6. On household incomes and wealth
2 October 2025
I heard questions raised about average income statistics in the final council meeting.
from local election campaign
5. Briefly on climate change, and retail
26 September 2025
Our thoughts on climate change were captured when we recorded our GDC candidate videos.
4. On council waste
19 September 2025
During the recent local election I regularly heard variations of "the council needs to stop wasting all our money".
3. Ways to support horticulture without a background in horticulture
8 September 2025
During recent local elections I was asked to answer a few questions from the Tairāwhiti Growers Association. Apart from student summer jobs, I don't have a background in horticulture and don't pretend to be an expert, so...
2. Bringing education, research, trusts, and industry together; and the problem with Joint Ventures
3 September 2025
In my interview with Local Democracy Reporter Zita Campbell I touched on the Council as a facilitator across education, research, business, trusts, and industrial leaders.
1. The homeless - what to do?
23 August 2025
A few thoughts on our homeless population.