Written by Paul on the PeninsulaSeptember 30, 2020
Power to the Pupils
Broad Bay . Community Support . Dunedin . Local Issues . Macandrew Bay . Otago Peninsula . Otago Peninsula Community Board . Paul Pope . Portobello Article
Participation in local government, particularly in elections should be looked upon as one of our great shames. With only 42% of eligible New Zealand voters bothering to cast a ballot in Council elections, we only have ourselves to blame when decisions are made that we may not approve of or support. Just why we are
Written by Paul on the PeninsulaJanuary 16, 2020
Remembering What’s Important
Community Support . Otago Peninsula . Paul Pope Article
With the Christmas holiday period fast approaching, we tend to get drawn into the whirlpool of planning family gatherings, school break ups, shopping and overloading our fridges beyond their intended capacity. Worrying whether we should have ham or chicken and will grandma be all right sleeping on a camp stretcher in the spare room removes
Written by Paul on the PeninsulaMay 25, 2018
Having Skin In the Game
Community Support . Dunedin . Local Issues . Otago Peninsula . Otago Peninsula Community Board . Paul Pope Article
The debate between the Otago Peninsula community and the Otago Regional Council over the provision of bus services for school commuters has been a long and arduous one. Recently, local parent Jason Graham and I presented a petition of nearly 1000 signatures seeking three very simple things; A timetable change An additional bus to create