Opinions

Viewpoint – Positive start to 2021

Tue, 2 Mar 2021

This summer there is no doubt we all deserved a good break after what has been a tough year, but at least here in NZ...

Mahurangi Matters, 3 February 2021 – You Say Online

Tue, 2 Mar 2021

We asked our Facebook followers if people should have to self-isolate at home for one week after completing managed isolation. Here are some of the...

Mahurangi Matters, 3 February 2021 – Readers Letters

Tue, 2 Mar 2021

Landfill traffic We note the huge press, police and NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) concern about the extra 12 trucks an hour to and from Northport on State...

Viewpoint – Bleeding Rodney dry

Mon, 1 Mar 2021

In the coming weeks, Auckland Council will be consulting on its 10-year budget. As it stands, Mr Goff wants to lock in a “one-off” five...

Viewpoint – What do we mean by core business?

Mon, 15 Feb 2021

Everyone will now know that Auckland Council faces significant losses in income that will affect its budgets for some years to come. With this has...

When life gives you lemons …

Wed, 3 Feb 2021

Okay, this has nothing to do with lemons, and no, I’m not making lemonade, but you know how the saying goes, and I think it’s...

Fishing – Bumper benefits of lockdown

Wed, 3 Feb 2021

What a bumper of a summer we are having. The fishing has been great, as well as the weather. This is the first summer where...

Viewpoint – Problem solving action

Wed, 3 Feb 2021

Recently there were comments made in Hibiscus Matters about myself and two other members of the Local Board being unorthodox in getting projects done. I...

Mahurangi Matters, 3 March 2021 – Readers Views

Wed, 3 Feb 2021

Rethink waste   In the article on the Dome Valley landfill (MM Feb 3), William Kapea says that the landfill could even be said to fit...

Viewpoint – Much to look forward to

Wed, 3 Feb 2021

This summer will have been our first under Covid conditions. There is no doubt we all deserved a good break after what has been a...

Coastguard – Long nights for Coastguard crew

Tue, 2 Feb 2021

Firstly, all the crew members at Coastguard Hibiscus would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year! The unit has progressively got busier,...

Taking stock, moving forward

Thu, 17 Dec 2020

A year like no other in living memory is how many of us will look back on 2020. The stuff of Hollywood movies suddenly became...