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The Rear View Mirror – Covid-19 The Journey
The Rear View Mirror – Covid-19 The Journey
Opinion   -   Apr 03, 2020

Hi there team and welcome to another look at The Rear View Mirror. A semi regular look at whats been going on and not going on in our neck of the woods. Since our last look our world has been turned on its head with the rampant spread of the Corona virus. Health wise most […]

Opinion: Invercargill Misses Out In Infrastructure Lottery
Opinion: Invercargill Misses Out In Infrastructure Lottery
Jan 31, 2020

“The deep-south has been largely ignored in the Government’s spend up with Invercargill getting no money for roading improvements, MP for Invercargill Sarah Dowie says. “It’s hard to see how the Government’s transport plans won’t come at the expense of transport investment in the deep south when bil

Opinion + Survey: Should Council Pause Any rates Increase For 2020/21 Year?
Apr 09, 2020 Opinion + Survey: Should Council Pause Any rates Increase For 2020/21 Year?

I am one of your City Councillors. Towards the end of April, I will be asked to vote on a rate increase for the 2020-21 year (commencing June 2020). It is my view that given the forthcoming financial impact of Covid-19, we should have a zero rate increase. Alongside that, Council is reviewing its ha

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Opinion + Survey: Should Council Pause Any rates Increase For 2020/21 Year?
Opinion + Survey: Should Council Pause Any rates Increase For 2020/21 Year?
Apr 09, 2020

I am one of your City Councillors. Towards the end of April, I will be asked to vote on a rate increase for the 2020-21 year (commencing June 2020). It is my view that given the forthcoming financial impact of Covid-19, we should have a zero rate increase. Alongside that, Council is reviewing its ha

The Rear View Mirror – Covid-19 The Journey
The Rear View Mirror – Covid-19 The Journey
Opinion   -   Apr 03, 2020

Hi there team and welcome to another look at The Rear View Mirror. A semi regular look at whats been going on and not going on in our neck of the woods. Since our last look our world has been turned on its head with the rampant spread of the Corona virus. Health wise most […]

Opinion: Invercargill Misses Out In Infrastructure Lottery
Opinion: Invercargill Misses Out In Infrastructure Lottery
Jan 31, 2020

“The deep-south has been largely ignored in the Government’s spend up with Invercargill getting no money for roading improvements, MP for Invercargill Sarah Dowie says. “It’s hard to see how the Government’s transport plans won’t come at the expense of transport investment in the deep south when bil

Opinion: Museum Future
Opinion: Museum Future
Jan 16, 2020

There is public concern that ICC is undertaking water blasting of the museum’s pyramid roof. It needs to be cleaned, sealed and repainted as all future options involve the retention of the iconic pyramid roof. As a recently elected City Councillor, I am frustrated about several issues regarding the

Opinion: Transmission Pricing and Tiwai
Opinion: Transmission Pricing and Tiwai
Jan 05, 2020

A sense of fairness is one of the first inklings most of us have of justice; making sure the glasses of juice are perfectly filled to the same degree, that we get our turn on the slide. Here in the south of the South Island we are home to some of New Zealand’s finest industry, […]

Opinion: We Need To Fight For Tiwai
Opinion: We Need To Fight For Tiwai
Dec 17, 2019

With the announcement this week that Rio Tinto is carrying out a strategic review of the Tiwai smelter I have read a lot of misleading and in many cases downright untrue information on social media and news outlets as people and organisations push their own agendas. A few FACTS for consideration: NZ

Opinion: What do we need the new SDHB Board to have?
Opinion: What do we need the new SDHB Board to have?
Oct 06, 2019

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

Opinion: The Museum Saga Continues
Opinion: The Museum Saga Continues
Opinion   -   Oct 05, 2019

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 […]

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