Jim Lunday is always good value as a speaker, regardless of his audience. I have heard him explain Urban Development to so many audiences. I just sit back and enjoy watching the reaction of people who often haven’t thought about Urban Development in any great depth. I well remember his … [Read more...]
This Weeks Speaker Jon Shaw
This week’s speaker is Jon Shaw who is Professor and Head of Geography at the University of Plymouth, UK. He has written and / or edited nine books on various aspects of transport policy and governance, the most recent of which are Transport Matters (2019) which brought together 27 … [Read more...]
Response to Ken McAnergney:
At the start of the session last week my old mate, Ken McAnergney, asked if he could have a minute to speak. I agreed as he had to leave early to feed some poor souls some mutton birds at home. I hope they lived to tell the tale. Ken’s address to those present was a chance for him to berate … [Read more...]
Water Review by Auditor General
It was interesting to read of the Auditor General’s report on water which was released this week. His observation is that the water sector is a mess. Local authorities have differing standards. Central Government is all over the place on the matter. Essentially the Auditor General said that it’s a … [Read more...]
Is it time to review the management of water services in Canterbury:
It was interesting in Jim Lunday’s address last week that he was promoting the management of water from the mountains to the sea. That seemed incredibly sensible. His argument that water does not differentiate where it flows, despite the artificial structures we have put in place to supposedly … [Read more...]
It’s time for a serious conversation to address housing as essential infrastructure:
I chair the CEO and Sector Leaders Forum for Community Housing providers. I have had serious conversations with providers from across this country on how shallow the debate has been on housing. Bernard Hickey, of Newsroom, is promoting housing being lifted from shallow political debate, just … [Read more...]
More on Transport…
When we had the talk by Liz Yeaman (by the way an apology for spelling Liz’s name incorrectly last week) there were interesting comments from the floor about electric cars and bikes. One comment came from Gordon Macadam about new ways of addressing transport. Gordon has been thinking since the … [Read more...]
Event: Climate Change: Food, Education and Wellbeing. Saturday 7 March
The Observatory cordially invites you to the above free public event, koha welcome. Please feel free to circulate/pass this invitation to others whom you feel might be interested, attached is a poster should you wish to use it. The event begins at 6pm, but seated by 5:50 please. 111 Seaview … [Read more...]
A few links for you…
Review of last year’s Local Body election: There is a Parliamentary enquiry into the last Local Body election. We encourage people to read this document and to make a submission before the end of February - even a short submission is good. Very few people know about … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 25 Feb 2020
I’ve decided I can live with our potholes when I look at this photo. Was this a job undertaken by Maugers, Phil? … [Read more...]
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