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Book reviews – Killers of the Flower Moon

Tue, 7 Mar 2017

Killers of the Flower Moonby David Grann In the 1920s, the richest people in the world per capita were the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma....

Book reviews – the Husband Hunters

Mon, 6 Mar 2017

The Husband Huntersby Anne De Courcy Anne De Courcy is well regarded as a writer of social history, and this one is subtitled “Social Climbing...

Fishing – Fishing from higher ground

Sun, 5 Mar 2017

We’ve had our fair share of wind and rain lately which can make it difficult to get out in the boat. Especially in a small...

Viewpoint – Fuel tax still on wish list

Sun, 5 Mar 2017

April was a busy month, with lots of things happening. Not all of them were welcome. The weather bombs in March and April – where...

Hibiscus Matters letters – March 2017

Wed, 1 Mar 2017

Weekend ferries Free not easy Safety over top Perfect match Fight goes on Fair go Bring back gifts Thanks tank owners Plan impacts wildlife Art...

Viewpoint – People are in charge, not Council

Wed, 15 Feb 2017

‘The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. To change it, we have to change our thinking.’ Albert Einstein I...

Viewpoint – Committed MP

Fri, 10 Feb 2017

The election is over, and I’m deeply honoured to have been returned as your MP. I would like to acknowledge the other candidates and all...

Fishing – Gateway to good fishing

Fri, 10 Feb 2017

Spring has well and truly established itself around the traps. Typically we have quite a few westerlies during this part of the year and often...

Viewpoint – New funds just a start

Wed, 8 Feb 2017

July was another busy month for Auckland Council, with significant announcements made on housing and transport. On July 11 I joined the Finance Minister, Steven...

Fishing – Plenty of bait options

Wed, 8 Feb 2017

The water temperature has dropped to about 13-14°C in the Hauraki Gulf and there has been some pretty exciting fishing in deeper water around Flat...

Viewpoint – View from the 27th floor

Thu, 2 Feb 2017

We all look forward to Christmas and the summer sunshine, but just as we begin to relax it seems it’s time to get back to...

Viewpoint – Guarding against corruption

Wed, 1 Feb 2017

Transparency is the key to preventing corruption and, believing this, I have been appointed as the senior politician on a new Audit & Risk Committee....