Local Opinion

No Planet B A very Happy New Year to one and all.  Yes I’m back. It turns out I missed writing my weekly communique more than I thought I would. I won’t assume there will…

The Age of Reason Over the holiday period my thoughts – and some of my reading – turned towards how we as a nation are levelling with the requirement to dampen down the quantum of…

Cryptocurrencies have been in the news a lot recently, but mainly for the wrong reasons. The collapse of FTX in the US, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, has created shockwaves. A claim made…

St. Paul’s Union Parish Warm greetings from the Trinity St. Paul’s Union Parish of Cambridge. Isn’t it lovely to see those wooden Christmas trees around down, stand beside Victoria Street, watch the Christmas parade last…

God will never make a promise and not fulfil it. When God made a promise to send His Son, Jesus Christ our Saviour, long time ago (Genesis 3:14-15), God fulfilled that promise about 3000/4000 years…

Another year is quickly drawing to a close. It has been a relief to be free of Covid-19 restrictions and get back into visiting constituents throughout the Taupō electorate. Although I’m a member of the…

Senior Leader, Zion  One of the things I love about the Christian Church is that we are all one big family. Don’t let negative mindsets or experience around family turn you away – God’s family…

Cambridge Baptist Church My wife Raewyn and I have recently moved to Cambridge, so we’ve been making the most of every opportunity to experience Christmas in our new home. Last week we popped into the…

St Peter’s Catholic Parish Christmas comes upon us so quickly, and we do well if we can avoid the commercial snowball that threatens to bury us all at this time. Christmas seems to mean a…

St Andrew’s Anglican Church    We deal a lot in words around Christmas, in social media, or cards with the simple ‘to’ and ‘love from’ others with a note or Christmas letter.  Christmas may be the…