A clamp down on daytime parking in Cambridge has left some commuters scrambling for positions. The Alpha St carpark, popular with workers who are based in and around Victoria St is now usually full by…
A clamp down on daytime parking in Cambridge has left some commuters scrambling for positions. The Alpha St carpark, popular with workers who are based in and around Victoria St is now usually full by…
Hoofing it Your article on ‘Riding for respect’ ( The News, September 19) reminded me of a related experience I had in Hamilton about 70 years ago. As a member of the Light Horse Club…
Waipā District Council gives the Cambridge Community Board the responsibility of looking after two important delegations. One is the organisation and delivery of meaningful Anzac and Armistice Day commemorations and the second is maintaining and…
As I write this column, I have finished a busy shift which included recovering three stolen cars. Thank you to the members of the public for noticing the tell-tale signs of a stolen vehicle, and…
Recently a sad ‘medical mishap’ was reported through a media outlet in India. Evidently a seriously unwell 15-year-old boy in the northeastern state of Bihar was rushed to hospital vomiting violently. The boy’s grandfather asserted…
One hundred and sixty years ago, in an inglorious and bloody land grab, the (then) British armed forces started a southwards drive at Pokeno. This was to create a land grab from the Māori owners…
Last week I discussed our tectonic plates and the Hikurangi Subduction Zone (HSZ). It’s important to understand these processes and not just as a geologist. If you’re a Marvel movie fan, to quote Peter Quill…
We have some incredible birds in New Zealand. Anyone who’s driven through the South Island has probably encountered the kea (our alpine clown) and if you’ve been lucky enough to go to Stewart Island, you’ve…
Mural discussion It was an interesting article in the Cambridge News (This bird has flown, September 12) about the mural in Leamington Domain. The mural artwork is beautiful. I walk my dog around the perimeter…
We had another spate of car thefts overnight last Saturday, most of in Cambridge East. Circumstances indicate local involvement – or at least a local connection – and we are working hard to identify the…
