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Hibiscus Matters letters – May 2, 2018

Boulevard needs fix John Clements, Orewa I see that the Orewa Boulevard extension could cost over a million bucks (Hibiscus Matters April 18). Before any...

Hibiscus Matters letters – 5 September, 2018

Pontoon cost shocking Ken Roberts, Army Bay As someone who has built a number of raft-like constructions in my time, I was shocked to see...

Our Opinion – Openness championed

Free speech is in the news and in this regard, a recent local debate on euthanasia in Orewa (see story p30) was an example of...

Hibiscus Matters Letters – February 2018

Thanks for the lift Les Watkins, Arkles Bay Even after living in the area for well over 30 years I am still regularly surprised by...

Christmas is upon us

As usual, the run up to Christmas is so busy you almost don’t have a chance to relax and celebrate the season of giving. This...

Our Opinion – Tough times for RSA

Recently my partner Andrew helped my family uncover quite a bit of information about my father’s time in the Army in World War II, including...

Our Opinion – Tank vs town

As the rain poured down last month, day after day, our rainwater tank filled then overflowed. It was hard not to feel just a little...

The cost of crossing

Recently I was reminded of the time when former Rodney District councillor John Kirikiri said that if a particular pedestrian crossing project did not get...

Hibiscus Matters letters – September 2017

Not for tourists Peter Evans, Orewa. Published September 20, 2017. I note with concern the proposal to develop over 15,000 square metres of land on...

Hibiscus Matters letters – April 2017

View Latest Listings Got the message Ban bags Save the trees Unanswered questions Delivery girl outed B ‘n’ B concerns Rights of trees Trees valued...