I read, with much interest, the celebration of the opening of the new Hospice Waikato retail store in Te Awamutu. My late father was a long-term supporter of the work of hospice organisations in New…
I read, with much interest, the celebration of the opening of the new Hospice Waikato retail store in Te Awamutu. My late father was a long-term supporter of the work of hospice organisations in New…
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…
Meghan Hawkes reports on headline news in Waipa – from 1909 Recent railway reforms riled a passenger who, on arrival at the Te Awamutu train station, was accosted by the station master demanding sixpence…
In a car crammed full of my belongings I sat counting on my fingers the times I have moved house or apartment, not counting the times I lived in a backpackers or hotel. In 21…
Thirteen-year-old Kenneth Taylor was riding home from school at a canter along with Charles Cruickshank around four on a September afternoon in 1897. The boys were between the Cross Roads and Greenhill – the Taylor…
On September 23, 1995, I was waiting at Wellington Airport for a German exchange student to arrive on the 8am flight from Auckland. When he landed, he was very excited because he had seen a…
1080 issue Cr Graf’s anti-1080 rant, yet again, in the regional councillor column (The News, September 19) represents a very small view of a few individuals, and cannot go unchallenged. If the silent majority who…
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…
This week’s column will be my last for a while as I am taking up a development opportunity in Hamilton for six months. At the time of writing it is unclear who will be taking…
Last week I discussed our tectonic plates and the Hikurangi Subduction Zone (HSZ). It’s important to understand these processes and not just as a geologist. If you’re a Marvel movie fan, to quote Peter Quill…
