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 PeninsulaDecember 18, 2015
Review of the Year
Broad Bay . Dunedin . Harwood . Local Issues . Macandrew Bay . Otago Harbour . Otago Peninsula . Otago Peninsula Community Board . Otakou . Paul Pope . Portobello . Pukehiki . Tomahawk Article
Its been a busy year for myself and the Peninsula Community Board with a variety of issues and projects. I never find being on the Board a chore because there’s always something interesting to be done or a new people to meet. I’ve always been a problem-solver so being on the Board is actually an
Written by Paul on the PeninsulaOctober 20, 2015
Making Plans and Planning
Broad Bay . Dunedin . Harwood . Local Issues . Macandrew Bay . Otago Harbour . Otago Peninsula . Otago Peninsula Community Board . Otakou . Paul Pope . Portobello . Pukehiki . Tomahawk Article
The District Plan is an extremely important document for Dunedin. It outlines the future direction of the city in regards to development, business, housing and the environment. The Resource Management Act 1991 requires a district plan to have; Objectives for the district Policies to implement the objectives Rules to implement the policies. It’s a crucial
Written by Paul on the PeninsulaSeptember 7, 2015
Environment Strategy Submission
Broad Bay . Dunedin . Harwood . Local Issues . Macandrew Bay . Otago Harbour . Otago Peninsula . Otago Peninsula Community Board . Otakou . Paul Pope . Portobello . Pukehiki . Tomahawk Article
Our first experiences of the environment and biodiversity usually come from our early explorations as children in our backyard and local community. It’s the beginning of our awareness of the natural world and an important step into our understanding of the world around us. The Dunedin City Council has recently presented Te Ao Turoa – The Natural World as
Written by Paul on the PeninsulaSeptember 7, 2015
Broadband on the Peninsula
Broad Bay . Dunedin . Harwood . Local Issues . Macandrew Bay . Otago Harbour . Otago Peninsula . Otakou . Paul Pope . Portobello . Pukehiki . Tomahawk Article
Many households and businesses have frustrations over the availability and quality of broadband in New Zealand. It seems to be taking forever for the fibre network and rural broadband initiatives to become available for many. The Otago Peninsula is no different and given its importance to the local economy as a tourism destination the need for better
Written by Paul on the PeninsulaAugust 27, 2015
Democracy Divided?
Broad Bay . Dunedin . Harwood . Local Issues . Macandrew Bay . Otago Harbour . Otago Peninsula . Otago Peninsula Community Board . Otakou . Paul Pope . Portobello . Pukehiki . Tomahawk Article
The recent Representation Review undertaken by the Dunedin City Council will see major changes to Community Boards across the city. For the Otago Peninsula that means we have lost the Tomahawk area from the Otago Peninsula and next year may lose two of the Board’s members. This appears to be part of a longer term plan
Written by Paul on the PeninsulaJune 12, 2015
The Big Wet
Dunedin . Local Issues . Otago Harbour . Otago Peninsula . Otago Peninsula Community Board . Paul Pope Article
The flooding of South Dunedin and damage to roads and other infrastructure have been a timely reminder of the vulnerability of community’s to such events. Now that the city is in “recovery” mode and people dry out their homes it’s also a time to take stock of how well the community responded and coped during
Written by Paul on the PeninsulaMarch 25, 2015
Annual Plan 2015
Written by Paul on the PeninsulaApril 3, 2014
Trial by Bylaw
Dunedin . Local Issues . Otago Harbour . Otago Peninsula . Otago Peninsula Community Board . Paul Pope Article
I’m just not convinced that city councillors fully understand the freedom camping issue on the Peninsula (ODT). Undertaking “Bylaw by trial” is not what’s required here and its a poor alternative to appropriate policy based on real evidence and research. The other issue is the fallacy that “there must be a demand” because of the people using Macandrew
Written by Paul on the PeninsulaMarch 12, 2014
A Lapse in Concentration
Dunedin . Local Issues . Otago Harbour . Otago Peninsula . Otago Peninsula Community Board . Paul Pope Article
I’ve been a little tardy at utilising my blog to discuss the issues that I meet in a weekly basis in my role as Deputy Chairman of the Otago Peninsula Community Board. I could blame distractions like family or work but largely its been a lapse in literary concentration. So with new resolve I’m going to