September 2019
(Issue #222)

Value your Free Speech – Sting and All!

p. 2Editors Note

by Sally Sumner

Building Beautiful Futures

p. 4People in Business

with Nick Bosanac Builders

Keeping Smiling!

with the team at Toothcare Pukekohe

p. 8People in Business

with Tooth Care Pukekohe

Not Just a Promise, It’s a Reality!

p. 10People in Business

with Cutting Edge Cabinetry

Rapid Rail Technology

A Viable Alternative to Auckland's Infrastructure

p. 12Travel

by Bob Sinclair

Franklin Speaking Frankly

September 2019

p. 16Sport

with Franklin United F.C.

Winner!

Auckland Football Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2019

p. 17Sport

by Kerry Monaghan

How Can We Help You?

p. 18Columns

with Tree Magic Arborists

Icebergs, Cannibals, and Other Kinds of People: The second voyage of James Cook, 1772-1775

Captain James Cook (Part IV)

p. 20History

by Michelle Ann Smith

Team Expansion at Blackhawk Law

p. 25People in Business

with Blackhawk Law

Team Health

Making Better Health Happen

p. 27People in Politics

with Team Health

Yorkshire Day 2019

p. 27Community

by Sally Sumner

Should New Zealand Stop Exporting Water?

p. 28Opinion

by Don Brash

Car Care Centre Ltd

p. 30People in Business

with Car Care Centre

Abby's Road

Making the Most of Life

p. 31People in Business

with Waters Funerals

‘Escape’ by Jade Khutze

Franklin Writers' Group Short Story Competition 2019

p. 32Books

‘Less is More’ by Linley Jones

Franklin Writers' Group Short Story Competition 2019

p. 33Books

‘Green Paint Division’ by Trevor Prout

Franklin Writers' Group Short Story Competition 2019

p. 33Books

Famous Behind the Lens

Memories from a Franklin Photo News Photographer

p. 34Community

Sponsored by The Surveying Company

A New Chapter for Pukekohe High

Richard Barnett

p. 36Education

by Kerry Monaghan

Family Living at its Finest

p. 39People in Business

with Navigation Homes

Strong Representation at National Gymnastics Championships

p. 40Community

by Sally Sumner

Road Trippin' USA

p. 42Motoring

by Greg Stokes

Sylvia Plath

Literary Greats (Part II)

p. 46Arts & Culture

by Kerry Monaghan

September in Papakura

p. 49Columns

by Tracy Shackleton, Papakura Business Association