David Clark | Issue 17

Posted 2:55pm Sunday 26th July 2015

I was disappointed to see students lose their second seats on University Council. The change is part of a 1980s-style downsizing of university councils around the country.  Steven Joyce has dictated that universities should no longer have the broad representation Cambridge and Oxford Read more...

David Clark | Issue 16

Posted 2:37pm Sunday 19th July 2015

The increasing incidence of homelessness and poverty in the land of milk and honey bothers me. I stood for parliament because I am concerned that our society is increasingly out of whack. When the economy grows, those on modest and middle incomes seem to miss out on the benefits.  Growing Read more...

David Clark | Issue 15

Posted 2:50pm Sunday 12th July 2015

It is hard to believe a week has passed since the Highlanders’ historic first Super15 win. I was lucky enough to be at Forsyth Barr Stadium for the semi-final win over the Chiefs. Suddenly anything looked possible. Although the final was tense viewing, my hunch proved right, my bets were well Read more...

David Clark | Issue 14

Posted 2:46pm Sunday 5th July 2015

The government has to make choices. Limited tax revenue, increasing costs of superannuation and burgeoning healthcare expenses all add up to pressure on our country’s budget. That said, politicians have the job of prioritising spending, and it should be done in a way that creates opportunities Read more...

David Clark | Issue 13

Posted 2:03pm Sunday 24th May 2015

You can’t build an economy on houses, dairy and natural disasters alone. The government’s chance to get back on the front foot lay in last week’s budget. They’ve told us they will fail for the seventh time to achieve a surplus, despite making it the central promise of the Read more...

David Clark | Issue 12

Posted 2:28pm Sunday 17th May 2015

New Zealand has changed a lot since I was a kid. When I was a kid, homosexuality was illegal, and those who engaged in “homosexual acts” risked getting locked up. Kids who didn’t fit gendered stereotypes were bullied mercilessly. There were no education programmes around sexual Read more...

David Clark | Issue 11

Posted 2:41pm Sunday 10th May 2015

Ifind it shocking that in Dunedin there are over 1000 young people who are not in employment, education or training. These are the people most likely to end up long-term unemployed. There are lots of myths about the long-term unemployed. They are an easy target for criticism and beneficiary Read more...

David Clark | Issue 10

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 3rd May 2015

I have many fond memories of my years flatting at Otago and elsewhere. That said, there’s good reason I chose to spend 11 years living at Selwyn College — one way or another. First-time flatting is when you learn a bunch of things. First off, how good the food actually was at Read more...

David Clark | Issue 9

Posted 2:30pm Sunday 26th April 2015

I worked studiously on Labour’s small business policy for over a year. When the time came during the 2014 election campaign, I joined our leader for its launch. Journalists, cameras and microphones turned up. I had planned the launch in a fireworks factory. My policy redirected Read more...

David Clark | Issue 8

Posted 3:42pm Sunday 19th April 2015

When you buy a burger from a random fast-food outlet in town, you can be pretty sure it won’t give you food-poisoning. But that’s not true everywhere in the world. There are plenty of places where local knowledge is vital if you want to avoid an unpleasant aftermath. Part of the Read more...

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