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ratepayer942

ratepayer942
  • Joined: Nov 2011
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Commented on a story 3:08pm May 4th

"Mike Dinsdale I live in Whatitiri. Please get your spelling correct. I expect more from a journalist..."

Northland's game birds will be ducking for cover from today with a force of female shooters out to bag them on the opening weekend of the season.

Women want to show they're top guns

4 May 2013

Commented on a story 5:38pm May 1st

"As a town do we really want our visitors going down Rewarewa Road with the associates smells from the..."

The bridge being built over the Lower Hatea River in Whangarei is running $1.4 million over budget, but the money could be recovered through the sale of land on the Port Rd side of the bridge.

Bridge $1.4m over budget

26 Apr 2013

Commented on a story 11:48am Apr 30th

"Another alternative is to reduce spending on pet projects, bridges that will take traffic off a four..."

Correspondents have recently commented on Whangarei District Council debt, preaching austerity and debt reduction.

Editorial: Council's debt level sustainable

29 Apr 2013

Commented on a story 7:56pm Apr 28th

"The bridge is to replace a doubled lane road from the centre of town and will only be of use of people..."

The bridge being built over the Lower Hatea River in Whangarei is running $1.4 million over budget, but the money could be recovered through the sale of land on the Port Rd side of the bridge.

Bridge $1.4m over budget

26 Apr 2013

Commented on a story 5:53pm Apr 28th

"Because it looks pretty, and is a monument to our Mayor and Councillors, just as the Hundertwasser will..."

The bridge being built over the Lower Hatea River in Whangarei is running $1.4 million over budget, but the money could be recovered through the sale of land on the Port Rd side of the bridge.

Bridge $1.4m over budget

26 Apr 2013

Commented on a story 6:12pm Apr 26th

"Why was the sale of surplus land acquired to build the bridge not already included in the budget for..."

The bridge being built over the Lower Hatea River in Whangarei is running $1.4 million over budget, but the money could be recovered through the sale of land on the Port Rd side of the bridge.

Bridge $1.4m over budget

26 Apr 2013

Commented on a story 8:45am Apr 7th

"so incredibly gutting for Alicia & her family..........I remember babysitting for her as a child. ..."

Alicia Kissick was like most young Kiwis heading off on their overseas experience - full of dreams, aspirations and excitement.

OE adventure ends in hospital as tetraplegic

6 Apr 2013

Liked a story 8:42am Apr 7th

Alicia Kissick was like most young Kiwis heading off on their overseas experience - full of dreams, aspirations and excitement.

OE adventure ends in hospital as tetraplegic

6 Apr 2013

Liked a story 6:11pm Apr 5th

Northland families living in substandard housing are too scared to ask landlords for much-needed home improvements, a community worker says.

Cold tenants fear landlords

5 Apr 2013

Commented on a story 4:59pm Apr 4th

"good job he was snapped.....he had already been warned twice. Stephen will not do that again!"

A Hukerenui dairy farmer is "flabbergasted" by the $40,000 he's been fined for polluting a stream but the region's environment watchdog says the damage from an effluent spill justifies the penalty.

$40k fine for Northland farmer for polluting stream

4 Apr 2013

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