Voting booth at Mt Albert Methodist Church on polling day 2017

Democracy no big deal for young

A third of young people living in the Mt Albert electorate apparently don’t want to trouble themselves with democracy – they failed to enrol to vote in the election. Actual age-bracket voting statistics aren’t yet available, but enrolments for people aged between 18 and 30 suggest a lack of engagement in politics and its importance…

Mt Albert's prang alley

Prang alley – Facebook views

The following cross-section of views appeared on the Mt Albert Community Facebook page after a link was posted to the “prang alley” opinion piece on Mt Albert Inc site:   Michael Field: “As one who has lived right on the corner for 20 years I can say with certainty that accidents are less frequent now…