Blogs

Watch out for horses

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Learning to live with your neighbours isn't always easy but some people seem to find it harder than others. Our feature on page six and seven today is a good example of this. Hundreds of people... Read More

Thank you for 2019

Jan Tinetti Labour MP My last column of this year is dedicated to saying thank you and I have a lot to be thankful for! Schools, teaching and children have been central to my whole career so I'm very thankful to the Government... Read More

Putting New Zealand wood first

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP Forestry is one of New Zealand's most valuable economic assets, yet we are missing out on the untapped potential that it could offer our economy. As a nation, we are using an old trade... Read More

Tragedies remind us what’s important

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris At time of writing it's Monday evening and I've just returned from delivering flowers to the port gates with my eldest child. Ovation of the Seas is all lit... Read More

Weekend of sport turns Sideline Sid into a couch potato

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last weekend was a couch potatoes heaven with multiple live sport action broadcast on Sky, with two international events staged in this country, keeping Sideline... Read More

Arctic and Antarctic Temperatures ..... January 2000 to September 2019

Weather Eye with John Maunder Each month Professor Ole Humlum of the The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), in Norway publishes on the web his very comprehensive web site updating a large number of charts and related analyses... Read More

A (Gitbox) Rebellion at the Village

Winston Watusi Music Plus It is rather stating the bleedin' obvious to point out that it gets busy at this time of year. So busy that last time I missed out mentioning a fantastic show happening this weekend at The Jam Factory.... Read More

All in the same boat

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Aaaah Christmas is nearly upon us, so it's nearly time to panic. Usually I leave these thoughts until much later but consumerism caught me with a sneaky jab to the thorax. This year, to get us... Read More

My Visit to the Ports of Auckland

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP I recently completed a two-day placement at the Ports of Auckland through the Business Parliamentary Trust, which is an organisation that works to foster goodwill and understanding between Parliament... Read More

National putting the safety of New Zealanders first

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz Last week National released the seventh in our series of Discussion Documents, this one on law and order. As the party of law and order, this is in our DNA. The number of... Read More

An end to the ‘building boom’?

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris 'He's predicted twelve of the last three recessions,” it was said about one economic commentator. Economists rarely forecast the future correctly; however,... Read More

Chapter closed on colorful character

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The recent death of legendary Australian bookmaker Bill Waterhouse, at 97 years of age, closed the chapter on the life of one of the most colourful and controversial... Read More