Local Opinion

More on fluoride I suggest Jack Sharman (Letters, November 7) read the Community Board Agenda item on fluoridation from the October 2024 meeting. The most recent scientific research is laid out in detail. The latest science…

I am starting this week with a snapshot of some of the jobs with which I have been involved. Last Wednesday, we received a call from a concerned member of the public who was following…

A couple of weeks ago my friend and American meteorologist Chris Vagasky was mentioned in a news article after he detected over 50,000 lightning events in the eyewall of Hurricane Milton over 14 hours. He…

There’s many initiatives in our local community that aren’t highly visible, often go unheralded and aren’t accorded the mana which perhaps they deserve for work done in supporting and enhancing other’s lives. I’m using my…

New Zealand’s economic outlook is still patchy despite some greener shoots showing for 2025. So says Infometrics chief executive and principal economist Brad Olsen, who addressed a Waikato District Council workshop last week as the…

The issue of whether or not New Zealand needs to introduce a capital gains tax is back in the news. A recent survey by Ipsos said 65 per cent of 1000 respondents would support a…

Consultant fees Recent reports indicate the Waipa District Council has over 100 staff who are on $100,000 or more and that 10 council employees are earning between $180,000 to $339,999. This remuneration reflects what the…

Cambridge Police had a good catch following a family harm incident last week. A male seriously assaulted his partner, threatened others and forcibly removed their young child before speeding away in a vehicle. Police observed…

It’s amazing to think that a long while ago we were surrounded in Waipā by active volcanoes, now sleeping giants that will never wake again. They were once producing beautiful eruptions and modifying our landscape…

I overheard someone say, “It doesn’t matter what you believe so long as you are sincere.” I nearly interrupted because what we believe matters so much. Regardless of being sincere, nice people are sincerely wrong…