This week North and South magazine printed an article on housing by Rebecca Macfie. Rebecca has summarised how exactly we got into the mess we have over housing. This is the best summary I have ever read on this matter. I recommend that you rush out and purchase a copy. Rebecca was then … [Read more...]
Austin Mitchell has died
Tuesday Club attendees will remember a few years ago that Austin Mitchell spoke to us. His address was witty, and he said he saw a group like the Tuesday Club as being an example of democracy at grass roots. Austin died this week. He will be missed as a wonderful friend of New Zealand and a … [Read more...]
The moral emergency of Covid 19
The pandemic is a moral emergency! Dear President Dawson, Interim Provost Lindquist, Dean Lane, and Department Chair Jones: In previous correspondence I sketched some concerns I have about the adequacy of our university’s COVID-19 safety plan. This being our final opportunity to modify that … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 27 Aug 2021
This is especially for the Council “team” who collapsed in the public scrum and gave into the Rugby Union recently. Here is a photo of the last test between the All Blacks and Australia two weekends ago. The black bits are people in the audience. The rest are empty seats. The reason? Two tests … [Read more...]
Wednesday 18th – Three Waters Event
Instead of Tuesday Club this week, we are having a public event about Three Waters. There will be the first public meeting on Water this Wednesday: 7pm 18 August Aldersgate centre 309 Durham St We are having a public meeting on water this week. It will be held at the Aldersgate Centre (which … [Read more...]
Let’s reconsider the proposed structure of the water authority
In the past week Rob Campbell, a Company Director, wrote this about business governance in Newsroom: There are many conferences on business governance these days. Possibly in inverse proportion to any clear improvements in how business contributes to society. This should concern us all, not … [Read more...]
last week’s speakers – Louise Tapper and Rosemary Du Plessis
Last week we had Dr Louise Tapper and Adjunct Assoc Prof Rosemary Du Plessis Speaking about their research project Making the most of now: Young women’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Oral history is important, and it was interesting to hear that this research has been added to … [Read more...]
The stadium decision last week was just straight dumb
I know I’ll be unpopular criticising the Council decision to make a public facility larger last week. I feel the same about the crazy decision about expanding the size of the multi-purpose arena as I did about the size of Te Pae, the Convention Centre. It’s all about scale. Te Pae is way too big for … [Read more...]
How has the CDHB performed financially and how is it responding to staff feedback?
With the CDHB financial year finishing on 30 June 2021, we at the Tuesday Club are waiting with breath-holding-anticipation to see how the DHB actually performed against budget. As previously covered, the Board / Crown monitor reluctantly supported the proposed budget put forward by the then … [Read more...]
Ta Mark Solomon comments on MOH and Treasury
Last weekend Mark commented very forcefully on Q & A about how shifty he found MOH and Treasury to be when he was acting Chair of the CDHB. His views were held so strongly the Government were not prepared to re-appoint him to the Board. Mark supported the position of the executive led by … [Read more...]
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