consider adding on-off ramps to the Waikato Expressway’s southern access to Cambridge is sort-sighted. And it is disappointing that the decision has been made despite prompting from Taupō MP Louise Upston…
They want our vote? Cambridge was once a compact, prosperous, semi-rural English town of trees and champions—a beacon of what could be achieved in the Waikato. But those who want our vote gave away our…
Between August 3 and 8, we again had several cars stolen and interfered with, this time around Cambridge East. Thank you to the members of the public who have proactively contacted police advising of subsequent…
What goes on in our ‘thought life’ matters a great deal. The things we think about, the type of thoughts we allow in our ‘headspace’, plus the emotions that accompany those thoughts, will inevitably shape…
Last week was an eventful one for the Pacific region, marked by significant geological and oceanic activity. The sequence of events began with a powerful earthquake, followed by a tsunami, then a Russian volcano made…
In this initial foray into local election matters it is important that I sort the wheat from the chaff. Or rather the mayoral candidates from those seeking council or ward chairs. So, we have three…
A team effort involving a retailer and police led to the successful capture of two shoplifters last week. Quick thinking store staff identified suspicious behaviour and immediately rang 111 with details of the theft, the…
Geology tends to move very slowly, until it doesn’t. Below our feet are enormous tectonic plates moving at around the speed fingernails grow. Depending on location, there may also be molten magma, faults that will…
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…
