Local Opinion

Fancy a coffee?

First off, this week, I want to let you know about an upcoming event next week. If you are wanting the chance to catch up, we invite you to join us at “Coffee with a…

The sound of freedom

It took a while to arrive here, but Kiwi audiences have had the option of viewing the movie, Sound of Freedom in local cinemas. I watched it within days of its New Zealand release, having…

It’s when, not if

New Zealand has experienced many more eruptions in our relatively recent history than most of us remember. Many may have memories of the Ruapehu 1995 and 1996 eruptions, some may remember the many eruptions of…

It’s our own fault

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently published its latest report on the New Zealand economy. The IMF does these reviews on their member countries about every 18 months. The report was not very flattering….

Focus on young winners

Last Sunday Youth Aid Constable Dani Hibdige and I took the lucky winners in the recent Bluelight Colouring Competition up to Rainbow’s End for the National Bluelight Fun Day. There were a lot of excited…

Detecting warning signs

The ability to monitor volcanoes comes from a solid mix of technology, research, time, and experience. Thankfully, here in New Zealand we have these things. Before an eruption occurs – which is where magmatic material…

Richness in diversity

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…

Election musings

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…

Dealing with those trucks

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…

Successes – and awareness

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…

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