Man About Town
December 30, 2009
10 Years Ago
By Andrew Frame
Ten years ago millions of people were getting ready. Some were stocking up on canned goods, survival equipment and looking for the nearest bunker to hole up in for when the millennium bug struck and wiped out civilization as we knew it. Many more were preparing to “party like it was [...]
Hastings sewage fiasco – plant shut down
December 27, 2009
Hastings Council’s Christmas present to Clive residents has been to shut down the new non-functioning Hastings domestic sewage treatment plant!
In an announcement timed to arrive Christmas eve, and sent only to nearby residents and the handful of citizens who have previously formally submitted on sewage plant issues, the Council indicated the plant would be shut [...]
As seen from Te Mata Peak
December 26, 2009
Here’s an environmental message “published” by Heather Martin at Tauroa Farm.
If you’d like to view it live, it’s best seen from Te Mata Peak (only for a few more days), along the final stretch of road between the Gallipoli pine and the summit viewing platform. Best not to look while driving!
For you gardeners and horticulturalists, [...]
Man About Town
December 24, 2009
Twelve Days of Christmas
By Andrew Frame
This week’s column is actually bought to you by my lovely wife. I’m just the scribe this time. Last year, Beloved came upon the idea of celebrating the “Twelve Days of Christmas” differently. For each day she made a meal based on the gift that is given on that day [...]
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