Waimakariri elections – Voting needs-to-knows

Here are some need-to-knows for local government elections 2022: Responsibility of the Council and Community Boards: The Council is responsible for the overall governance of the District Council. It sets Council policy and monitors its implementation. The Community Boards seek and represent their community’s views and advocate for the interests of their community. The Boards also make decisions related to community issues where authority has been delegated to the Boards

Proposed Variation to Housing Intensification – Waimakariri District

The government says you need to provide more intensive urban development. This is the council’s response. What do you think? [The copy of the email used below is used with permission. It was sent on Friday August 12th to a resource planning professional who had earlier submitted on the plan.] From: Waimakariri District Council District Plan <eplan@wmk.govt.nz> Subject: Notice of Variation 1: Housing Intensification to the Proposed Waimakariri District Dear Sir/Madam

Standing for Land & Water

Tim Fulton Oxford/Ohoka Ward Candidate Waimakariri District Council I was born and raised on a sheep and crop farm at Swannanoa and have lived and worked in the Oxford/Ohoka area most of my life. An agricultural journalist for more than 20 years, I have lived with my family on a two-acre block at West Eyreton since 2005. I’m a Life Member of Ohoka Rugby Club, served as president of North

Ohoka Water Wisdom – The True Story of the Late Harold Stone

The true story of the late Harold Stone, an Ohoka legend and original Ohoka Rugby club Pukeko.Harold had strong views on the wisdom of building on swamp in the Ohoka area: Harold Stone grew up in swamp country, on a farm near Ohoka that would normally flood every two or three years. Eighty acres was a big farm “and you survived on what you could do”. “We were on very

Cricket and Family

THE VALLEY OF PEACE CRICKET CLUB INC.Christchurch, New Zealand Valley of Peace (Fultons) XI vs Deans XI, 20th Mar 2022 28/03/2022 For most of us weekend cricketers, the problem is that we’re never out there long enough to find out whether we’re any good. This dilemma hung heavy above the dew at Glenntunnel Domain when a Fulton team representing Valley of Peace played the Deans XI on Sunday, March 20th 2022. Expectation was

Approaches to News Journalism

Covid reporting has me thinking of approaches to news journalism and interaction with media organisations. My training and early experience as a journalist starting out in early 2000 led me to believe that news is a kind of collision of people, ideas and events: the premise being that there must be conflict for there to be news. Over time I have found that, in fact, conflict of the ‘dog bites