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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 [

Opinion: Invercargill has been my home for 32 years
Opinion: Invercargill has been my home for 32 years
Elections   -   Sep 25, 2022

During this time, I have seen many changes, both good and bad. There have been many highs and a few lows. Unfortunately, the current council and their performance in recent years would have to be a major one of those lows. My wife and I  have two teenage daughters who have called Invercargill home a

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

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 […]

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Latest Council Poll Results Will Have Some Current Councillors Sweating
Latest Council Poll Results Will Have Some Current Councillors Sweating
Councils   -   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 […]

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 [

Opinion: Invercargill has been my home for 32 years
Opinion: Invercargill has been my home for 32 years
Elections   -   Sep 25, 2022

During this time, I have seen many changes, both good and bad. There have been many highs and a few lows. Unfortunately, the current council and their performance in recent years would have to be a major one of those lows. My wife and I  have two teenage daughters who have called Invercargill home a

Opinion: Food Prices Put Southlanders Under Pressure
Opinion: Food Prices Put Southlanders Under Pressure
Featured   -   Sep 24, 2022

Some prices at the checkout these days are getting ridiculous and Southland families are feeling it, with the cost of a trolley full of groceries going through the roof. I can’t imagine how large families are coping and the increased demand at local food banks is an indication that people are really

Opinion: I Want To See A City That All Of Southland Can Be Proud Of
Opinion: I Want To See A City That All Of Southland Can Be Proud Of
Elections   -   Sep 16, 2022

Rick Murrell brings a real passion and drive for the South, with 30 years of business experience in Invercargill. His governance experience includes, Director of New Zealand Motor Trade Association (2005 – 2012), Director of Motor Trade Investments (2010 – 2012) and New Zealand President/Chairperson

Poll Update: Nobby Clark Leads, Biddle, Then Lush
Poll Update: Nobby Clark Leads, Biddle, Then Lush
Elections   -   Sep 10, 2022

Maybe include some opinion. Just over 24 hours into our Mayoral poll and we have had over 490 votes. In this poll, same as the previous poll, from the start frontrunner Nobby Clark took off and never looked back with a constant 30+ vote margin but did narrow to 20’s ahead of Toni Biddle who […]

David Parker Must Delay Winter Grazing Regulations
David Parker Must Delay Winter Grazing Regulations
Farming   -   Sep 08, 2022

The Government is about to pile up to $100 million of unnecessary compliance costs onto farmers because its freshwater regulations are more than a year overdue, National’s spokespeople for Agriculture and Water, Barbara Kuriger and Joseph Mooney, say. “Under Environment Minister David Parker’s regul

Health NZ fails to deliver in the South
Health NZ fails to deliver in the South
Opinion   -   Aug 30, 2022

Despite much fanfare, and a $486 million spend from the Government, Health NZ has yet to deliver any real results for Southland. As part of the restructure, the Southern District Health Board was disestablished on July 1 and our local voice, and much of the scrutiny of our health services, was lost.

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