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Here’s a quiz. What is Invercargill? A city. What is a city made of? Buildings. Who builds buildings? Builders. Easy, right? Invercargill is a city made of buildings built by builders. But Invercargill doesn’t have enough buildings. A 2021 report showed just how dire our housing crisis is. Inver
Uncertainty remains for Invercargill childcare centres and families, as the Government rewrites its early childhood policy for the second time in a month. Labour’s arrogance and lack of consultation around its revised Early Childhood Education policy means that it remains unworkable, despite asserti
With voting underway, now seems a good time to give you a few reasons to vote for me. A vote for me is a vote for the tradies, apprentices and labourers who quite literally built this city. Related: David Meades: A Strong Advocate For Council, Mayor Clark Give His Endorsement Candidate Statements R
by OpinionWith voting underway, now seems a good time to give you a few reasons to vote for me. A vote for me is a vote for the tradies, apprentices and labourers who quite literally built this city. Related: David Meades: A Strong Advocate For Council, Mayor Clark Give His Endorsement Candidate Statements R
Here’s a quiz. What is Invercargill? A city. What is a city made of? Buildings. Who builds buildings? Builders. Easy, right? Invercargill is a city made of buildings built by builders. But Invercargill doesn’t have enough buildings. A 2021 report showed just how dire our housing crisis is. Inver
Uncertainty remains for Invercargill childcare centres and families, as the Government rewrites its early childhood policy for the second time in a month. Labour’s arrogance and lack of consultation around its revised Early Childhood Education policy means that it remains unworkable, despite asserti
Political deception is as old as politics itself. There have always been political actors who have attempted to twist and manipulate information. Sometimes this includes politicians, political activists, journalists, and even governments. When the inaccuracy of information is accidental and innocent
I am devastated for the families affected by our failing health system and the lack of appropriate cancer treatment recently highlighted in Otago and Southland. Despite the best efforts of all our local medical and nursing staff, people in the Southern region are just not getting the same access to
New data shows rents in Invercargill and Southland have increased dramatically under Labour. MBIE’s Tenancy Services Rental Bond Data for January 2023 shows that median Invercargill rents now sit at $365 a week, up $165, or 83 percent, from 2017 when Labour took office. Across Southland rents have g
There’s no doubt that the Government’s hugely unpopular Three Waters legislation will hit local ratepayers in the back pocket, but is the Government really listening to our concerns? Water services are currently provided by local councils, but under Three Waters will transfer to four new mega entiti
Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says she’s deeply concerned at the amount of violent crime that is happening in the city. “Violent crime is happening all too often in Invercargill and I’m worried that it could end with the loss of a life. “Most recently, the Collingwood Foodcentre in North Rd was tar