I hope everyone had a good long weekend. It was great to see the road toll at zero with everyone making it home from their holidays safely. In the seven days prior to writing, in…
I hope everyone had a good long weekend. It was great to see the road toll at zero with everyone making it home from their holidays safely. In the seven days prior to writing, in…
Today is our national ShakeOut earthquake drill and tsunami hikoi, a great chance to think about what to do during an earthquake and why. I feel that knowing why it is important to do something…
The CPI outcome for the year to September 30 was a good one. The increase of 2.2 per cent was at the lower end of most economists’ expectations. It was also the first time since…
I live by a Cambridge green-belt reserve where my favourite birds, native wood pigeon (the kererū), frequently visit. Recently an unusually large flock of eight was frolicking high up in the trees. Unexpectedly a group…
Loans and liabilities Kevin Wells (letters, October 3) asked “does the council use ratepayers properties as security for loans and [deputy chief executive] Ken Morris replied “No, council does not own the properties”. The council…
This week I am again prompted to remind you about Facebook fraud. Facebook Marketplace is an unregulated trading platform. While a lot of legitimate people use it, there are equally those recidivist fraudsters who use…
As we come out of winter and into spring, a reminder to landowners that that both the Waikato Regional Council and the Waikato River Authority have contestable funding available to landowners to assist with restoration…
“When it comes up it’s already too late” I hear as I listen to US news focused on Hurricane Milton as it moves towards Florida, towards the areas under so much stress from Hurricane Helene….
Some might draw that conclusion looking at data from the 2023 census. Reporting the results, one media headline said, “More than half the population has no religion”. It went on saying that the proportion of…
Given that silence is golden, the absolute lack of anything positive regarding the forthcoming heavy truck invasion of our lovely town is almost deafening. Except to say that the hard-working Chamber of Commerce and others…
