By Deb Thurgood Every week, thieves are stealing cars. In the 7 days prior to January 23, 43 motor vehicles were reported as stolen in Waikato, plus 11 number plates. Of these vehicles, the most…
By Deb Thurgood Every week, thieves are stealing cars. In the 7 days prior to January 23, 43 motor vehicles were reported as stolen in Waikato, plus 11 number plates. Of these vehicles, the most…
Time’s Person of the Year is inventor-cum-possible Bond villain Elon Musk, and some people are not happy about it. Those opinions aside, I couldn’t help noticing the contrast between this year’s figure and Greta Thunberg,…
By Peter Carr With the rapid browning of the grass around us and the continuing cloudless azure skies one could be forgiven from forgetting that the holiday period is over. Except, that is, for the fact that the government sponsored…
By Peter Nicholl The year 2022 started with good weather. But a storm arrived early. The economy in 2022 could be similar. It looks calm now, but storms are on the way. The only certainty for 2022 is that the economy is facing many uncertainties. I can’t predict what is going to…
By Deb Thurgood Happy New Year to everyone! I hope this column finds you safe, relaxed and well. As you will have seen on the news, two prominent issues over the Christmas and New Year…
This will be my last message for the year. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to read my column, for your community spirit and support. I am personally grateful for the opportunity to…
By Peter Matthews Tension was high as the online auction came to a climax. I had been watching it for a while and the bidding was sporadic in the days leading up to last night’s…
By Peter Carr This has been a week of both error and revelation. After the recent lengthy lockdown we set off southwards last Wednesday to catch up with Wellington-based families. All was good with the world…
Hello Cambridge and Te Awamutu, Despite Covid-19 having caused the cancellation of some of the usual Christmas events, it is nevertheless great to see the festive spirit being expressed in other ways, from the recent…
Greetings for another week, Some of you may have noticed a Police presence near Lake Karāpiro last Friday. The incident in question was a good prompt for a message to all those Airbnb hosts in our community. Many of the guests you host…
