Mahurangi Matters Readers

Response on police Neil Anderson’s letter Police Presence (MM, Apr 15) accusing me of “rhetoric triumphing over facts” made it into print twice – the...

Police presence When it comes to the “war on crime”, rhetoric often triumphs over facts. Johan Slabbert, Warkworth (NZ Herald, Apr 4) in decrying police...

East Coast-centric You are completely wrong in your editorial (MM Mar 18) to state that Mangawhai Beach is Kaipara’s premier surf beach. Dargaville’s Ripiro Beach...

Lunches matter During my years of school visits around Kaipara ki Mahurangi (from Parakai to Wellsford) when the Ka Ora, Ka Ako – Healthy Lunches...

Flawed processes I cannot let the Dome Valley landfill scenario pass without providing a voice of reason. When Waste Management NZ (WM) commenced the Dome...

Rare find In the quiet period between Christmas and New Year, I was walking past the small reserve opposite Bridgehouse when I stopped to count...

Rodeo outdated It is extraordinary that our government, which banned the use of animals in circuses years ago, continues to allow the cruel activities incorporated...

Junk mail plea An open letter to whoever keeps putting racist, unsolicited junk mail in my letterbox. I don’t want your racist misinformation and diatribe...

Kawau support My congratulations and support to Lloyd Lamberg et al for figuring out how to shave $4 million of ratepayers money off the cost...

Poor effluent performance It seems like the city people aren’t that competent at handling their effluent. Thirty or 40 years ago, Dunedin had a problem...