One of my late mates, who I really miss, is Neil Graham one of the two founders of Mainfreight. Neil, whenever he met somebody and when asked what he did, always replied that he was a truck driver. He was a guy who started working for himself when he was 17, and never worked for anybody else. Not … [Read more...]
75 years ago today the second nuclear bomb was dropped on Nagasaki:
I attended a memorial ceremony at the Peace Bell in Hagley Park this morning. There were more people attending than there has been for years. It was led by young people and was really moving. At one stage I was international vice-President of Mayors for Peace. The Mayor of Nagasaki, Mayor Ito, … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 11 August 2020
Garry Writes 4 August 2020
On Jim Mora’s programme on Sunday morning Jim discussed data results, with Research NZ managing partner Emanuel Kalafatelis, about NZers views on people who perform various roles in our society. High on the popularity list are people who perform the role in the fire service, ambulance staff, … [Read more...]
Last week on New Stadium pitch
What a doozy of a session it was last week. Firstly, we heard from George Shaw with his dream of a Street Art Central site in the Salt district, giving Christchurch a chance to share his collection of Banksy art (the largest in the Southern hemisphere) with the world. This was a creative man who has … [Read more...]
This week Roger Sutton on Tiwai Point
This week we are focusing on a topic which promotes the proper use of electricity by our community. With the proposed closure of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter we as a country have an opportunity to remedy a mistake made a number of decades ago by our political leaders. This will give us an … [Read more...]
Explaining to us just what Hydro lake proposal really is all about:
This topic morphs nicely into the address by Roger Sutton this week. You will remember when Brendon Harre asked a question of the Green party leader, James Shaw, at the Tuesday Club. When James spoke, he replied “watch this space”. Well this is what he was eluding to. Here is a link to a newsroom … [Read more...]
Futsal
If its power, speed and skill combining into an exhilarating package that you're wishing to play or watch, then take yourself to a game of FUTSAL. Garry and myself were among 160 players representing 15 ethnic groups who gathered at Shirley Boys High School stadium on Sunday for a splash of … [Read more...]
Hiroshima Anniversary:
Next Sunday the 9th of August it will be 75 years since the world had the dreadful nuclear bomb unleashed on us. Three days later there was another bomb dropped by USA on Nagasaki. I spent some time as International Vice-President of Mayors for Peace. I attended two anniversary events at … [Read more...]
Hospital parking raised in the election campaign, again:
The promise by Judith Collins that National will build a new car parking building if National get elected this year is interesting. I reflected on phrases like this from Gerry Brownlee: “It will be an instruction to the Ministry of Health to get a car park close-in to the hospital.” Then he … [Read more...]
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