Opinion: Come on – get involved
Don’t we just love it when we find the council or the local board has slipped up, or fallen short of what we expect.
Opinion: the value of heritage
Does a pile of old stones really matter? Is it worth wasting time in 2018 on some rambling structure put together 150 years ago that has slowly deteriorated over the decades?
Opinion: Sir Humphrey lives on
When state agencies claim to be transparent, they probably have a vision of Sir Humphrey Appleby hovering at the back of their minds.
War memorial deserves better
In a suburb where streets of lovely old bungalows are at risk of surviving another decade or two, Mt Albert has just four sites alongside the highest heritage ratings in the land. It should be no surprise that one of them is Alberton House, one of the country’s finest old residences, with a history dating back…
Locals vocal on mall expansion
The brains behind the St Luke’s mall expansion picked up plenty of advice from locals concerned about traffic woes, pedestrian safety and the whole future concept of shopping malls. A lively debate on the Mt Albert Community Facebook page came after a Mt Albert Inc story on the expansion plan – and, among the many…
Opinion: a prang alley solution?
If panel beaters ever have doubts about their future prospects, they should wander down to the intersection of Asquith Ave and New North Rd. Their eyes would surely light up. It’s difficult to think of another Mt Albert junction that offers anywhere near the menace of this collision corner. Auckland Transport banned right-hand turns into…
Prang alley – Facebook views
The following cross-section of views appeared on the Mt Albert Community Facebook page after a link was posted to the “prang alley” opinion piece on Mt Albert Inc site: Michael Field: “As one who has lived right on the corner for 20 years I can say with certainty that accidents are less frequent now…
Opinion: standing up for causes
We can be a sedentary lot when it comes to standing up for ourselves. Of course, some people are better at getting off their backsides to fight for their corner than others. But the Facebook era (“give ‘em a spray and I’m away”) has allowed too many to sit at their keyboards and imagine they’re…