Garry writes 21 July 2020
One of the societal challenges, post Covid 19, is to the number of people who will be unemployed in our community. Especially the young. A local Trust, the Wayne Francis Trust, engaged a talented young woman, Lauren Tyler-Harwood, to research what worked, and what didn’t, last time we had a … [Read more...]
Last Week – James Shaw
How many times have we sat listening to an MP who just blathers on with general statements and sounds off about how fantastic their party is? Well, last week we had a talk by James Shaw, co-leader of the Green Party, which demonstrated just what a class act he really is. His presentation was … [Read more...]
This Week – The Salt District
This week we are going back to Zoom. Smash Palace is having a facelift and the Government is constructing a laneway down the side of the bar. The bar will not be able to be in action for the next 6-8 weeks. Join Zoom Meeting: … [Read more...]
We’re thinking of you Lianne and Robbie:
I’m sure all of the Tuesday Club will join with me in saying our thoughts are with our Mayor Lianne Dalziel, and her husband Rob Davidson, at this time of Robbie’s terminal illness. It’s a sad time, and a time of great reflection as a loved one is dying. It’s a time of celebration of the fun … [Read more...]
The promise of infrastructure projects by political parties is so old hat its boring:
I was on New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) when the National Party last came into power. The new Minister of Transport, Steven Joyce, handed us a shopping list called “Roads of National Significance”. This was a mis-description. It should have been labelled “Marginal seats retention … [Read more...]
The big accounting firms. Is their time up:
One of the casualties of neo-liberal dogma and nonsense like “lower taxes” has been the loss of expertise within the public sector. It has frustrated me time and time again to read of a yet again expensive report by one of the large accounting firms on a vast myriad of topics. These accounting firms … [Read more...]
Let’s make Housing an election issue:
I’m fed up with the two biggest political parties playing games with housing. I say this to them both. Stop it. Stop the pettiness. Be brave. Change your dialogue. Give the little person a fair suck on the sav. It is possible for us to achieve, with a population our size, decent housing for all. … [Read more...]
ChristchurchNZ’ s promotion of our area hits a snag:
This week there was this embarrassing article in the Press about ChristchurchNZ engaging an Auckland team to produce a video for them. Here’s the article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/122103189/christchurch-promotional-agency-uses-outoftown-company-for-new-video-campaign. An observer of … [Read more...]
The Editorial team at the Press should hang their head in shame:
In the Press on Saturday was this article https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/300059512/christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-taking-leave-of-absence-due-to-husbands-health. It was a deeply personal media release by Mayor Lianne Dalziel. Basically, she was informing the City, that her husband is … [Read more...]
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