December 2019
(Issue #225)

Shine the Wright Way This Season

p. 2People in Business

with Wrights Jewellers

Merry Christmas from elocal!

p. 4Editors Note

by Sally Sumner

Standing the Test of Time

p. 6People in Business

with Frank Verheyen Builders Ltd

We Love the ProNav App!

p. 8People in Business

with Navigation Homes

#Live Papakura #Christmas in Papakura

p. 10Community

Sponsored by Papakura Business Association

Are You Living with A Frozen Shoulder?

p. 12Columns

by Eva Lee, The Garden Acupuncture

Design and Build Well with JK Design

p. 14People in Business

with JK Design

The World of Cosplay

p. 15Community

by Kerry Monaghan

Edgar Allan Poe (Part II)

Literary Greats (Part IV)

p. 18Arts & Culture

by Kerry Monaghan

A Special Invitation

Senior Christmas Lunch

p. 21Community

by Sally Sumner

Cops, Guns and Untruths

p. 22Opinion

by Richard Prosser

House Prices, Again!

p. 26Opinion

by Don Brash

Forget Twin Peaks, Pukekohe has the Five Summits!

p. 29Community

by Sally Sumner

Why are Cypress Trees Dying?

p. 32Columns

with Tree Magic Arborists

“The Strength of Eggshells” by Kirsty Powell

p. 34Books

“The Island” by Keith Fenwick

p. 34Books

Electoral Boundaries Change The Landscape

p. 35Opinion

by Andrew Bayly, MP, National candidate for Port Waikato

Ownership of Water in New Zealand

p. 36Opinion

by Ron Howard

Wild Bunch is back!

p. 38Motoring

by Greg Stokes

Franklin Speaking Frankly

December 2019

p. 42Sport

with Franklin United F.C.

Everyone Needs a Little Help

p. 43Columns

by Oz van Leeuwen, NZKM Fitness

Operation Improbable

The Rebuild Of 75 Squadron Mosquito YC-Z

p. 45History

by David Child-Dennis

The War Next Door: The Battle of Pukekohe

NZ's Infamous Founding History (Part III)

p. 49History

Papakura Town Centre Christmas Scavenger Hunt 2019

1st to 21st December 2019

p. 52Columns

by Tracy Shackleton, Papakura Business Association