Opinions

Viewpoint – Council collaboration on roads

Thu, 5 Jun 2025

At the beginning of last year, Councillor Howard and I reached out to our fellow elected members from Auckland Council and the Rodney Local Board....

Mangawhai Focus, 2 June 2025 – Readers Letters

Thu, 5 Jun 2025

Landfills aren’t the answer The recent withdrawal of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua’s opposition to the proposed Dome Valley landfill has been met with understandable...

Local Elections – How to put your hand up for election

Tue, 3 Jun 2025

The local body elections in Auckland are fast coming up, with nominations opening on Friday, July 4 and closing at noon on Friday, August 1....

Viewpoint – Other options for landfill

Tue, 3 Jun 2025

Nobody wants a landfill on their doorstep, they are noisy, smelly and devalue the whole surrounding area, and they do environmental damage that can never...

Book Reviews – Air, A Five Letter Word for Love

Mon, 26 May 2025

Air by John Boyne Boyne closes his brilliant but confronting four-part series on the elements – Water, Earth, Fire and Air – with a contemplative...

Viewpoint – Assessing performance

Mon, 26 May 2025

With this year being election year for the Auckland mayoralty, councillors and local board members, a fair question to ask is whether our area is...

Mahurangi Matters, 26 May 2025 – Off the Record

Mon, 26 May 2025

Tipping point The apparently infinite capacity for human error and technological failure was amply demonstrated at a public meeting to oppose the proposed Dome Valley...

Mahurangi Matters, 26 May 2025 – Readers Letters

Mon, 26 May 2025

Landfills aren’t the answer The recent withdrawal of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua’s opposition to the proposed Dome Valley landfill has been met with understandable...

Viewpoint – Youth in the focus

Mon, 19 May 2025

We recently learned that the Hibiscus Coast has been hit hard by youth unemployment, with statistics showing that it has risen by almost 25 percent...

Local Opinion – Hibiscus feedback

Mon, 19 May 2025

Rockpool stripping continues The rock pool strippers are winning. Our coastline is being cleaned out, rock pools across the country are bare, and still the...

Mahurangi Matters, 12 May 2025 – Off the Record

Wed, 14 May 2025

… Wayne’s words Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown was in Warkworth last month for the Northern Action Group AGM. Mahurangi Matters went along hoping that three...

Viewpoint – Representation changes

Tue, 13 May 2025

It’s time to think about who you are going to elect on to the local board. The Local Government Commission carried out a review on...