Craig Cooper writes: Whangarei's elected council is threatening to implode. Councillors have lost respect for each other and mislaid sight of the council's collective reason for being.

Ian Ward's letter from today's Northern Advocate could help disperse some of those bus travel myths.

I am steadily becoming frustrated by the perpetual and growing lottery that is alcohol and driving, writes Andrew Bonallack.

Subsequent to New Zealand celebrating its first Labour Day in October 1890, the country was dubbed "a working man's paradise".

Whangarei's 50th Anniversary parade has led to smart businesses altering their trading hours to take advantage of the extra people expected to be in town.

Our national flag represents so much of New Zealand's history - It speaks of our past, where we came from, our hopes and dreams, writes Cherie Taylor.

Parts of Whangarei's CBD need an injection of colour and life. Move beyond the mall area and the atmosphere dissipates fairly quickly, writes Craig Cooper.

We had our best chance to achieve a proper democracy at the last election via the Conservative proposal for binding referenda and we blew it.

Post-election discussion has been dominated by talk of Labour's future.

Every day we are faced with financial choices. It may be as simple as a choice of whether to buy this week's special at the supermarket or as complex as whether to buy a house.