“I called the meeting [to replace the chairman] because I am concerned at the way things have been operating,” he said. Challenger would not comment on whether his concerns about the chairman were also linked to the unexplained absence of the council s new chief executive, Vin Smith. Smith has been on what Birchfield has described as “personal leave” since last week, with no return-to-work date given. “Allan has his way of doing things and we believe he is not doing things in a democratic manner. He does things unilaterally,” Challenger said. Birchfield rejected that allegation. “I have always followed due process, and Stuart knows that – he has seen the legal advice we have had.”
+Pictured Jim Vause
Thursday 6 May 2021, 03:06 PM
Jim Vause traverses Te Tai Poutini to explore the local flora and fauna, both underground and in the local cafes
“I thought there was a Buller District-specific te reo dialect, a residue of some pre-Waitaha tribe, but once I got my tongue around saying ‘Knack a War’ I was off like a Coaster”
I may as well have been speaking Dutch, such was the wave of incomprehension that swept across her face when I said we were off to Mokihinui. “Where?”
Dah. This was the Coast. Te Tai Poutini, that unique and largely untouched province that stretches across more latitudes than any other in this nation. Yes, time has passed BY the likes of Granity, Ngakawau and Hector, and so did we until we got to Little Wanganui. No “h” there.
GO NZ: Single Asian Female actor Bridget Wong shares her favourite travel memories
5 May, 2021 12:12 AM
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Actor Bridget Wong, from ATC s Single Asian Female, dreams of a luxury tour of Franz Josef glacier. Photo / Supplied
Actor Bridget Wong, from ATC s Single Asian Female, dreams of a luxury tour of Franz Josef glacier. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
What are your favourite memories from childhood family holidays in NZ?
Before immigrating to NZ, we had a brief tour around the country. One of our first stops was Queenstown. I remember just being so amazed at the view as we were coming out from the airport. Every picture we took looked like a postcard. I remember thinking Oh my, we ve arrived at Middle Earth . I was a huge LOTR fan and fully fangirled.