Opinions

Viewpoint – New Year brings big ticket items

Mon, 23 Jan 2023

The New Year will be a busy one for Council – an upcoming budget full of challenges, the pressure of government imposed housing intensification and...

Mahurangi Matters, 16 January 2023 – Off the Record

Mon, 16 Jan 2023

Punny name Straight into our ‘Just the Name for the Job’ file goes the Auckland Council stormwater specialist and project manager responsible for setting up...

Mahurangi Matters, 16 January 2023 – Readers Letters

Mon, 16 Jan 2023

Coward’s stance In your report of the recent Rodney Local Board meeting (MM Dec 19), it was with dismay that I read that two members abstained...

We Say – Closing down another pandemic year

Mon, 19 Dec 2022

Here we are again, ready to shut up shop for the summer break and take a well-earned holiday from the daily grind. While we realise...

Mahurangi Matters, 19 December 2022 – Readers Letters

Mon, 19 Dec 2022

Rural nurses ignored I am a rural practice nurse in a large rural general practice where I have worked for the past 28 years. I...

Viewpoint – Tackling youth offending

Mon, 19 Dec 2022

As I travel around my large electorate known as Kaipara ki Mahurangi, I’m regularly made aware of a rise in youth offending. As we’ve all...

Viewpoint – Fingers crossed for stress free Christmas

Fri, 16 Dec 2022

I think we are all crossing our fingers and toes hoping summer is around the corner. I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone...

Coastguard – Merry Christmas from the crew

Mon, 12 Dec 2022

November’s weather was extremely volatile and the amount of rain and wind we had meant that activity on the Hauraki Gulf was pretty quiet. This...

We say – Eating your words

Mon, 5 Dec 2022

It was probably a throwaway line not intended to be taken too seriously, but Mayor Wayne Brown’s comment that $100 isn’t enough to cover lunch...

Mahurangi Matters, 5 December 2022 – Readers Letters

Mon, 5 Dec 2022

Park work appreciated After walking the Kōwhai Park tracks recently I must congratulate the Council on the work done on the tracks and boardwalk which...

Viewpoint – Shift in road funding priorities needed

Mon, 5 Dec 2022

What is happening about the maintenance of our sealed and unsealed roads? Roads are utilised by buses, cyclists, commercial and private vehicles. Everyone wants to...

Youth Voice – Christmas community cheer

Tue, 29 Nov 2022

The Christmas cheer is here! Tis the season to put the tinsel on the tree, source some special gifts, get those Christmas carols cranking and...