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When you engage a highly skilled team like Team Jason and Luke to manage the process of selling or buying a home, you can rest assured that you will get the best results from your investment in them. Successful and experienced Rural and Lifestyle agents …

For Topher and I, 2020 has been a year covered in clouds with silver linings. If there wasn't a global pandemic, we would be somewhere in Malaysia right now, having spent the previous few months driving through the bustling streets of India. Instead, we …

In part three of this fascinating story we reveal how legal documents sought by Titford in a bid to retain ownership of his land were refused, but were obtained under the Official Information Act by Ross Baker of the One New Zealand Foundation Inc. ### “…

Franklin Arts Centre presents a significant solo exhibition by Pukekohe based artist Logan Moffat. The exhibition offers a selection of portrait paintings created over three years. The Portraits are intended to capture the essence of the time we live in.…

### Getting ready for Christmas in Papakura We are getting ready for Christmas here as it looms up next month! * #### Rotary Santa Parade – Sunday 6th of December in Central Park at 3 pm in town * #### Chilling in the Park – Sunda…

Low stock numbers of houses around the country are still driving high asking prices – despite it being a year on year increase in new listings over the last 4 months. Whilst Auckland is tipping over the $1m mark for the first time the regions are also…

2020 will certainly be remembered. It has been a year of great change and challenge for everyone, everywhere. For Roger Gill Mitsubishi, it is also the year that saw the culmination of years of dreams, plans and hard work resulting with the move into …

I’ve always raised a questioning eyebrow grumble to votes each election that are allocated to fringe parties. Wondering what motivates an individual to commit its party vote to a party that doesn’t have a chance of getting past the 5% party threshold nee…

This month we are observing the words of a man whose footprints across the pages of history are indelibly tattooed into the global psyche in such a manner as never before seen in modern history. That the world is still fascinated by this man’s life and c…

It was suggested that I do an additional short article 10 days out from the election with an appraisal of the economic policies being proposed by Labour and National. I’ve found this extraordinarily hard to do! That’s partly because of the difficulty of…

Under MMP we have two votes: 1. The Electorate vote – to represent the Port Waikato region. 2. The Party vote – for the Political Party of our choice. MMP (mixed-member proportional representation) was introduced in 1993 to replace FPP (first past th…

The entire process of selling and buying a house can be very demanding and if there is one thing better than having a highly skilled agent to assist you in your corner, it is having two! Successful and experienced Rural and Lifestyle agents Jason Tabrum …

About six months ago, Fiona Baker from Baker’s Shoes and More was wondering how her plans to bring to Waiuku the latest styles from Europe would be tempered by the looming pandemic that was COVID-19. Committed to making sure that her shop stocks only …

You don’t need to know a tea rose from a rhizome, to enjoy the Franklin Hospice Garden Ramble. Created and managed by two local women as a fund raiser for Franklin Hospice (more than $200,000 raised since 2012), people flocked to the picture-perfect gard…

Over the following 8 months we weaved our way down the longest road in the world, the Pan-American Highway. It stretches from Deadhorse to Ushuaia, Argentina. We crossed the world's most dangerous road in Bolivia, witnessed civil uprisings in Nicaragua, …

I have been inspired by the lives of Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Kate Sheppard, Mother Teresa, and Nelson Mandela. At the heart of their lives was a passion to make attractive communities. They are the champions of a compassionat…

It’s been a highly unusual year with many of us spending an increased amount of time at home and in our gardens. For some this has been a godsend as it has allowed us to catch up on house and garden jobs and commence on long overdue projects. Fast forwar…

This year has been quite frankly one out of a box of nightmares. Most New Zealanders have been dealt financial disasters large and small, with no apparent end yet in sight. Trips planned then discarded, special celebrations and family bereavements. A dec…

At the turn of the twentieth century, life was very different from what it is today, and children’s toys were no exception. Morris Mitchum produced the original Teddy Bear, and cousins Binney and Smith began manufacturing an eight pack of crayons under t…

As I write, there’s one month to go. Everybody will have their own views about what problems the next Government should try to solve, but for me six issues should be priorities. First, and most obviously, is the need to guide New Zealand back to a path …