Terry Moore

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Our Opinion – Mum’s war work remembered

I’ve been thinking about my mum for two reasons recently – Mother’s Day is coming up, and Anzac Day has just gone. My mother was...

Our Opinion – Changing times

It’s been a busy couple of weeks, with a lot of events to attend and report on around the Coast. Several of them feature in...

Our Opinion – Witch-hunt a worry

Local body candidates are being asked about their political affiliations as never before – after Voices for Freedom’s widely reported request that candidates connected with...

Our Opinion – Remembering Martin Emery

Last week I was sad to hear that one of Ōrewa’s most staunch residents, Martin Emery, died. His wife, Jeanne, said he died peacefully overnight...

Our Opinion – Something’s got to give

Speeds are lowering on many of our roads. I’m surprised there hasn’t been more feedback about this – especially the proposal to lower the speed...

Our Opinion – Coutts conundrum

Manly Sailing Club president, Sir Russell Coutts’ support of the protestors occupying parliament grounds in Wellington sent a flurry of emails my way. “What does...

Our Opinion – Christmas Magic

I was having coffee with ‘the real Santa’ in Ōrewa last week (see story p23) and he commented that this year people appear to be...

Our Opinion – ‘No’ doesn’t mean no

More than two years ago, when Council declared a climate emergency, Mayor Phil Goff stated that this would put climate change “at the front and...

Our Opinion – Is elderly a rude word?

Language is a minefield – one that newspapers walk through every day. There are words that were once in common use that we should all...

Our Opinion – Pandemic blurs privacy

The pandemic has changed everything in a short space of time. Some changes may be temporary but others could be with us for the long...