Local Opinion

Helping with restoration

As we come out of winter and into spring, a reminder to landowners that that both the Waikato Regional Council and the Waikato River Authority have contestable funding available to landowners to assist with restoration…

Hay stackers and power lines

The abundance of hay in the Te Awamutu district led to those moving hay stackers taking dangerous risks.  One man had a narrow escape when a stacker caught a power line, which came down on…

Then came Hurricane Milton

“When it comes up it’s already too late” I hear as I listen to US news focused on Hurricane Milton as it moves towards Florida, towards the areas under so much stress from Hurricane Helene….

More blessed to give

I always enjoy scrolling through old photos. It helps me recapture special moments spent with people and in places I love. Recently, I came across photos I took in Ketchikan, a small town in Alaska….

Our youth aid team

This week I want to focus on youth. School has started back up and so often it is when our youth are truant or being negatively influenced by mates that they can end up making…

Drownings in Kihikihi

Two Kihikihi women who wandered off and disappeared two years apart initially had their community baffled. When Arthur White returned home from work one August evening in 1895 and found his wife Jane missing, he…

How we can help creatures thrive

This week we end the Season of Creation that Christians across cultures and countries celebrated together. Every year, the season ends on the Sunday following St Francis Day. St Francis’ life and ministry was centred…

Experiencing Hurricane Helene

“This is really bad.” My friend Danni was watching the water cross the highway towards the hotel where she was staying with her dog. Her home, not too far away and at a lower elevation,…

Too good to be true?

When I was deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Reserve Bank’s investment committee proposed an arbitrage deal. I decided to discuss it with the governor, Don Brash, who had a merchant…

Addressing family harm

I have mentioned car crime a lot recently. In good news for the week, we have made a great catch with the apprehension of four youths who were responsible for four times attempted unlawful takes…

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