Opinions

Viewpoint – A game-changer for Northland

Mon, 6 Oct 2025

Horticulture and job opportunities in Northland are set to receive a significant boost with the completion of the Te Waihekeora Reservoir – a landmark water...

Viewpoint – Inspiring confidence

Mon, 29 Sep 2025

The official opening of the new wastewater facility at Snells Beach this month marks an important milestone for our community. For many years, residents have...

Mahurangi Matters, 29 September 2025 – Readers Letters

Mon, 29 Sep 2025

Kawau about-turn As someone who is now about as far from Kawau as you can get (I’m currently located in Yosemite Village, California) but who...

Youth voice – Your voice, your vote 

Mon, 22 Sep 2025

When you think about home, what comes to mind? For many of us on the Coast, it’s walking along Ōrewa Beach, playing sport at the...

Letters to the Editor – Mangawhai Focus – 22 September 2025

Mon, 22 Sep 2025

Water security and accountability The recent Dargaville water blast has been dismissed by Mayor Craig Jepson as “human error”. While mistakes can happen, I believe...

Viewpoint – Big boost for events and tourism

Mon, 22 Sep 2025

The Government has announced its largest investment to date in New Zealand’s major events and tourism sector. Last week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister...

Viewpoint – Keeping a finger on the pulse

Tue, 16 Sep 2025

The final day of winter went nuclear in Warkworth, and not just the wild weather, but with my colleague Shane Jones hosting a public meeting...

Mahurangi Matters, 15 September 2025 – Readers Letters

Tue, 16 Sep 2025

Jetty undemocratic We write with deep disappointment and frustration regarding Auckland Council’s decision to grant Resource Consent Application No BUN60439595 without public notification. This decision...

Viewpoint – A man of the people

Mon, 8 Sep 2025

A man of the people is, I think, an overused and overworked phrase. But sometimes – just sometimes– it is an accurate summation of a...

Viewpoint – Rates – be careful who you criticise

Tue, 2 Sep 2025

The good news is spring is around the corner and it can’t come soon enough. We’re overdue for calm weather following a winter not quite...

Mahurangi Matters, 1 September 2025 – Readers Letters

Tue, 2 Sep 2025

Radical review needed Over the past few years, I have seen people struggling to stay in business and charities struggling with donations. Cost of living...

Youth voice – A changing tune in education

Mon, 25 Aug 2025

So much has shifted over the past 20 years. We’ve survived a global pandemic, watched social media saturate our screens, witnessed Artificial Intelligence (AI) go...