“You’ve never seen it miss this house, and miss that house, and come after you!” said Dr. Jo Harding, meteorologist in the 1996 movie Twister. This quote kept playing through my head while walking around…
“You’ve never seen it miss this house, and miss that house, and come after you!” said Dr. Jo Harding, meteorologist in the 1996 movie Twister. This quote kept playing through my head while walking around…
After spending over a week in the field recording the damage inflicted by the 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption in La Palma, I am now working long hours to go over the information we recorded. I…
The independent panel appointed to carry out a review into local government reform has released its recommendations. I agree with the panel’s summary of the challenges facing the sector including significant funding issues. These pressures…
Do ostriches really bury their head in the sand to avoid trouble, or to hide? Surely it’s a bit of a pointless method of escaping danger or predators, if they can’t breathe? Like our kiwi,…
Let’s start with some good news again this week. We have recently had a couple of car theft sprees. Fortunately, police located most of the vehicles very quickly. Two search warrants were executed. During the…
The almost indecent haste Waipā District councillors decided to continue with First Past the Post for the next two local body elections, given the woeful 39.65 per cent turnout at last year’s election, came as…
Our culture’s fixation with physical health, diet, nutrition and fitness has assumed such priority. Fair enough, if it’s kept in balance. A massive industry with ‘influencers’ and gurus has emerged expounding lists of things claimed…
As the weeks rush by we hurtle towards a national election. There is huge unrest politically, socially and economically and the various (can they be trusted) polls all have a material common theme with Labour…
Our regular columnist Janine Krippner reports from the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in Canary Islands. In the past four days I have seen more destruction and loss than across…
This week’s good catch story relates to a street robbery that occurred early last week. A teenager was walking in Leamington when he was approached by four youths in a vehicle. They stopped, got out…
