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  Publishers Note: This post appears here courtesy of ECU News Services. The author of this post is Ken Buday. Photos: Rhett Butler     Growing up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Dr. Mark Moss listened to the advice of his parents, who told him of the importance of education to his future.     The associate professor in the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine decided on dentistry without a full realization of its importance.     "My focus when I chose dentistry was on mak...

Christel Yardley/Stuff Three days of deliberations in the Hamilton City Council debating chamber failed to whittle down an 8.9 per cent rates hike in the 2021/22 financial year. After three solid days of bickering, number crunching and U-turns, the Hamilton City Council has failed to whittle down a projected 8.9 per cent rates increase by a single decimal point. The council has set the rate for the 2021/22 financial year in its long term plan deliberations as well as ongoing rates increases of...

by Stan Grayson BENJAMIN MENDLOWITZ Long a familiar sight in Florida waters, STING RAY V (today renamed STINGRAY) proved to be an able passagemaker on her many voyages between Fort Lauderdale or Boca Grande and New England. Evident here are some of the changes made over time. Originally white, the hull was painted its current color at a later date. Those with local knowledge will tell you that the New River at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a tricky place. There are tight bends, bridges, and of c...

Mike Mather17:00, Apr 29 2021 Tom Lee/Stuff The northern part of Hamiltons central business district should be demolished and replaced with apartments and other kinds of residential dwellings, according to city councillor Ewan Wilson. A large chunk of office and commercial space in central Hamilton could be wiped off the map and replaced with high density housing if a city councillor gets his way. Hamilton’s central business district is the scene of an ongoing residential revolution with num...

Tom Lee/Stuff Former Waikato DHB member Dave Macpherson believes the new health system could make it fairer for people (file photo). The abolition of District Health Boards is a “brave move” that could be a good one according to a Waikato man who joined his board to push for change after the death of his son in the health system. Former Waikato DHB member Dave Macpherson served on the Waikato Board, when first implemented in 1998 and again in 2017 for two years, before then-Health Minister...

Regions and rural communities could lose their voices in major health reforms that remove elected boards from the public health system, critics say. But in announcing the biggest shake-up of the sector in decades, Minister of Health Andrew Little this morning said the countrys 20 district health boards had resulted in a fragmented, dysfunctional "postcode lottery" where health outcomes varied depending on where a patient lived. And that needed to change. Local election voter turnout, including ...

Standing room only: Te Huia jam-packed on first Saturday service, would-be passengers left behind Newshub 2 hrs ago © Newshub. Watch: A report from the services first day. The new Hamilton-Auckland train service Te Huia has struggled to attract commuters, but it appears Waikato residents were just holding out for the weekend. Its first Saturday service has proved so popular, people had to be left behind. "Its absolutely jam-packed," Hamilton City Councillor Dave Macpherson told Newshub, fr...

Earlier this month, the council voted eight to four against a move to establish Māori wards in time for the 2022 elections. Days later, however, in a rare move, Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate and five councillors put forward a motion to redebate the issue. Southgate said the decision delaying the creation of Māori wards for at least three years had caused pain and division in the community. One of the council’s five Maangai Māori, Hemi Rau, resigned from his position following the initia...

Ratepayers fund Waikato Regional Council chairs feel-good gifts at train launch 15 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read The huia print presented to 20 bureaucrats, dignitaries and politicians at the launch of the Te Huia Hamilton to Auckland commuter train service. Photo / Supplied The huia print presented to 20 bureaucrats, dignitaries and politicians at the launch of the Te Huia Hamilton to Auckland commuter train service. Photo / Supplied Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.c...

Ulmer, along with trust chairman Simon Perry and general manager Jennifer Palmer presented the park vision to the Hamilton City Council’s long term plan hearings on Thursday – where they formally asked for a $10 million contribution. In the draft long term plan, the council are proposing either spending $6m to cover the outdoor pool at Waterworld, or alternatively spending $26m on the construction of a new indoor pool. A more cost-effective solution would be a partnership with Te Awa Lak...