Local Opinion

Getting prepared

A big part of life is about getting prepared. One way or another, throughout our lives, we’re always in some sort of ‘preparation’ for the ‘next thing’. Think about that…from birth, to first words, first…

Help with the links

We had a wee hot spot of car crime in the Williams, Clare and Vogel streets last weekend and two burglaries in the last week elsewhere in Cambridge. One offender or group of offenders can…

The hard questions

In a BBC article, a colleague, Professor Matthew Watson, is warning of the dangers of tourism at Fuego – a twin volcano which erupted with deadly consequences in Guatemala in 2018. Watson stopped taking student…

Inspiring events

Through most of the last year I have suffered with global osteo-arthritis so this column has not been high on my list of priorities! However over the last couple of weeks two special events in…

Theatres of dreamers

Every three years we – the whole nation – are subject to the nonsense put forward by council wannabees as to their suitability to govern the organisation that keeps our districts clean, warm, liveable and…

Let Matariki speak to us

It is a great source of delight to me that we have things unique to us, which are exclusively our own – that is, things particular, or indigenous to New Zealand. I won’t attempt listing…

We are listening

The Cambridge Community Board aims to act as a conduit between the community and Waipā District Council. Our role is to hear and understand the thoughts and opinions of those living in Cambridge and communicate…

Dealing with alcohol

They say a full moon has an impact on our mood. In emergency services we certainly seem to see an impact.  In the past week, the team have again had a busy time,  responding to…

Great fountains of lava

Eruptions in Iceland and Hawaii produce beautiful and sometimes destructive scenes of molten rock shooting into the air in a style that we call lava fountaining. This is when lava ascends to the surface very…

The power of one

This article’s title expresses a reality applicable to many individuals throughout history who in their own way have inspired, impacted and changed other’s lives for good. Some are well known, some not so much –…

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