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Christmas message from Rev. Mohu Lolohea

Mandatory is the word we may all not want to hear anymore. And for the last three years we have been stuck with all the rules and what to do wherever we go. This year…

Christmas message from Monsignor Leonard Danvers

Hope, peace, joy and love are words we hear often at this time of the year. They are the stuff of Christmas cards, written in elegant writing on wrapping paper, emblazoned on Christmas advertising. In…

Christmas message from Bernette Bernard

On behalf of Bridges Church, I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas. There is a real ‘Christmassy’ feeling around the shops of Cambridge, with window displays enticing us to come and purchase…

Christmas message from Jeff Parker

Similar to Cambridge, Bethlehem was, and still is, a small town with a population of around 25,000 today. It’s not uncommon for farmers to be out working with their animals on the outskirts of Cambridge,…

Christmas message from Jeremy Lind

On behalf of the Raleigh St Christian Centre community, we would like to wish everyone a peaceful Christmas. The year has again been challenging for many in our beautiful town of Cambridge. In our various…

A burning issue

Work has been underway by Waikato Regional Council (WRC) for much of the past year preparing for our 2024–34 Long Term Plan budget. We are looking to go out to the public with our formal…

Sticking with the real story

Unbelievable! Have you noticed the seemingly limitless choice of Christmas tree decorations available in stores? The pretty, glittery and sparkly decorating items for Christmas left me gobsmacked recently when buying a cute little Santa swinging…

Watching a crisis unfold

I arrived at my desk on Tuesday last week to find my concerns from yesterday confirmed. Gunung (Mount) Marapi erupted in Sumatra, Indonesia, he day before, producing an ash plume – not smoke – made…

Minding our language

Well, the eagle has landed – or to be more apposite the new government is installed onto the Treasury benches. And the axe is starting to fall on some icons hitherto cherished by the previous…

Quick calls, good results

This week we have more good news stories to share. Police were called to a rural Fencourt address because of a disorder issue.  Occupants called 111 early, enabling us to locate the offenders at the…

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