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Do You Want To Keep The Lake Road Webcam?

Posted by The Speculator on Nov 04, 2012 | Leave a Comment

The Lake Road webcam page continues to be a popular resource for Devonport residents and visitors. However, it costs about $40 / month to run in website hosting fees.

Usain Bolt Included In New Zealand Olympic Team

Posted by The Speculator on Aug 06, 2012 | 3 Comments

New Zealand's Olympic administrative incompetence continues,as Usain Bolt is accidentally added to our list of competitors.

D-Day Looming For Devonport Wharf

Posted by The Speculator on Aug 04, 2012 | Leave a Comment

The Devonport Wharf improvement process is inching forward to the next step

In A Community, Everyone Is Someone

Posted by The Speculator on Aug 03, 2012 | 7 Comments

A copy of the article on Devonport's community that one of our writers wrote for The Flagstaff.

Calypso Cafe – The Ending of an Era

Posted by The Speculator on Jul 03, 2012 | 2 Comments

After eight years in the business Michael and Ann Wang of Calypso café will be calling it a day at the end of July this year.

The Devonport Restaurant Survey – Tech Issues Resolved!

Posted by The Speculator on Jun 07, 2012 | Comments Off

Here is your chance to provide some input into the type of restaurant you would like to see in Devonport.

John Key’s Biggest Mistake – And You’ll Never Know

Posted by The Speculator on May 10, 2012 | 1 Comment

John "Family Jewels, Here's The" Key is secretly negotiating to allow overseas corporations carte blanche in New Zealand. Meet the TPP.

Kraig Slams Bankers as “Guttersnipes, Whores and Loan Bitches”

Posted by The Speculator on May 09, 2012 | 1 Comment

UK-style Toryism comes to New Zealand with a vengeance.

Hollande and France Battle For Europe’s Future

Posted by The Speculator on May 05, 2012 | 1 Comment

The global financial crisis is reaching an interesting point. The Devonport Speculator investigates.

As The Speculator Stirs, TVNZ Errs

Posted by The Speculator on May 04, 2012 | 3 Comments

Dear reader, you're safe! Just as TVNZ makes the incomprehensible decision to replace TVNZ7 with a channel of TV1 repeats, The Devonport Speculator has sprung back to life.

Time For A Change

Posted by The Speculator on May 04, 2012 | 7 Comments

The Devonport Spec goes deep.

Scurrilous Wharf Bombers Resurface In UK

Posted by The Speculator on Mar 08, 2012 | Leave a Comment

The Devonport wharf bombers are back - but this time in er, Saltburn.

Devonport Weather Conditions: Live On The Speculator!

Posted by The Speculator on Feb 03, 2012 | 6 Comments

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.

Wise Words From The Dying: The Five Biggest Regrets

Posted by The Speculator on Feb 02, 2012 | 3 Comments

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.

Massive Expansion of Rail Infrastructure Planned for Auckland Port

Posted by The Speculator on Feb 01, 2012 | 1 Comment

The Devonport Speculator has learned that the current expansion plans proposed by Ports of Auckland is merely stage one of a multi-stage expansion strategy.

Auckland Anniversary – Photo Gallery

Posted by The Speculator on Jan 30, 2012 | 1 Comment

Chris Weissenborn, photographer for the Navy, took some spectacular shots out on the harbour on Anniversary Day, which he very kindly provided to The Devonport Speculator.

Who Was That Man?

Posted by The Speculator on Jan 27, 2012 | 1 Comment

Against his better judgement, The Devonport Speculator ventured onto Lake Rd earlier this week and was delighted to spot a cyclist in the cycling lane.

Darby On Port Plans: “Outrageously Over The Top”

Posted by The Speculator on Jan 27, 2012 | 1 Comment

Local Board Chair Chris Darby expresses his concerns over the council's port expansion plans exclusively to The Devonport Speculator.

Port Expansion Plans “A Joke”

Posted by The Speculator on Jan 26, 2012 | 1 Comment

A publicity campaign titled “Your Port, Your Call” kicks off today (Jan. 26) urging Aucklanders to find out more about the “extraordinary” plans by the port to expand its operations.

Devonport Property Market – December 2011

Posted by The Speculator on Jan 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment

As the old saying goes, “there are lies, damn lies, statistics and the inane musings of The Devonport Speculator” but given the current global climate, it’s tempting to make a few dangerous extrapolations from the Devonport housing market stats for 2011.