Welcome to Mike Plowman’s Blog
The reason I started this blog site was that during my time as a Regional Councilor, I found that I could not get adequate media coverage of Local Govt affairs. If at all. The purpose of my blog is the dissemination of information and Regional Council news that the media will not print. All comments made are my views with regard to the chosen subject.
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Hi guys. This month I want to revisit the duck pond story from a couple of months ago. I cannot quite get my head around this story ,yes story. I am sure I relayed it as per spoken word, yet I got it so wrong. I immediately edited it, correcting the mistake when my...
$100 per Tonne
Hi people. It is the end of the year. My, where did the last one go. The later part of 2017 has been difficult, the move did not go smoothly, the swamp we bought quickly turned to desert, and I mean a desert. The local dairy unites are in strife feed wise, having...
Eels and Carbon.
Hi guys. Whilst I am supposed to be semi retired I am pretty hard out over the back fence repairing fences on a 1300 cow property with some new 1-2 wire around drains etc. I had a snigger to my self last week, when the manager stopped for talk. He had just got back...
Labour. The biggest Flip Flop ever.
Well well. Winston's gone with Labour. I do not blame him. National may have the country running sweetly $ wise but what about the rest of the undemocratic policy they were getting up to. Out going Minister of Treaty Settlements Mr. Finlayson said he is confident that...
What aload of Nonscence.
Hi guys. The election has come and gone. What a media circus. What a political circus. Surely we the voter deserves better? Not on your Neely. Those of you who voted for MMP got what you deserved. Pissed off. Well suck it up. Lets start in August. August the 21st. The...
Under Pressure
Yep. Under pressure. My big toe. Had part of the nail removed last December In Taumarunui. Cost $18. It did not work. It has been a real sore place ever since. Not even manuka honey could fix it. I finally seceded to the inevitable, after shopping around, to getting...
Beyond Reasonable Doubt. The Mc Gulicuddy Party.
Hi people. Sorry for my absence. We have shifted. Yes I have run away from all this environmental stuff, putting it all behind me. Well reading the latest Waitangi tribunal documents, I went 2 years to soon. But never mind. Who knows what the International markets...
Consents to cost $50k
Good morning people. Yes it is glorious winter morning. Abit of cloud, lots of sun and a hint of mist. And yes a boomer frost. Must have been well below zero, and the school bus would not start. A very good indication of a very heavy frost. Well there it is on the...
An End to my Book?
Hello once again readers. I have a feeling that I am coming to the end of my book. It has detailed my experiences from within the "Lions Den". Horizons Regional Council. Firstly as a councilor, and then from the out side as a knowledgeable commentator. I think back to...
The Conclusion.
Hello readers. Well well. We are almost there, but like a good soap opera, the Govt is dragging out the story line. 6 weeks or so ago I wrote to 3 ministers of Parliament adding material for their information and to back up my assertions. That was Our Advisory Group...