At 7.30 Tuesday we have three ECan Councillors Lan Pham, Vicky Southworth and Craig Pauling give a presentation about the ECan annual plan, with a view to encouraging you to make submissions. This session is co-hosted by Tuesday Club, Aoraki Greens and Sustainable Ōtautahi Christchurch. Link … [Read more...]
This week’s speaker at 5.30 Dame Anne Salmond on Three Waters
We are delighted to have Dame Anne speak to us with her thoughts on the government’s proposed 3 Waters restructure of water in this country. Dame Anne has written about her concerns over the proposed reforms and the article above is one of them. Anne joined us in last week's session, and agreed to … [Read more...]
Christchurch City Council Annual Plan submissions called for…
We received this from the Christchurch City Council requesting submissions on the Annual Plan: We’re getting in touch again to let you know that consultation is now open on the Draft Annual Plan 2022/23, and that you can now have your say ( Draft Annual Plan 2022/23 : Christchurch City Council … [Read more...]
Let’s cease the divisive debates on cycleways and focus instead on transportation planning
In the Press recently there was the sort of futile debate which public figures seeking publicity specialise in. Sam McDonald, to back up his central government National party mates, has had another go at funding for cycleways. I have no time for the anti- cycleway debates as they are divisive and … [Read more...]
17 Ways of moving around without fossil fuels
Jess Berentson-Shaw, in Newsroom, wrote in 17 Ways to Get About Without Using Fossil Fuels | Newsroom about cycleways and alternative thinking on transport and the importance of investing in them under the following headings. Our elected reps need to consider them all when applying their minds to … [Read more...]
A great decision by CCC on not selling to Wilsons Car Park company:
The Christchurch City Council made an excellent decision this week in deciding not to sell the site alongside the Court Theatre to Wilsons Car Park company. My antipathy towards Wilson’s has no bounds. In the opinion of many local residents they looted this city mercilessly by leasing empty … [Read more...]
With Covid what we can expect next?
In an article Ian Powell has written about the next possible stages of Covid. He has summarised the writing of Professor Michael Baker. Here are three predications: Prediction 1: More waves, more variants Omicron’s sudden rise to be the “pandemic’s public enemy number-one” given how deadly the … [Read more...]
A sense of hope amidst chaos in Ukraine and Russia:
I just loved this Twitter cameo of a professional pianist playing her grand piano in her bombed out home in Kyiv. There’s something surreal about it. Jim Pickard on Twitter: "professional pianist Irina Maniukina playing Chopin (Aeolian Harp' Étude, Op. 25, # 1) before finally leaving her home south … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 22 March 2022
Garry Writes 15 March 2022
How are those challenging the government’s proposed 3 Waters reforms being treated? It’s sad that an essential public policy discourse is becoming more and more debated as” right” and “wrong”. It’s literally the litany of the deaf. Labels like “racist” are being chanted to those who are … [Read more...]
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