Columns

Planning Franklin’s spending

By: Alan Cole, Franklin Local Board chair Every three years, local boards refresh their plans to prioritise spending and respond to arange of community wants...

Common sense delivery

By: Casey Costello, NZ First MP based in Port Waikato Budget week is a significant week in Parliament. Although many will be unaware of thedetails...

Cartoon: Pukekohe zebra crossings

In response to recent articles about zebra crossings in Pukekohe, Roger Smith provided this inspired original illustration.

From the Editor: A better world…

Years ago, when I was a student, a classmate shared a report about how New Zealand could be seen to have a higher homicide...

Sports Shorts (04.06)

By Head-knocked Nick Who likes sports shorts? For those who like their sports brief – to the point, that is, not unnecessarily revealing! –...

Getting traffic flowing

Over the last few weeks Auckland Transport (AT) has been consulting with the community, both residents and businesses on plans to optimise Great South...

Tackling the issues in Franklin

In recent months, I have taken the opportunity to write to Ministers Chris Bishop and Erica Stanford regarding issues in Franklin. The first is regarding...

No prosperity without security

We can’t have prosperity – more jobs, more opportunity, and higher wages for hard working Kiwis – without security. In an increasingly volatile world, a...

I Am Hope – the invisible pressure of perfection

By Mike King, Founding Ambassador, I Am Hope Foundation I was watching a couple of dads with their kids at a sports event the...

Predator control in urban areas

Farmers and landowners have long understood the importance of keeping pest numbers down. What’s changing now is the growing recognition that this effort must...