Jo is a member of the CDHB who is known for her honesty. She is one of only three who are finding their voice in speaking out about what is happening. Join us on Zoom this week to hear more: 5.00 for a catch up, 5.30 to … [Read more...]
Response to my comments about politics in New Zealand:
I have received a lot of really interesting comments about my lamenting the absence of serious political debate by the two main political parties this election. What happens when somebody says something which pushes around our dogma? We bury our heads and unsubscribe because we are … [Read more...]
The battle for the “centre” makes politics dull:
This week there was a fascinating article about how Labour and National are essentially the same. Tweedledum and Tweedledumber. The article writes: How did we end up with two main parties that are basically pretending to do things differently? One economist, Harold Hotelling, wrote a … [Read more...]
How Government Departments treat pioneers:
I have always felt sorry for people who start things and excel at whatever they started. They are often not honoured for their courage and other, more timorous, types take their idea and sanitize what they have promoted. The pioneers often head off disillusioned and broken. The really strong … [Read more...]
A series of articles on the Canterbury District Health Board:
Garry has put together some interesting articles on the CDHB - worth perusing, including a letter to and from the Minister of Health and several OIA requests. 1. A letter from the Minister of Health: I received a letter from the Minister of Health this week. In the letter he … [Read more...]
Healthy Homes – Hovel Ready Homes
The National Party has announced that it will scrap the “healthy homes” initiative. The Green Building Council has objected to this calling the policy a “hovel ready plan”. Here’s what they wrote recently on this topic: The Green Building Council have called National’s reported … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 22 September 2020
Garry’s Thoughts 15 September 2020
The first election campaign I was involved in was in 1978. I had signed up as a Labour Party member in 1976 and joined the Labour team in the Lyttelton electorate. Thus, commenced a commitment to the Party, and to politics, mostly as a Party hack for years, and finally running out of excuses on … [Read more...]
This Week 15 September – A Film Industry in ChCh?
New Zealand Screen Industry - Canterbury Economic Development Opportunity In Auckland the film industry has a spend of around $1b per annum. Canterbury used to have an active film sector and those who are based here wish to recreate it. This week we have a group of people who will lead us … [Read more...]
Last Week – March 15th What Now?
Last week we considered “what now?”. Looking at ourselves post the permanent imprisonment of the mass murderer of those who were at prayer at two Mosques. We were delighted to have Dr Hamimah Tuyan, the widow of Zekeriya Tuyan, the 51st victim of the Christchurch mosque attacks, and a Tuesday … [Read more...]
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