Local Opinion

The village of Matangi is now home to the fourth Romanian Orthodox church to be consecrated in New Zealand. St David’s Matangi, built in 1933 and formerly part of the St Francis Cooperating Parish of…

With our nation ramping up for a general election, as a citizen who loves this beautiful country, I have some concerns. What follows has a twofold purpose – as my weekly ‘Faith Column’ for Cambridge…

Early last month I promised to return to the traffic incursion that will be afforded by a new quarry at the southern end of Cambridge, This on dairy farmland (shame!) currently owned by a local…

Cambridge police have had a few good catches in the last week that are worthy of a mention. Last week we received a report of a family harm incident in a vehicle at the south…

The phrase ‘down on the farm’ is taking on a worrying meaning these days. What’s going down on the farm today are the prices for the things farmers produce and export. Wool prices are so…

Last weekend I was having breakfast with friends who experienced Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawkes Bay area. As is natural for many conversations in my life, it started out talking about eruptions, then moved on…

An aged aunty, who was special to me, passed away just before her 100th birthday. She often remarked that time had ‘flown by’ in spite of having a lifetime spanning almost a century. I guess…

Previously I have put out messaging to students via schools and this column, around not cycling on the footpath in the Victoria Street central business district. Last week we had a crash involving a car…

It has been great to hear from young library users and understand their thoughts and opinions on the need for a new library in Cambridge. Part of the board’s focus is to maintain an overview…

There is a phenomenon arising, phoenix-like, near the Cambridge Golf Club. Actually, not really arising, but sinking – as in becoming a huge hole. This in the shape of a projected quarry to add output…