Opinion
We can all do our bit
Thursday, 12 June 2008
Ten years after central Auckland was plunged in to darkness for days it seems incredible that the ‘powers’ at be still haven’t come up with a logical and reliable solution regarding electricity supply to New Zealanders.
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Ratepayers have been ripped off
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Thanks for your responses to our editorial on March 13 regarding rates increases and other costs. Here are more of your responses.
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Can you afford to pay rates after July 1? Readers tell us they're struggling
Thursday, 20 March 2008
The Times asked on Thursday March 13: Can you pay the councils’ rates after July 1?
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Reminder of a true hero lost
Thursday, 17 January 2008
The passing of Sir Edmund Hillary is a reminder of how few true heroes we have left in New Zealand.
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First, here's the good news
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
How have you been treated by 2007? It’s has been an interesting year for Manukau – a new mayor who citizens will hope is practical and not a big spender.
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Blenheim police create brilliant new website
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
In a New Zealand we would not believed could have existed a few years ago, we are now experiencing more violent crime, assaults, road rage, domestic violence on a huge scale, anti-social behaviour and a worrying rise in youth crime, with the perpetrators getting younger and younger.
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Talk-shows, tripe and testosterone
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Much has been written (particularly in weekend newspapers) about the plight of blokes in New Zealand.
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Great movies we never get to see
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Over the weekend on CNN I witnessed a remarkable presentation that deserved a wide audience.
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Time for a Big Mac behind the bike sheds
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
It looks as if we are going to have yet another food crisis on our hands in the coming years if paranoid mothers and the Food Police have their way.
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If it's fun it must be bad for you
Wednesday, 07 November 2007
Living in the 21st century is not at all easy – if you want to be in good health. Just about everything one consumes or does is either illegal, immoral, makes you fat or causes deadly diseases.
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'Kids' drinks have higher alcohol level than wine
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
What on earth is the liquor industry doing to our young people? We’re talking about the teenage favourite alcopops, and their effect on binge drinking amongst the young.
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Physicans' assistants could solve medico drought
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
By the year 2020, unless urgent steps are taken now, the New Zealand health system will have to face up to critical shortages of health professionals.
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Think carefully before making your choice
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
Have you cast your vote in the local body elections yet? If not, try to do it as soon as possible. You will be voting for a new mayor for Manukau City and there are plenty of choices.
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Don't knock squirrels; they're doing us a favour
Wednesday, 03 October 2007
It's that time again when Manukau residents have the opportunity to rid themselves of unwanted inorganic items.
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Volunteer crime-spotters make Botany a safer area
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
How many Botany residents realise that a relatively small group of volunteers operating by car and on foot is doing its bit to make the community safer.
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Why not make your own water?
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
In Manukau City, bulk treated water is purchased from Watercare Services Ltd and it is distributed through 1930km of council-owned pipework to business and residential customers.
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