If rates capping goes ahead as it stands, it will hurt the very people who are already doing it tough. Continue reading

"I think the Government thinks it trying to fix something, but I cannot figure out if they know what the actual problem is. Continue reading

"The biggest challenge we face isn’t whether the ideas are good or the policies sound. It’s how we move from good intentions to real delivery." Continue reading

"Whatever central government chooses, offering half-baked solutions or tinkering on the edges is not good enough. The time to act is now." Continue reading

Talking about local government in New Zealand nearly always comes back to one word: rates. Continue reading

So first of all, I want to thank those who have been asking for more detail on Labour's policies around harbour health in Porirua.  Continue reading

So this post is a bit longer than typical, but it is an important issue that I think you have to spend time on.  Continue reading

"We have seen the pattern from this government already: cutting public housing, ripping out emergency and transitional housing, then offering nothing but tents." Continue reading

Your advocacy has been heard. Continue reading

"In 1926, the late Rose Matthews became Porirua’s first registered maternity nurse." Continue reading