Opinion

We need it to have strong leadership and vision, it needs to be a well chaired, cohesive group of forward-thinking fresh people. It needs to have strong proven governance skills, which means knowing what its role is and the difference between governance and management. We need people who know and un

We all take chances every day, and no matter how careful we are, any of us can die at any time. You could be involved in a car crash, get knocked off your bike, fall on the footpath, slip getting out of the bath, or off a ladder. An aeroplane could fall out of the […]

Economic growth has declined under this Government and despite nearly two years in office Labour still has no plan for growth, writes MP for Invercargill Sarah Dowie. Finance Minister Grant Robertson scoffs at reports of plummeting business confidence. He looks at falling growth on a per person basi

Here on the streets of Tokyo, the hype and energy surrounding the Rugby World Cup is infectious. I’m here as part of the Japan team’s medical and physiotherapy contingent, making the team as game ready as they can be. The mentality of game-ready is a skill I’ve spend year refining and is applicable

Over the past three years this column has provided information and insights into issues of vital interest to City Council ratepayers such as the museum closure, the Don Street development, the CBD development and the WasteNet tender process. In areas where we found the Council to be acting in ways w

The local body elections are upon us again, and the past three years have certainly gone fast. I am just coming to the end of my first term on the Board at the ILT, a position I have found stimulating, exciting, and, at times challenging. These three years have been extremely rewarding. I have been

I was one of many ratepayers that gave a large sigh of relief when our council voted to not accept the preferred tenderer (now advised as Smart Environmental) and to maintain our Southland disAbility Enterprise for the next 12 months in the Recycling plant. I emailed all of our elected officials bef

Clutha District Mayor Bryan Cadogan told Stuff. “The polytechnic fight should be halted hoping fellow southern community leaders instead work with the Education Minister over the proposed merger”. Read the full Stuff story 👉 zkks4.app.goo.gl/LaAL