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.

Whangarei District Council made the decision to not proceed with a Hundertwasser Art Centre funded heavily by ratepayers. Was it the right decision?

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".

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.