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Dec 19, 2019

Moving to reduce harm from drugs

New Zealand continued its move towards sensible drug policies that focus on reducing harm with the announcement yesterday that police will get new powers to con...

Dec 19, 2019

The small guys have nothing to lose

The remarkable political successes of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump against what most “experts” described as insurmountable odds has to be the story of the yea...

Dec 18, 2019

Climate emergency back on agenda

Our new council has the challenge of the century on its agenda tomorrow — in this instance, how to respond to a petition organised by Tairawhiti Youth Environme...

Dec 17, 2019

Taking the proverbial . . .

Long-suffering machine operators working in our local log yards have had trouble accessing basic human necessities. After taking six years to get one 'Portaloo...

Dec 17, 2019

Rahui please

Kaumatua of the area from east point Makorori to north-east point Pouawa should bring in a rahui next year from May 1 to December 15, one kilometre out from sho...

Dec 17, 2019

5G hype seriously misplaced

Manu Caddie was right: 5G does belong in the Entertainment section. The childish ravings of its promoters breathlessly tempt us with faster movies and faster ga...

Dec 17, 2019

Alleviating suffering trumps religious dogma

In his column 'Referendum website conceals killing' (December 12), Ken Orr says that 'the Minister has provided information on the government website regarding ...

Dec 17, 2019

Alleviating growth pains a priority

The latest ASB Regional Economic Scoreboard shows once again how the stars have aligned this year for many businesses in the Tairawhiti region, with our economy...

Dec 16, 2019

Remuneration and restructuring

It's our last full council meeting for the 2019 year before we head into a Christmas break. Therefore, I would like to start by acknowledging the tragic events ...

Dec 16, 2019

Govt challenged on child poverty

The dramatic events at Whakaari/White Island last Monday meant the latest annual child poverty statistics released the same day got little mention, but lack of ...