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Who are they?

Cambridge Police have confirmed they have five juvenile suspects in custody following last week’s appeal for information about five people caught on CCTV cameras breaking…

‘Half bits’ and sirens

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan’s quip that volunteer firefighters should be commended “for all the half-bits you do” couldn’t have been better timed last weekend. Please…

South Waikato work continues

State Highway 1 between Tīrau and Putāruru re-opened on schedule last week while emergency road repair work continued at the intersection of SH1 and SH29…

Language programme push

Farming families are being called on to help connect Filipina women with an online new English language programme. Founder Lyzanne du Plessis said she owes…

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A goal for young footballers

Women’s football is on the crest of a wave in Cambridge – and pathways are being created to help the next generation of players. The…

From Leeds to a leader

When he was 14, Scott Bult was invited to trial for Leeds United. “But dad wouldn’t let me go,” said the 51-year-old, who lived in…

Cambridge’s northern stars

Snap! The women match the men Roy Pilott was at John Kerkhof Park to see the club’s premier women emulate the men and win a…

Cambridge on the up

29 September 3pm Cambridge Women have won promotion to the Northern League women’s championships following a 3-3 draw with Onehunga Māngere United at John Kerfhof…

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Experiencing Hurricane Helene

“This is really bad.” My friend Danni was watching the water cross the highway towards the hotel where she was staying with her dog. Her…

What can you be certain about?

This time last year I had booked travel to Europe, through the Middle East with an itinerary that encompassed touring Israel. Having visited there a…

Too good to be true?

When I was deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Reserve Bank’s investment committee proposed an arbitrage deal. I decided to discuss…

Addressing family harm

I have mentioned car crime a lot recently. In good news for the week, we have made a great catch with the apprehension of four…