Mahurangi Matters 4 November 2020 - Readers Letters
Posted on 4 Nov 2020 08:15
Defence of road works
Regarding the letter about Watercare constructing a sewage pipe along Mahurangi East Road (MM Oct...Read More...
Calling on the Coast can-do spirit
Posted on 3 Nov 2020 20:00
As summer fast approaches you might be forgiven for thinking things are back to normal. This year has been anything but,...Read More...
Trust law changes
Posted on 3 Nov 2020 19:37
The Trusts Act 2019 comes in effect on January 30 next year and replaces the Trustee Act 1965 and the Perpetuities Act 1964.
The...Read More...
‘Tis the season to be gouty
Posted on 3 Nov 2020 16:23
With the excesses of eating and drinking that often accompany Christmas and the summer holidays, it would appear that ‘the...Read More...
Haven for lizards
Posted on 3 Nov 2020 14:00
New Zealand is internationally famous for its range of breeding seabirds but perhaps less well-known is that we support the...Read More...
Fishing - World record-breaking kingfish
Posted on 2 Nov 2020 16:08
Fishers eagerly look forward to the summer each year. November brings the snapper on thick and easy, as they school...Read More...
Nutrition - Plan your meals
Posted on 2 Nov 2020 16:05
Goodness me! After the crazy mixed-up year that it has been, it is hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner....Read More...
Cuisine - Terrific tarts
Posted on 2 Nov 2020 16:00
There's much to celebrate about late spring. Whenever I think about spring food, I dream about my ideal meal. Wonderful...Read More...
Science - Natural gas? It’s as bad as coal
Posted on 2 Nov 2020 15:42
Natural gas is a fossil fuel that consists almost entirely of methane, which is a molecule that consists of a carbon atom...Read More...
History - Grave concerns
Posted on 2 Nov 2020 15:32
Early in Puhoi's existence, the 10 acres on the point of land between Ahuroa Road and Puhoi River was set aside for...Read More...
One Warkworth - Christmas promotions
Posted on 2 Nov 2020 15:29
What a year we have had. Most of us started 2020 with great expectations and high hopes that this would be a year to build...Read More...
Environment - Finger-lickin’ awful
Posted on 2 Nov 2020 15:26
According to the “chicken nugget” theory of capitalism put forward by Raj Patel and Jason Moore, this ubiquitous...Read More...
Viewpoint - Challenges ahead
Posted on 2 Nov 2020 15:21
The more things change, the more they stay the same. It's one of my favourite expressions and the “change”...Read More...
Hibiscus Matters letters - October 14, 2020
Posted on 13 Oct 2020 17:28
Mail delays
Jean Whitehouse, Red Beach
Has anyone else had incoming mail go missing? In December, before the pandemic,...Read More...
Council rebuffs water saving suggestion
Posted on 13 Oct 2020 17:00
In my last Viewpiont (HM June 17), I wrote about the idea of ratepayers being able to install a water tank (or a second...Read More...
Giving birds a helping hand
Posted on 13 Oct 2020 16:48
Spring is here and I've been watching a pair of thrushes raising a family of two chicks outside my lounge window.
It's...Read More...
Forward thinking programme
Posted on 13 Oct 2020 14:28
You have probably heard it said before that school is not for everybody.
You have also probably heard it said before that...Read More...
A bright red star
Posted on 13 Oct 2020 13:56
A question I have been asked often in recent days is what is that bright, red star in the east. If you go out in the evening,...Read More...
An inner Spring clean
Posted on 13 Oct 2020 13:53
Spring isn't just a great time to tackle the cleaning projects around the house. It's also a great time to focus...Read More...