Animals - Summer diseases
Posted on 24 Feb 2021 08:00
If the weather gets hot and wet, some animal diseases I am on the lookout for are facial eczema, enzootic pneumonia and flystrike....Read More...
Gardening - Late summer abundance
Posted on 23 Feb 2021 08:00
Late summer to early autumn is probably my favourite season; the nights are a little cooler and more comfortable, the days...Read More...
Hauturu - A brighter future for tuatara
Posted on 21 Feb 2021 08:00
Tuatara are New Zealand's own dinosaurs of very ancient lineage. They have remained virtually unchanged since walking...Read More...
Monthly round-up from local emergency services.
Posted on 19 Feb 2021 14:22
Welcome to Siren, a monthly round-up of key events and issues from local emergency services. In our first report, the issues...Read More...
Homebuilders - Managing big emotions
Posted on 19 Feb 2021 08:00
Here at Homebuilders, we have noticed an increase in children and young people experiencing a range of difficult emotions...Read More...
Thank the neighbours
Posted on 18 Feb 2021 15:21
Hey Coasties! I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer in true Coast fashion.
As we begin the year, I hope you have...Read More...
History - Wharehine’s summer game
Posted on 18 Feb 2021 08:00
The earliest known records of cricket in Wharehine were in a settler's diary for 1865 and 1866. Considering the...Read More...
Taking control
Posted on 17 Feb 2021 14:18
Conversations around health and happiness are common in our industry when we see those who are ‘down and out'...Read More...
Monthly round-up from local emergency services.
Posted on 17 Feb 2021 12:27
Welcome to Siren, a monthly round-up of key events and issues from local emergency services. In our first report, the issues...Read More...
Country Living - Splendid chaps at the rodeo
Posted on 17 Feb 2021 08:00
I am partially passionate for a good ole cowboy movie, so I took myself off to the Warkworth Rodeo last month where I had...Read More...
Hibiscus Matters letters - February 17, 2021
Posted on 16 Feb 2021 14:56
Black & white (& grey)
Joyce Williams ,Ōrewa
Our new suburbs are very smart. So orderly, so consistently modern. I...Read More...
Mahurangi Matters 17 February 2021 - Readers Letters
Posted on 16 Feb 2021 08:40
Hill Street queues
I was hoping through the letters to the editor I could promote my book Hill Street Queues. The book follows...Read More...
Mahurangi Matters 17 February 2021 - Off the Record
Posted on 16 Feb 2021 08:35
Be prepared
A Mahurangi holidaymaker, who had to catch a bus from the Bay of Plenty to Auckland over New Year, was impressed...Read More...
Cricketing inspiration
Posted on 15 Feb 2021 17:00
I hope everyone has had a good break over the holiday period.
Our experience over the summer months is in marked contrast...Read More...
Cartoon - Dwindling soil resources prompt national response
Posted on 15 Feb 2021 16:07
Food could become more expensive if the current pattern of urbanisation in Auckland is allowed to continue. That's...Read More...
Viewpoint - What do we mean by core business?
Posted on 15 Feb 2021 15:34
Everyone will now know that Auckland Council faces significant losses in income that will affect its budgets for some years...Read More...
Hibiscus Matters letters - 3 February 2021
Posted on 3 Feb 2021 11:59
Light relief
Nigel Thomas and Roy Forster, Red Beach
Christmas has come and gone but we cannot let it completely go until...Read More...
Positive start to 2021
Posted on 3 Feb 2021 11:57
This summer there is no doubt we all deserved a good break after what has been a tough year, but at least here in NZ we...Read More...
New rules for landlords and tenants
Posted on 3 Feb 2021 11:55
With the drop in interest rates as a result of Covid-19, more and more people are getting into the property market, with...Read More...