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Rates and the inside story

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By Waikato District Mayor, Aksel Bech The new rates bill from those readers living in the Waikato District looks a little different and I...

From the Editor: Of dads and lads

Jon Rawlinson -
I haven’t crunched the numbers, but I read something shocking recently – men live longer if they sire progeny than if they never procreate....

New subjects, new skills, and new opportunities?

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Every parent wants to know that when their child leaves school, they have the knowledge and skills to succeed. From 2029, students in Years 12...

The most dangerous sentence in New Zealand

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By MIKE KING, founding ambassador, I Am Hope Foundation In my line of work, I hear a lot of things that concern me. Young...

Making public transport attractive

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By Andy Baker, Franklin ward councillor Politicians used to be accused of being willing to go to the opening of an envelope; that isn’t...

Waikato councils united?

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A unanimous vote at the Waikato District Council (WDC) appears set to pave the way for a Waikato amalgamation. As our previous issue went to...

We’ve turned mental health into a waiting list

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By MIKE KING, founding ambassador, I Am Hope Foundation A few weeks ago, I spoke to a young person who’d finally worked up the...

From the Editor: One size fits?

Jon Rawlinson -
From the law to education, health, business and politics, our society’s organisations and institutions either appeal to or aim to represent Joe (or Jenny)...

From the Editor: Fool’s gold…

Jon Rawlinson -
There are “lies, damn lies and statistics,” there “is no truth only perception,” and sometimes there are pure and simple mistooks... sorry, I mean...

Lake to ocean: council selects preferred amalgamation model

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By Aksel Bech, Waikato District Mayor During the government’s permitted three-month window, we held targeted consultation and received nearly 13,500 community interactions over five...
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