Yesterday it rained properly for the first time this year. Maybe that’s an exaggeration, but that’s how it feels to me at least. And not just me. Everyone was talking about the rain. “You can…
Yesterday it rained properly for the first time this year. Maybe that’s an exaggeration, but that’s how it feels to me at least. And not just me. Everyone was talking about the rain. “You can…
Following on from last month’s column, your Community Board got together to go over our strategic plan, assess how we are doing and to finalise our priorities through to the end of our term. As…
Salt is part of our everyday lives, whether we are eating it or swimming in ocean water. Before it reaches our kitchens, salt is collected in several ways. One method involves evaporating salty water, leaving…
Te Awamutu township was in a somewhat excited state over the proposal to do away with the present bowling and tennis sites and have new grounds made on Victoria Park. There was some opposition to…
Kiwi debate Clyde Graf’s opinion piece (The News, March 20) on kiwi releases from Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain casts unfounded aspersions on efforts to protect brown kiwi. He is also ill-informed about the practice of taking…
It was good to see lots of whānau at the Balloons over Waipa event in Te Awamutu last Friday. In Cambridge on Sunday, a similarly positive crowd cheered on Maadi rowers as they began the…
Last week, councillor Mich’eal Downard, chair Pamela Storey and I were guests at Maungatautari, watching the annual kiwi translocation. Up until now I’ve been a bit dubious about the Maungatautari pest-free project. However, over time…
Scenarios are an invaluable tool for helping prepare for major events. Facing a potential disaster requires scientists, government officials, business owners, families, utility companies, and first responders (and more) to plan together. This provides a…
La Grippe was at work throughout New Zealand in 1897, particularly towards the end of the year. This former name for influenza was derived from the French grippe, from gripper, meaning to grasp or hook,…
When we were children, we were taught to say ‘thank you’ for everything, from a birthday present from our grandparents to a slice of luncheon sausage from the butcher. I drilled good manners into our…
