The Guardian started its own page last week and this will be a place where you can see some of the thoughts that go on behind the news, and of course share your comments and photos with other Guardian readers.

Already on our ‘wall’ we have posted pics from the flood, on local athletes who starred at a zone meeting at Port, and on a Urunga teenager who has taken the world by storm in the sport of wakeboarding (see full report in this paper, page 24).

When it comes to social media, Facebook is the undoubted king. It connects with 800 million people on six continents.

So next time you’re on Facebook, be sure to check out our page (http://on.fb.me/zEo4K7) and click on ‘like’ to stay in the know with the Guardian.