John Watson

Last October I wrote to the Minister of Local Government asking for a review of the Super City. I thought this a reasonable request given...

As the winter sports codes start to click into gear it’s good to see the improvements that have been made to our parks, reserves and...

The Regional Fuel Tax debate is over and the decision made to impose an 11.5 cents a litre charge on motorists. People, understandably, will differ...

This year has been a bit of a mixed bag for Auckland Council – not quite ‘two steps forward, one step back’, but something along...

Back in the 1960s and 70s Sir Dove-Myer Robinson was Auckland’s longest serving and most popular Mayor. He had a hard life as a child...