Opinion

I’ve been involved in education for many decades, and I am passionate about its impact. I believe that the results we get from our education system is the single most important thing that we can do to improve the future economic prosperity of our province. Related: New Budget to Shift Fees Free to F

We all know how distracting our cell phones can be – and when phones are within easy reach it’s very tempting to check our messages or scroll through Instagram. As adults, it’s hard enough to be disciplined, so imagine how children must be affected when they have easy access to their phones. Phones

On Wednesday last week Māori Party MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi gave a general debate speech in the House with this opening sentence, “No matter my words today, the Government will not waver in its mission to exterminate Māori.” She went on to say, “The theory of the Minister is that Oranga Tamariki’s go

There’s concern in the South regarding youth crime in our city. Young people are our future and it worries me that there are some who have fallen off the rails and are getting involved in serious criminal activity. I understand that it’s a small number of youths who are responsible, but local police

I’ve been to some fantastic local events recently that have brought town and country together. The Waiau and Southland A&P shows, the Southern Field Days – Waimumu, the Thornbury Vintage Tractor & Implement Club’s new History of Farming Display and the Edendale Crank-up Day.  They have been incredib

Editors note: Mayor Clark offered this opinion piece to Stuff / Southland Times and they refused to publish in its original form. Hi Team While we still wait for the 3 parties to agree on their coalition agreement, there are two significant changes on the horizon. The voice of Maori in a democracy I

Opinion: Six Years of Failure. By Dr Muriel Newman It’s customary in the run up to an election for voters to ask, “Do I feel better off today than when this Government first took office?” Since Labour is a second term government, let’s turn our mind back to 2017. After nine years of National, econom

More Southlanders will receive essential cancer treatments if National becomes Government. Cancer touches almost every family in New Zealand. It is something that is also close to my heart, having lost both of my parents to cancer. Each year, more than 25,000 Kiwis are diagnosed with cancer and more