by Steve Horne | 26 Sep 2007 | Mahurangi history
The first light of pre-dawn appears, but we’ve been up for a while; sleep elusive. Whether its excitement, adrenaline or ‘pre-journey’ nerves, who knows. Maybe it’s the realisation that my dream to kayak from my old home, Auckland, to the home now of my father and...
by Jaap van Dorsser | 25 Sep 2007 | Establishment trials
We assume that the polythene planter bag and Hillsons Rootrainer stock is going to be raised as per standard practice at Taupō. Taupō Native Plant Nursery’s way of doing things is probably little different from any other container nursery, so there is no need to...
by Cimino | 25 Sep 2007 | Establishment trials
Sunday, Dr David Bergin and his assistant, his eldest son Michael, stopped at Mahurangi West on their way back from Northland. David and Michael had spent the previous week thinning and pruning naturally–regenerating stands of tōtara on farmland. It is a Northland...
by Cimino | 22 Sep 2007 | Transport and climate action
Some capping and trading but an electric redemption This piece was going to be titled: Too Little, Too Slowly—Pray it’s Not Too Late, but that would have done the Labour-led government’s announcement on climate action a huge disservice. It wouldn’t have be doing any...
by Cimino | 20 Sep 2007 | Events
Massey University Professorial Lecture Series Professor Cluny Macpherson Albany Thursday 20th September 7.00–9.00 pm Change in Pacific societies has been occurring continuously since humans settled and began to move around in the region thousands of years ago....
by Cimino | 19 Sep 2007 | Local, Sedimentation
The editor is looking forward to it. A gathering with prospects for more human and meaningful exchanges—after two ‘meet the candidates’ meetings, with several more to come. Purposeful, positive, discussion one-on-one or in small groups in the civilised environment of...
by Cimino | 19 Sep 2007 | Marine farming
I just had to call Shane Hartley. Fortunately for Shane he was on the phone, so I had to contain my excitement and write an email. Others hadn’t been quite so lucky that afternoon and quite a lot of phone time was spent reporting an historic breakthrough: The...
by Cluny Macpherson | 16 Sep 2007 | Representation
L e t t e r As one who encouraged you to stand for Rodney District Council, it seemed to me that the best reason for having you elected was to have a committed advocate for the harbour and its catchment in that body. As a councillor, I believed you could use your very...
by Cimino | 16 Sep 2007 | Local
My first action was to seek advice. I was considering standing for Rodney District Council, and sought the counsel of Graham Nielson who was my supervisor when I was employed by the council to computer-model Helensville’s water reticulation—the good old days when the...
