The previous government elected to re-shape the national health service by demolishing district health boards. In part I supported this move as I had never had faith in poorly-elected inexperienced wannabees (as governance people) dictating…
The previous government elected to re-shape the national health service by demolishing district health boards. In part I supported this move as I had never had faith in poorly-elected inexperienced wannabees (as governance people) dictating…
I first read Dr Janine Krippner’s column in this paper when I was thinking about making a podcast for the Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Group. Janine’s ability to communicate the history and the science…
The centre-piece of this year’s Budget was the implementation of the tax cuts that National had ‘promised’ during last year’s election campaign. They did this by raising the three lowest tax brackets by about 11.5…
Last week was another busy one that saw us dealing with offences including two thefts from cars and two thefts of car, six shoplifting cases, public drunkenness, shoplifting, multiple reports of petrol drive offs, five…
Thank you, Peter Nicholl (Talking Economics, May 20) for raising the third world issue. New Zealand still seems to be under the impression we are part of the rich world. We are not, nor have…
Waikato Regional Council has made a submission on the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill. It outlines concerns and recommendations regarding the proposed changes, with a focus on ensuring…
As a child, I listened spellbound to a speaker describing dare-devil exploits of courageous French acrobat and gymnast, Charles Blondin. Blondin’s bizarre stunts on a tightrope stretching above the Niagara Falls between America and Canada,…
Hello again, what great catches we had last Thursday. The team started the day executing a search warrant at an address in Cambridge East in relation to burglary offences. A large amount of stolen property…
I write this column each week because I believe it is our responsibility as scientists to share what we know, especially when our areas of research can deeply impact communities. Te Awamutu is my hometown…
In the 1950s, Charles Schulz created his enduring “Peanuts” comic strip with its memorable little entourage of characters. Schulz winsomely portrayed societal issues, a regular theme being the lack of kindness sometimes evidenced among children….
