As somebody who has been in the thick of change much of my life, I have formed some pretty strong views on Institutional behaviour. In both the public and the private sectors. However, because how institutions have been run the past thirty or so years, we have ended up with significant loss of … [Read more...]
Last Week Andy Buchanan
Professor Emeritus Andy Buchanan complies with my definition of an excellent academic. He speaks in everyday language and condenses complicated issues into explanations that people like me can understand. The potential for wood in the future was clearly laid out by Andy and his commitment to … [Read more...]
This Week Tim Moore and Right to Die
This week we will have a talk by my son, Tim, a district palliative care nurse in Melbourne. Tim had shares in our family business but, when we had lost our building and he lost his flat after the earthquakes he decided to move, with many of his extremely creative friends, to Melbourne. There he … [Read more...]
Farewell Malcolm Ott, patron and Christchurch icon
In the paper on Saturday there was this funeral message: Ott James Malcolm (Malcolm):Malcolm passed away very peacefully on the evening of Sunday, May 2, 2021, in his home at Holly Lea. Loving husband of the late Paree for just on 60 years, best friend and adored father of Andrew and Bebaki, son … [Read more...]
Over the past 10 years John Patterson, who has been a builder for most of his working life, has recorded what has happened in four streets around his home
John, and other neighbourhood support coordinators, have recorded what has been happening to an area which used to have street parties and a strong sense of community. The earthquakes destabilised this community. The process with EQC and insurance companies has destroyed it. The coordinators have … [Read more...]
We waited some time before we analysed the Health Reforms
The health reforms were so big it seemed sensible to sit back and wait and collect what different people were saying about them. Firstly, below is a comprehensive response from a CDHB staff member who has been involved in health for decades. I have agreed to keep their name confidential. Here … [Read more...]
I can’t wait to get my hands on the book “Helen Kelly” by Rebecca Macfie
I’m a friend of Rebecca Macfie. She is a superb journalist. We are lucky to have her living in this country. She has written a book about one of New Zealand’s great union leaders, Helen Kelly. Sadly, Helen died young of cancer. She would have made a wonderful Labour Prime Minister. There have … [Read more...]
It’s OK to say “we cocked it up”, Labour Party, and I’ve got a suggested repentance exercise for you
I have told the story before of being stopped in an alley one day when I was first standing for Mayor. This guy, who turned out to be a leading business person in Christchurch, said “I’m going to vote for you. Do you want to know why?” I said “Yes I do”. He said “because you said recently you had … [Read more...]
Someone poisoned cabbage trees on the Estuary, now Oli Lewis proposes remedying that
In 2018, 24 cabbage trees were brazenly poisoned on the causeway section of the Christchurch Coastal Pathway. Let's chip in to replace them. In 2018, something very bad happened: someone, presumably in the dead of night, brazenly and callously poisoned 24 cabbage trees/tī Kōuka on the causeway … [Read more...]
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