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Opinion: Ratepayers, Citizens – You Need To Know The Truth
Opinion: Ratepayers, Citizens – You Need To Know The Truth
Elections   -   Oct 05, 2022

Update: We have added below responses from Nobby Clark (in italics) backing up a number of points raised by Peter. The named councillors Kett called out in his opinion piece, ran to Stuff’d and tried to smear him, but never offered any details correcting alleged inaccuracies in his opinion piece. Re

Latest Council Poll Results Will Have Some Current Councillors Sweating
Latest Council Poll Results Will Have Some Current Councillors Sweating
Elections   -   Oct 05, 2022

Opinion: Here is my blunt but fun thoughts on our latest city council poll. And don’t forget to 1. Vote Mike for ILT, 2.Keep a look out for more Mike & About. Another council poll completed and a pattern is emerging. Comparing the two polls we see that the top six have not changed with […]

Cartoon of the Day
Cartoon of the Day
Featured   -   Oct 04, 2022

Cartoon of the Day: Thanks to Garrick Tremain. https://garricktremain.nz/cartoons

Opinion: Failure Plus Excuses Is Not The Same Thing As Success
Opinion: Failure Plus Excuses Is Not The Same Thing As Success
Elections   -   Oct 01, 2022

A teacher used to say to me “ failure plus excuses is not the same thing as success”. If she had added “and Planning is not the same thing as doing” then she would have captured the performance of Council perfectly. A single example, Anderson Park, demonstrates that. How can it take eight years to [

Cartoon of the Day
Cartoon of the Day
Featured   -   Sep 30, 2022

Tremain Flashback: In 2003 Helen Clark & Sue Bradford were expressing anti- smacking hysteria. Cartoon of the Day: Thanks to Garrick Tremain. https://garricktremain.nz/cartoons

Watch: The Great Debate – Who Will Lead Our City?
Watch: The Great Debate – Who Will Lead Our City?
Elections   -   Sep 27, 2022

On Wednesday evening the Southland business Chamber hosted ‘The Great Debate’ at Ascot Park Hotel. Nine mayoral candidates were on stage to sell their vision for our city. We have taken the full 1hour & 40 mins and condensed it down to about 12 minutes of the best bits. Related: Watch: The Great Deb

Take Our Poll – Who Would You Like to See On Invercargill City Council
Take Our Poll – Who Would You Like to See On Invercargill City Council
Sep 26, 2022

Who would you like to see represent Invercargill on the City Council?  There are 33 candidates standing this election. You can vote for up to twelve. Poll closes Tuesday* 27th 1pm and results published 1:10pm. *Note we got day wrong due to holiday. All candidate information here More about the ‘Let’

Council Poll Update, Watch Condensed Mayoral Debate
Council Poll Update, Watch Condensed Mayoral Debate
Councils   -   Sep 25, 2022

Here is an update on our council poll, with 317 votes. have you voted yet? If not vote here results update below. Did you see the results from our third big mayoral poll? Thats the 3rd poll with a similar result. I will have a good opinion piece on the mayoral race tomorrow. Back to the […]

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