by Cimino | 5 Nov 2016 | Meetings and celebrations
Since it was formed 42 years ago, Mahurangi Action has had some big wins. But not only has the 2015–2016 term of office seen the greatest number of wins in a single year, one of those wins was 42 years in the making: The decision by Watercare Services to cease the...
by Cimino | 1 Nov 2016 | Four waters, Meetings and celebrations
Last year’s was the culmination of a Te Muri walk and a cross-harbour ferry ride. This year’s annual general meeting will be somewhat more perfunctory, on account of it coinciding with the Mahurangi West Hall working bee and Pūhoi Fire Station Givealittle-athon....
by Cimino | 30 Oct 2016 | Events
Anyone planning to, should do it Guy Fawkes weekend. And not just because investing this year’s fireworks budget in Pūhoi’s new fire station is the sane thing to do. The Pūhoi Fire Station Givealittle campaign, technically, is an ‘open cause’ that runs until 31 May...
by Cimino | 24 Oct 2016 | Regional parks, Rivermouth ferry
There were good and obvious reasons for considering a footbridge. But there were also a good many reasons why a footbridge across the Pūhoi Estuary, as part of the long-proposed Mahurangi Coastal Trail, was a less-than-optimal solution. Firstly, it would have had to...
by Cimino | 19 Oct 2016 | Election turnout, Youth voting
Voting in schools works, or would, if more students were involved. With participation rates so low, the only intervention proven to address the worldwide decline in voter turnout is being relegated to little more than tokenism. Of the nearly 500 intermediate and...
by Cimino | 18 Oct 2016 | Uncategorised
Mahurangi West has much to thank Pūhoi for. Historically, it was one of two watering holes achievable. Locals, on reaching the Notice Tree, would know whether to head to Pūhoi, or to Waiwera, to find the evening’s frivolities. This year, support from the Pūhoi...
by Cimino | 8 Oct 2016 | Concurrent elections, Election turnout, Electoral enrolment, Youth voting
It is difficult to say which is more egregious. The three mayors yearning for the good old days of single-day polling. Or the mainstream media for being equally ill-informed and not pillorying them for their collective abject lack of evidence-based policy responses to...
by Cimino | 5 Oct 2016 | Berger for the board, Climate strategy, Election turnout, Local board, Youth voting
Tessa Berger is quoted, but not by name. In his New Zealand Herald column Political Roundup, Dr Bryce Edwards names neither Tessa, nor the national Kids Voting programme she champions. Dr Edwards suggests local government is headed towards an existential crisis,...
by Cimino | 1 Oct 2016 | Committee, Meetings and celebrations
Mahurangi Action committee nominations open It’s is a committee for people who detest them. In contrast to most incorporated societies, which typically meet monthly, Mahurangi Action meets continually, via the Mahurangi Magazine and email. Although committees are an...
