A positive step forward for ratepayers.

Wishing for a harbour where fish can breed and flourish in seagrass meadows, where the water is clean and clear so the shellfish beds can be always open and always provide a seafood treat, where there are no plastic bottles or other rubbish floating on the surface or half buried in the seafloor – a harbour we and our children can enjoy, benefit from and be proud of.

Saving lives and saving money

"This Hunderwasser Centre will be photographed, filmed and reproduced by the print and electronic media, by tourists and visitors and be published on local and international art pages of newspapers, magazines and television. This represents an advertisement value of many millions, yes billions over the years. It will carry and distribute the name of Whangarei and the Hundertwasser Art Centre to millions of spectators, readers, and people who would never ever heard about Whangarei, who have never been to New Zealand.” Part of the presentation to Council by a representative from the Hundertwasser Foundation on Wednesday 27th May, and one very good reason why I support this project.

Smoking is insidious.  Let’s stop fluffing around with half measures and establish a nationwide ban on the sale of tobacco.

The Napoleon’s Idiot Concept for Better Writing

Just awarding a tender locally because the tenderer is local is a sure-fire trip to a budget blowout.

Who are you going to vote for? 

The ‘One Stop Shop’. Why are we waiting?

“You’re making progress, but need to do more” roughly sums up the Northern Regional Council’s opinion of the Whangarei District Council’s sewage treatment, harbour pollution, and sewerage infrastructure plans.