Our world faces a common enemy: COVID-19. The virus does not care about nationality or ethnicity, faction or faith. It attacks all, relentlessly.Meanwhile, armed conflict rages on around the world.The most vulnerable — women and children, people with disabilities, the marginalized and the displaced … [Read more...]
Message from the Human Rights Commissioner, Paul Hunt:
COVID-19: Human Rights and Duties to the Community On March 5, when the world was different, I visited Europe for work. I cut short my visit, flew home, strictly self-isolated, developed coronavirus symptoms, and my doctor advised the swab test. The test was self-administered in my car, … [Read more...]
The economic challenges in front of us:
Our community’s response to Covid 19 has been wonderful. Most people seem to be complying with the guidelines and at the end of week 1, in a lock-down which will be probably much longer than 4 weeks, people are still smiling when we pass them on our bike rides, or walks. The big unknown will be … [Read more...]
Let us continue looking at Banks:
I received an interesting response to the article on banks in the last email. This week I thought I would print Cam Preston ‘s thoughts on the banking system as a whole. It does summarise the system really well. I have been sent some a really useful series of articles on the bank’s behaviour … [Read more...]
The Ministry of Works Volume 2
When I consider Phil Twyford’s performance in Cabinet, I must give him full credit for establishing a wonderful department to ensure that all parts of the Government housing system are in one place. He led the creation of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (MHUD). He also made Housing New … [Read more...]
Lessons from the Past – Company Rebuilders
We will have huge numbers of firms which will be struggling when the lights go on again all over the world (I can still hear my mother singing that song). We will need to be thinking what sorts of support we will need to be supplying to the businesses of this country. The sort of support … [Read more...]
Our Art Galleries and Museums
There was an interesting article in the Washington Post about art. Here is a small part of what it said: So, what is the art doing now, during this long hiatus that may keep the Mona Lisa with her feet up for months? The reclining Mona Lisa meme suggests that we think (or hope) that the art is … [Read more...]
A note from Eileen Hennessy:
I received this epistle from Eileen Hennessy who is an attendee at the Tuesday Club when they come to NZ each year. From the porch of a little wood house in the Tennessee, America- countryside. Met by an early am birdsong. I opened your letter and read David’s poem. How fitting after a night … [Read more...]
A sniper’s report from General Patterson:
John Patterson sent me this report from the trenches of Parklands: When I go out for a walk now everybody speaks to each other as they pass at the appropriate distance apart and people passing in a car wave, a police car passed me today and both the policemen waved. It’s like it was when we … [Read more...]
Supermarket Shopping
Tom McBrearty sent me this email which he sent to his local supermarket. I am appalled at how awful people are toward people who are providing an essential service. Good stuff Tom. It is important that we say “thank you” to those who are keeping our society functioning at this time. Thank … [Read more...]
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