Coast needs front of mind
Posted on 19 Nov 2020 11:06
Local knowledge and experience count. When projects, budgets and plans are up for consideration we need to make sure the...Read More...
Mixed emotions for crew
Posted on 18 Nov 2020 17:45
The last couple of weeks have been a time of mixed emotions for the Hibiscus Coastguard Unit.
Over the last month the Unit...Read More...
Planet month
Posted on 18 Nov 2020 17:42
November is the month of the planets. Seven of them making an appearance this month.
Venus will be the brightest of them...Read More...
Killer kōtare
Posted on 18 Nov 2020 17:37
When we moved into our new home at Arkles Bay in 2015, I did not realise that our section was already occupied by another...Read More...
Listen up, new mums
Posted on 18 Nov 2020 15:43
Over the years many new mothers and babies have walked through my door, but it was not until mid-October 2017 that I was...Read More...
Holiday helping hands
Posted on 18 Nov 2020 15:33
The school and university holidays are around the corner. For school students this means six weeks of freedom and university...Read More...
Cartoon - Panel deliberates on Dome landfill
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 15:29
Community protests over Waste Management's plan to build a landfill, on the north side of the Dome Valley, were...Read More...
Mahurangi Matters 18 November 2020 - You Say Online
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 15:24
We asked our Facebook followers if the public sale of fireworks should be banned in New Zealand. Here are some of...Read More...
Mahurangi Matters - 18 November 2020 - Readers Letters
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 15:20
Save the weir
Despite the objections of many locals, Auckland Council intends to destroy Warkworth's iconic weir without...Read More...
Books - November 2020 Reads
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 14:35
Pull No Punches
By Judith Collins, Allen & Unwin, rrp $36.99
Judith Collins and the National Party obviously didn't...Read More...
On the Farm - Planting for a brighter future
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 14:33
I thread my way carefully by torchlight down the paddock to the creek running through my farm. The breeze picks up as the...Read More...
Animals - Summer diseases
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 14:31
Summertime in veterinary practice often revolves around fleas, barber's pole worm and facial eczema. A warm, wet summer,...Read More...
History - Punting perils
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 14:26
From the 1860s, punts were the workhorses of the Kaipara. Their flat bottom design was ideal for negotiating the harbour's...Read More...
Country Living - Life on the road
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 14:14
With the roosters still firmly tucked in their beds and a delicate kiss on his sleeping wife's cheek, John Parker knows...Read More...
Homebuilders - ’Tis the season …
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 14:09
Varying emotions, from bliss to mortal dread, can be activated by the approach of Christmas. Expectations that are pitched...Read More...
Hauturu - An accidental voyage to Eden
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 14:05
A glorious Labour Weekend was forecast. Our plan was to spend the night at Vivian Bay on Kawau in our 12-metre yacht and...Read More...
Viewpoint - Supercity turns 10 – how are we doing?
Posted on 16 Nov 2020 14:03
Ten years ago this month, the Auckland Supercity was formed and I was fortunate enough to be elected to represent you on...Read More...
Hibiscus Matters letters - November 4, 2020
Posted on 4 Nov 2020 11:01
Council should decide
Pauline Morgan, Orewa
Can someone please explain to me how an independent commissioner can override...Read More...
Cartoons - Chemist offers fix for Warkworth water
Posted on 4 Nov 2020 08:25
The findings of a retired chemist may give hope to Warkworth residents who are up in arms about the quality of the town's...Read More...