Arbitrage It was a relief to read a letter (Cambridge News, September 26) which rightly challenged the earlier comments by Waipa District Council’s deputy chief executive, Ken Morris, with regard low risk arbitrage deals involving…
Arbitrage It was a relief to read a letter (Cambridge News, September 26) which rightly challenged the earlier comments by Waipa District Council’s deputy chief executive, Ken Morris, with regard low risk arbitrage deals involving…
We have five geological features in New Zealand that have recently received recognition for being “of the highest scientific value”, with “the world’s best demonstrations of geologic features and processes”. That’s pretty cool. The International…
I wrote a column in June 2023 under the title “Worry about the balance of payments, not the recession’. At that time, New Zealand had a current account deficit of $31 billion, or 8.5 per…
Earlier this month Pope Francis was in Singapore concluding an Asian and Pacifica trip. Before the 12 hour trip back to Rome, he spoke to an ‘inter-religious’ gathering of young people. Apparently going off script…
A clamp down on daytime parking in Cambridge has left some commuters scrambling for positions. The Alpha St carpark, popular with workers who are based in and around Victoria St is now usually full by…
Hoofing it Your article on ‘Riding for respect’ ( The News, September 19) reminded me of a related experience I had in Hamilton about 70 years ago. As a member of the Light Horse Club…
Waipā District Council gives the Cambridge Community Board the responsibility of looking after two important delegations. One is the organisation and delivery of meaningful Anzac and Armistice Day commemorations and the second is maintaining and…
As I write this column, I have finished a busy shift which included recovering three stolen cars. Thank you to the members of the public for noticing the tell-tale signs of a stolen vehicle, and…
Recently a sad ‘medical mishap’ was reported through a media outlet in India. Evidently a seriously unwell 15-year-old boy in the northeastern state of Bihar was rushed to hospital vomiting violently. The boy’s grandfather asserted…
One hundred and sixty years ago, in an inglorious and bloody land grab, the (then) British armed forces started a southwards drive at Pokeno. This was to create a land grab from the Māori owners…
