Opinions

Viewpoint – Minister out and about

Thu, 15 Feb 2024

I hope you all had a happy and safe festive season, and enjoyed time with family and friends in whatever corner of our stunning country...

Coastguard – Hats off to dedicated crew

Fri, 9 Feb 2024

The weather that was promised certainly delivered with light winds and sunny hot days which meant that the Waitemata Harbour was boiling with activity over...

Ngāti Manuhiri – Te Au ō Moana marine team’s summer

Thu, 8 Feb 2024

If you have been out and about on the moana within our rohe over the summer break, you may have seen the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement...

Viewpoint – On the Island of Salamasond

Thu, 8 Feb 2024

Over 50 years, I have been involved with the Rodney County Council, the Rodney District Council and, finally, the Auckland Supercity. During the tenure of...

Book Reviews – One of Us is Back – Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts – A Winter Grave

Wed, 7 Feb 2024

We welcome three new reviewers to our team of columnists this month – Juniper Elder of Snells Beach, Abby Soffe of Ahuroa, and Barbara Leslie...

Police – Opportunistic offending

Wed, 7 Feb 2024

Happy New Year to all. I have really enjoyed my first couple of months in the role of officer-in-charge of the Warkworth Police and getting...

Mahurangi Matters, 5 February 2024 – Off the Record

Wed, 7 Feb 2024

Hair’s an idea … Sad news that the Leigh Harbour walkway will remain closed for the foreseeable future, though after recent community efforts in the...

Mahurangi Matters, 5 February 2024 – Readers Letters

Wed, 7 Feb 2024

Landfill perplexing Having visited New Zealand from the UK a number of times over the last 10 years, and being closely involved in the waste...

Youth voice – Cherishing your roots

Wed, 31 Jan 2024

As summer holidays roll on, road trips and the joy of cruising with music filling the air become a memorable part of the summer journey....

Book Reviews – Summer Reading

Tue, 23 Jan 2024

Astor by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe Anderson Cooper is perhaps best known as a correspondent for 60 Minutes. His mother was the late Gloria...

Viewpoint – Positive signs

Tue, 23 Jan 2024

Greetings and happy New Year to you all. What a joy it has been to see a constant stream of residents and summer visitors making...

Mahurangi Matters, 22 January 2024 – Readers Letters

Tue, 23 Jan 2024

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...