Loans and liabilities Kevin Wells (letters, October 3) asked “does the council use ratepayers properties as security for loans and [deputy chief executive] Ken Morris replied “No, council does not own the properties”. The council…
Loans and liabilities Kevin Wells (letters, October 3) asked “does the council use ratepayers properties as security for loans and [deputy chief executive] Ken Morris replied “No, council does not own the properties”. The council…
This week I am again prompted to remind you about Facebook fraud. Facebook Marketplace is an unregulated trading platform. While a lot of legitimate people use it, there are equally those recidivist fraudsters who use…
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…
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…
“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….
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….
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…
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…
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…
“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,…
