Last week we had a really good talk by Helen Beaumont, head of the Three Waters at CCC. Helen gave the shortest address we have had at the Tuesday Club and left room for the greatest number of questions we have had to date! If you missed it watch it here The staff at CCC have been committed to … [Read more...]
This week’s Speaker: Ben Harris
This week we have a scientist who argues that we should not be putting chlorine in our water at all. He advocates that our personal health risks far outweigh the public health benefits in Christchurch. His argument is that we don’t have dreadful water. Why chlorinate? He has been a … [Read more...]
Some candidates for CCC are misleading us and the media is letting them get away with it:
I love Bernard Hickey’s writing. He writes financial articles which are readable and amazingly sensible. This week he wrote this column https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/08/27/775725/glimmers-of-hope-amid-the-usual-magical-thinking I especially like this paragraph:It's the stuff of politicians … [Read more...]
Meng Foon
If ever there was an inspired appointment to the position of Race Relations Conciliator, it was the appointment of Meng Foon. This guy is as fantastic in the flesh as he appears in articles. He is the real oil. He’s somebody who builds bridges between cultures with such ease he makes it look simple. … [Read more...]
Our Canterbury rivers, a conversation worth having:
I heard Te Maire Tau, Upuku of Tuahiwi Marae, speak recently. He spoke of the desire of Ngai Tahu to be the owners of our river beds. I found that thought a really interesting one. We have had significant Ngai Tahu governance presence in this region, especially since the earthquakes. They were … [Read more...]
If ever there was a decision which makes politicians look pathetic this is it:
I was staggered this week when the elected Council pushed the “Pontius Pilate” button. They decided, from reading this article https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/115361237/council-sits-on-fence-over-fasttracking-changes-to-hagley-oval#comments, that they would not make any recommendations … [Read more...]
The Catholic Bishop sits on high “telling” people what is to happen:
The Catholic Bishop seems oddly out of sync of the way things are done these days. His recommendations on the closing of many parishes and their consolidation into a much smaller number seems odd. I guess the issue is that many of the priests are old and worn out and the church is in denial … [Read more...]
In conclusion
With kids - distraction is always the key! … [Read more...]
Garry’s thoughts 27 August 2019
I love election campaigns. It’s a time when ideas can be tried out and all of us get a chance to think about them. It’s a time when the lights of transparency are shone on our elected reps; and we deliberate on whether or not they justify us putting a tick beside their name in the … [Read more...]
Last Week Alistair Humphreys
I love listening to a really committed public servant. We had a chance to listen to one last week when Alastair Humphrey spoke to the Tuesday Club. Here’s Aaron Campbell’s video of the evening https://youtu.be/9qEqnXZ2ZJQ. Alastair went through the legislation which has been proposed to cover … [Read more...]