It’s time for Queenstown to face the human cost of being a high-turnover, transient tourist town.
Poppie Johnson
Poppie Johnson is a Queenstown-based freelance writer and secondary school English teacher who comments on social issues.
Posted inEnvironment
The end is nigh for our lakes
Our Southern-Lakes waterways are in danger and no-one is talking loudly enough about it, writes Poppie Johnson
Posted inEducation
Inside an 'Innovative Learning Environment'
The Ministry of Education is committed to rolling out their Innovative Learning Environment programme by 2030, but what is it exactly? Poppie Johnson takes a look
Posted inComment
Why we should demand more of teachers
Teacher Poppie Johnson examines performance pay, teacher appraisals and asks: what should Kiwis be demanding for their education tax dollars?