

Sallly Marden - Mahurangi Matters
- Jun 19, 2022
- 2 min
Flotilla of mini-boats berths in Matakana
Scores of miniature marine masterpieces sailed into Matakana School on Queen’s Birthday weekend for a spectacular two-day model boat show.


Grant McLachlan
- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
Matakana War Memorial Heritage Application
Researching and preparing the heritage application for the Matakana War Memorial unsurfaced some disturbing agendas.


PERSONA NON GRATA: Grant McLachlan - Column
- May 4, 2021
- 8 min
Small minds in small communities
I smelt a rat at the Snells Beach Residents and Ratepayers Association AGM. So I set a trap.


Grant McLachlan
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
Support for shellfish petition
I was approached to help with the design and production of billboards for Omaha Beach's 'Protect Rock Pool Sea Life' campaign. I was...


Grant McLachlan
- Nov 29, 2020
- 1 min
NAG exposes naked truth on Rodney roads
I was introduced to Maurie Purdy whilst having a beer with mates at our local. He discovered my background and asked for some input for a...


Sallly Marden - Mahurangi Matters
- Sep 13, 2020
- 2 min
War memorial gets official listing as historic place
Adrienne Miller with military historian Grant McLachlan, who wrote the 400-page submission for the Matakana War Memorial to Heritage New...


Seven Sharp
- Oct 5, 2017
- 1 min
Seven Sharp – Could this be New Zealand's worst intersection?
Grant is involved with the Fix Hill Street Now action group to fix New Zealand's worst intersection. He features in this item from TVNZ's...


Checkpoint - Radio New Zealand
- Jul 26, 2017
- 1 min
Little town wants a big roundabout
Grant is involved with the Fix Hill Street Now action group to fix New Zealand's worst intersection. He features in this episode of Radio...


TVNZ, Greenstone TV
- Jun 8, 2017
- 1 min
Gutsful – Episode 4 – NZ's Worst Intersection
Grant is involved with the Fix Hill Street Now action group to fix New Zealand's worst intersection. He features in this episode of...


The Taranaki Daily News
- May 28, 2009
- 2 min
Battiscombe gardens to get rethink
Original article can be found here. Battiscombe Tce residents have won another reprieve for their threatened vege patches. Last night,...


Gordon Brown - Taranaki Daily News
- Apr 30, 2009
- 4 min
The carrot and the stick
Young lawyer treats council to plates of humble brussel sprouts. Every now and again the New Plymouth District Council gets a jolly good...


Matt Rilkoff - Taranaki Daily News
- Apr 30, 2009
- 2 min
Hawke's Bay battler for the little people
To view the original article, please click here. For Grant McLachlan, saving Battiscombe Tce's gardens is just one more battle in his...