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By: Simon Gundry , Gundry's Grumbles

Simon Gundry is a Devonport and North Shore identity, and character, who is known for calling a spade a spade. He is a director of contracting company Gill & Gundry, is an enthusiastic sailor (past crew-member of Ceramco New Zealand, Lion New Zealand and Shockwave) and is a life member of the North Shore Rugby Football Club. He has been writing this thought-provoking column for Channel ever since the very first issue (nine years ago this year).

Lockdown – it proved that I never want to retire

So, I’d told the Editor in Chief Aidan Bennett – who is in fact the Henry Luce of the North Shore, and...

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issue 112 august 2020

Loving my beautiful bubble of Devonport

I knew that one day, the Chinese scientists would have a remedy for the problems we have been having on Lake Road...

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issue 108 april 2020

Signs, MPs, Jacinda and the America's Cup!

I walk around the North Shore beaches quite a lot, and I’m wondering if anyone else has noticed the...

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issue 107 march 2020

Holiday happiness with a few grumbles to start the decade…

Happy New Year and welcome to a new decade.  It’s hard to believe the last two decades have disappeared...

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issue 106 february 2020

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