Tuesday, February 25, 2025

From the Editor

Franklin Times Launch Post

Exciting new look Franklin Times coming soon.

From the editor February 2018

One nasty storm aside, the summer so far has been fabulous. While on holiday I thought all those sunny days would spur me to...

From the editor January 2018

As we ready ourselves for 2018 - aspirations and New Year resolutions in hand - I'm still snappin' my fingers and shuffling my feet...

From the editor December 2017

While New Zealand’s political arena may still be the talk about town, I’ve been visiting Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Rotorua and more. Despite admiring our green...

From the editor November 2017

I’m not so sure the nation has spoken but Winston Peters certainly has and, after a long 26-day wait, we finally have a government....of...

From the editor October 2017

How I wish readers were opening these first pages of Rural Living and seeing some ‘wise’ words on the General Election results. While I’m...

From the editor September 2017

Gosh I’ve had few comical moments this month but the one that raised the loudest laugh was a very warm invitation from the SPCA...

From the editor August 2017

I’d planned to mention a whole lot of little issues this month. Then the Green Party released its plan to levy a 10 cent...

From the editor… July 2017

These past weeks my mind has been in a spin – so many issues sparking concerns, so much happening on the homefront and plenty...

From the editor June 2017

We’ve been in our new home for three months now and just when I couldn’t stand the grounds one minute more – woohoo –...