Press Articles & Letters Dave is a prolific letter writer and gets good press. Here is a selection. Opinion: Ratepayers need a more efficient property rate and valuation system Article: Candidate promises to focus on rates reform Opinion: Real reform required, not tinkering Vote For Dave Stewart Article: Govt unveils $70m fund to lure global acts, support major events Article: The great water divide: Winners, losers, and the price households will pay Article: Former PM Sir Geoffrey Palmer’s stark warning about NZ’s democracy Article: Wastewater still an election issue for Matatā Whakatāne District Council Profile Statement & Video: Make Whakatāne A Happy Place Opinion: What the heck is happening with rates? Article: Hutt mayor Campbell Barry warns against council spend-ups after water reforms Article: List of core services ‘bizarre’ – Tanczos Don’t Vote For Wellington – Vote For Whakatāne Article: Government no longer saying its water reforms will be cheaper than Labour’s Let’s reimagine the future of urban life — one city, one community, one happy place at a time. Article: Government passes its water reforms into law Candidate List – Whakatāne District Council – 2025 Article: The Government’s water reforms may not be going to plan Article: Wellington City Council pushes back on Government’s ‘back to basics’ bill Is Returning GST To Councils ‘Ultra Left Wing Spin’? Letter: National Party deeply divided Article: Bay of Plenty Regional Council Confirms Candidates for 2025 Local Elections Article: How to check your enrolment after concerns from voters Article: Councillors tired of being ‘beaten up’ and blamed by central government Opinion: A mature conversation about unaffordable rates
Dave is a prolific letter writer and gets good press.Dave is a prolific letter writer and gets good press.
