Latest From: Simon Gundry

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. Simon was awarded a QSM for services to the community in 2013. More recently, he was inducted into the North Harbour Business Hall of Fame. He has been writing this thought-provoking column for Channel from the very first issue (over 14 years ago!).

Boats, skateboards and bureaucratic blind spots

Last month’s Cyclone Vaianu (somebody told me it’s the Samoan word for disappointment) was, thank...

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issue 174 may 2026

In a muddle, with all sorts of things going on around ou...

Welcome to April, it’s a third of the way through the year. Only eight months until Christmas, and...

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issue 173 april 2026

Mount Takarunga/Mount Victoria/Mount Flagstaff

In the mid 1950s, my parents moved to Devonport, bringing an old removal truck full of furniture and the family...

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issue 172 march 2026

That’s 2025 – it’s been tough!

I can’t believe where the year has gone. So much for the promises of a great recovery in 2025. In my 55 years...

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issue 170 december 2025

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