Alex Swney, CEO of Heart of the City, is coming to Devonport to outline his organisation's view of the planned expansion to the Auckland port and may reveal an as yet unknown link to The Devonport Speculator's murky past.

The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board is reaching out to its communities to meet locals face-to-face, understand their issues and seek their views.

The Devonport Speculator, in conjunction with local resident and cool dude Steve Smith, is delighted to provide Speculator readers with live data on every possible weather variable known to humanity for the immediate Devonport area.

As we all launch into the new year and the routine of schools, jobs and commuting, an Australian palliative nurse has revealed what those in their final days regret the most about the course their life took.