Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
- Sep 4, 2016
- 3 min
Worst highway junction just got worse
To view the original article, please click here. The Transport Agency hasn't factored into calculations how dangerous the Warkworth...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- Aug 30, 2016
- 4 min
Pig-headedness the cause of Auckland Island pig facility closure
To view the original article, please click here. What future awaits the Auckland Island pigs at Awarua? Following the decision by a...
Grant McLachlan - Hawke's Bay Today - Column
- Aug 30, 2016
- 3 min
No fault and no responsibility
We have a no fault system for personal injury and, in the light of the Havelock North water contamination epidemic,has ACC made us gormless?
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- May 18, 2016
- 4 min
Christchurch-Queenstown Winter Olympics could fix a lot of problems
The original article can be found here. A Russian speed skating team at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Grant McLachlan argues...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
- May 4, 2016
- 3 min
Planners blinded by big picture
Warkworth’s Hill St intersection is the poster child for bureaucratic incompetence. Please click here to visit the published column. If...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
- Mar 17, 2016
- 3 min
For and against: Waterfront stadium
Original article can be found here. A waterfront stadium could synergise Central Auckland, creating an entertainment hub that would...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- Nov 3, 2015
- 3 min
Contrived problems are the problem
You can’t please everyone. When the Rodney Local Board tried to please a vocal minority they annoyed the apathetic majority by making...
Grant McLachlan
- Sep 23, 2015
- 3 min
Summer break may cure us of flag fatigue
Original article can be found here. The flag referendum should be delayed until after the summer, writes Grant McLachlan. I empathise...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
- Sep 17, 2015
- 4 min
The flag process is not New Zealand Idol
Original article can be found here. New Zealand Idol should never have been used as a template for the Flag Consideration Panel....
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
- Aug 13, 2015
- 4 min
Taking a leaf from Canada's flag debate
Original article here Will we get a political doodle for a flag, a celebrity-driven choice, or a timeless icon, asks Grant McLachlan. New...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
- Jul 7, 2015
- 4 min
NZ's national colour is black
Original article can be found here. The discussion over whether New Zealand should change its flag should be a time to discuss whether we...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- Jul 23, 2014
- 3 min
Is it time to tunnel across the Cook Strait?
Original article can be found here. Considering the state of our inter-island fleet, the cancellations of air and sea travel due to...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- Feb 12, 2014
- 2 min
Endangered species need war
Original article can be found here. If world leaders are serious about eliminating poaching of endangered species then they need to...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- Aug 20, 2013
- 1 min
New Zealand fans need to grow up
Original article can be found here. I felt embarrassed to be a New Zealander watching the Bledisloe Cup game on Saturday night. The...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- Aug 9, 2013
- 2 min
Time to put 100% into making NZ pure
TIDY UP NEEDED: If we spent as much money on cleaning up our environment then our 100 Per Cent Pure brand would hold water, rather than...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- Jun 10, 2013
- 3 min
Politicians 'abuse flaws' of MMP
Original article can be found here. Any suggestion that we have a proportional representation system is a myth. The Mixed Member...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- May 26, 2013
- 3 min
NZ electricity market a 'failed experiment'
Original article can be found here. Since Rogernomics, the proponents of 'free-market' economic theories led New Zealand down the path of...
Grant McLachlan
- Jan 29, 2013
- 3 min
We should use our rail network as roads
Original article can be found here. If New Zealand wants to optimise its transport network it needs to change its mindset. I lived near...
Grant McLachlan
- Jan 26, 2013
- 3 min
Journalists put watchdogs to shame
Original article can be found here. The media has regularly found itself at the front line of debate. My concern is that for too many...
Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- Jan 23, 2013
- 4 min
Let's rethink our electricity industry
Original article can be found here. If farming is New Zealand's backbone, then the energy sector is our lifeblood. And New Zealanders...
HUMAN NATURE: Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- Nov 5, 2010
- 3 min
Wowsers unite communities (against them)
"Wowser: an ineffably pious person who mistakes this world for a penitentiary and himself for a warder." - C.J. Dennis
HUMAN NATURE: Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- Jun 1, 2010
- 1 min
We need to eliminate the bad driving habits
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HUMAN NATURE: Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- May 25, 2010
- 1 min
Cycle trail could wield wide economic benefits
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HUMAN NATURE: Grant McLachlan - Stuff - Column
- May 18, 2010
- 1 min
Energywise? Yeah right
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