Candidates campaign on open workshops
Posted on 17 Sep 2019 14:21
For this paper, it is significant that the issue of public access to the local board's closed and confidential workshops...Read More...
Hibiscus Matters letters, September 18, 2019
Posted on 17 Sep 2019 14:16
Predators animals too
Rae Bird, Gulf Harbour (abridged)
I am deeply concerned with this country's obsession with...Read More...
Letting the outside in
Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:39
Last century, doctors were still writing prescriptions for “time in nature” to heal patient – so why...Read More...
Creatures released on Moon
Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:23
Back in April, an Israeli lunar lander named Beresheet (Hebrew for “In The Beginning”) crashed on the moon....Read More...
Busy time for birds
Posted on 17 Sep 2019 10:11
There is a tremendous amount of activity in my garden right now, as we come into spring and birds are beginning nesting....Read More...
Cartoon - NAG readies for High Court battle
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 14:36
The next round in the Northern Action Group's (NAG) long-running fight to separate North Rodney from the Auckland...Read More...
Mahurangi Matters 18 September 2019 - Readers Letters
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 14:30
Scrap business as usual
It would help improve the understanding between farmers and non-farmers, as desired by GrassFed founder...Read More...
Books - September 2019 Reads
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 14:17
Quichotte
By Salman Rushdie
In this novel within a novel, author Salman Rushdie pays homage to the 1605 Spanish classic...Read More...
Beer - Drink more bliss
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 14:15
I reckon that we've made a great leap forward in our collective relationship with beer in recent years. I like to believe...Read More...
Hauturu - Hauturu, the book
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 14:11
Hauturu, the book, had its inception way back in 1935 when my father, the late Dr W.M. Hamilton, wrote his masters thesis...Read More...
Country Living - The naked truth on rural roads
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 14:07
So, what propels a middle-aged mother of five to strip naked in a pothole of soapy mud in the middle of winter? Is it community...Read More...
Animals - The hunger games
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 14:06
I have just spent a day as a veterinarian with some of the officers of Northland's Ministry of Primary Industries Animal...Read More...
Gardening - Greenhouse stocktake
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 14:03
The other weekend was a good one for me; a staff party on Friday, followed by my birthday on Saturday, followed by Father's...Read More...
Water torture
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 14:00
The summer of 1871-72 was extremely dry. During the fine weather, the settlers of Puhoi, by working together, had amassed...Read More...
Health - Great memories
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:56
This year, Homebuilders Family Services celebrates its 30th anniversary. On asking colleagues, Margaret Lewis and Irene De...Read More...
Viewpoint - Battling for the MLR
Posted on 16 Sep 2019 13:53
Firstly, I would like to provide an update on the Matakana link road (MLR). There has been widespread concerns around the...Read More...
No rest at recess
Posted on 4 Sep 2019 10:29
Parliament usually sits for three weeks followed by a recess week. Some people misunderstand recess to be some kind of a...Read More...
Purchasing rental property
Posted on 3 Sep 2019 16:07
If you are thinking of buying a rental property, there are many things to consider. Here's some information to help...Read More...
Thoughts on ageing
Posted on 3 Sep 2019 11:57
I've just finished Atul Gawande's book, Being Mortal. It's a thought-provoking reflection on ageing and...Read More...