It’s been a really interesting year. I would be denying reality if I said that it has been an easy one. The lockdown was a time for great reflection. It’s probably not a good idea to state this publicly, but I enjoyed it. We read a lot and we walked and talked an equal amount. We have to be … [Read more...]
Last Week – Community Housing
It was fantastic to have two leaders in the New Zealand Community Housing network speaking to the Tuesday Club. We are indeed lucky to have them both leading their organisations in this City. Their presentation was comprehensive and the conversation was supportive and encouraging. Maybe we should … [Read more...]
This week’s speaker and Christmas celebration:
This week we finish the year focusing on ecology. Colin Meurk is our final speaker as he focuses (briefly) on the ecological challenges facing this City. I have asked Colin specially to cover what we should be planting in our gardens so that we can feed birds. It is such a delight when the … [Read more...]
John Minto accepts SFO ruling with good grace:
I was always perplexed by John Minto formally objecting to the fundraising which funded Lianne Dalziel’s last election campaign. Every campaign since Adam stood to chair his synagogue committee has been funded this way. If there’s something wrong with it, then the law needs to change. In a … [Read more...]
Otautahi Community Housing Trust responds to inaccurate Press coverage:
You will recall that last week there was a link in the Tuesday Club notes to this article 'I can’t wait to drop dead': Elderly couple desperate to leave freezing, mouldy flat | Stuff.co.nz. At the time I wondered if in fact this was an accurate article. This week Cate Kearney, who was one of the … [Read more...]
Engage
It takes a clever mind to say simply what most of us would take a volume to cover. When David Elms wrote to me about ENGAGE he challenged me about what I had written last week when he wrote: So I'd suggest adding something about what SCIRT actually did, which was to take a set of existing bodies … [Read more...]
Look what Trump is doing to America:
I believe in democracy. I have spent my life deeply involved with it. It is, however, a fragile thing. Mass public mayhem can make it even more fragile. The way Trump, in his own interests, has mobilised mob behaviour in America by not accepting the will of the people is not just scary, it’s … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 22 Dec 2020
Garry writes 15 Dec 2020
As we gratefully head towards the end of a very trying year for everybody, I return to my quest to discuss the need for us to expect politicians to exercise courage in their deliberations. David Lange was a veritable mine of witty comments, every time he spoke. One I liked was when he … [Read more...]
Last week’s speaker Rod Cameron on Engage
Last week we had an interesting response to the team from ENGAGE with their proposal that maybe their method of approach, born out of their experiences of SKIRT could assist the way this City proceeds with the Red Zone. I felt a bit guilty about how people at the meeting responded to the … [Read more...]
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