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Cliff Mail
Oct 9, 20161 min read
Seen on the Web: 3 ways the RMA fails to protect the economy
At the end of September the Economic Defence Society of NZ (EDS) released an 84 page report titled "Evaluating the environmental outcomes...
Rod Brown
Sep 24, 20163 min read
Do we want Kerikeri and Waipapa Roads to resemble Mill Lane in the future?
The current effects-based District Plan does not define land uses in the Rural Production Zone which applies to most of the land outside...
Rod Brown
Sep 17, 201631 min read
Elections 2016: Vision Kerikeri's questions to the candidates - and their responses.
Vision Kerikeri (VKK) recently posed a range of questions to the nine candidates seeking election to the Bay of Islands - Whangaroa Ward...
Cliff Mail
Sep 8, 20161 min read
Seen on the web: Rumblings over sewage connection fee
Kerikeri residents will have to pay an annual fee of $1073 if they are in the area covered by the town's new sewerage scheme, whether...
By Rod Brown
Sep 2, 20162 min read
Effective traffic circulation for Kerikeri CBD: Background to issue
In my article of 18 August I raised the issue of an effective traffic circulation solution for Kerikeri. In response to a number of...
Cliff Mail
Aug 30, 20161 min read
Last train runs on Far North rail line
While most of us knew this was going to happen, the last train has run on the rail line north of Whangarei. Watch out for the additional...
Cliff Mail
Aug 30, 20161 min read
Seen on the web: Why we humans have trouble grasping climate change
I spotted this article on Slate Magazine. It is an American article but applies equally here in New Zealand. We need to be able to see it...
Rod Brown
Aug 17, 20161 min read
An effective traffic circulation system for Kerikeri CBD and the upcoming election
We have long advocated developing an improved traffic circulation system in Kerikeri to improve traffic safety and flow in the CBD. A...
Cliff Mail
Aug 17, 20163 min read
The Environmental Defense Society (EDS) Conference 2016
The theme for the 2016 conference was Wild Places. Our mountains, rivers, lakes, forest and sea define us as Kiwis but they have...