In December 2018 he stood on the beach in the Sunda Straight, photographing Anak Krakatau, between Java and Sumatra, in the distance. Everything on the horizon had oddly gone dark and the orange glow of…
In December 2018 he stood on the beach in the Sunda Straight, photographing Anak Krakatau, between Java and Sumatra, in the distance. Everything on the horizon had oddly gone dark and the orange glow of…
Scammers are out in force at present. Cambridge Police have received further reports of significant financial loss at the hands of some determined scammers. In one case a person was convinced to invest in a…
Councils must review how to improve the dialogue with their communities to strengthen local democracy. One way is to work much more closely with our locally elected community boards and committees. Another is to consider…
Auckland has several notable hills – Mt Victoria (Takarunga), Mt Eden (Maungawhau), One Tree Hill (Maungakiekie), Mt Wellington (Maungarei), and more. It also has some pretty neat water features, like Mangere Lagoon, Panmure Basin, or…
In last week’s column I wrote about Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile in May 1954. For years, that barrier had been regarded as insurmountable due to the belief that the human body would never…
A few days ago, I was involved in tramping the pavements of the capital city on behalf of the retirement village residents whose national interests I serve. It mainly involved visiting government-related organisations but there…
As you are aware, I am very passionate about making Cambridge an unattractive location for opportunist and recidivist criminals. I appreciate the steps our retailers and the community as a whole are already taking in…
Cambridge’s star continues to rise as a centre offering young sporting aspirants a chance to compete at an elite level in their chosen field. Families are locating here to provide their kids with opportunity to…
The Cambridge Community Board’s rural tour got underway at the weekend. We visited the Kaipaki, Monavale, Fencourt and Te Miro halls. It was great to connect with the local rural community and link them with…
Many of us might think of eruptions in Hawai’i when we think of lava flows, or recent eruptions in Iceland or La Palma in the Canary Islands. There are generally two main types that we…
