I sat last week soaking up the talk by Helen Marieskind, a daughter of Christchurch, who has lived mostly in USA for her adult life. Her views of the Pacific and her sharing her observations of USA and its political scene were really absorbing. The discussion was lively from the floor, and really … [Read more...]
This Week – let’s talk about Leadership
This week Rosemary and I decided that we are going to set in place what we think the Tuesday Club needs to be focusing on over the next few weeks. It’s time we thought about how we can encourage leadership from the streets. How we engage younger members of the community into participation. What … [Read more...]
Otautahi Community Housing Trust new construction of units:
It was great to read this article in the Press about the opening of new units by Otautahi Community Housing Trust on Friday https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/residential/122023384/whats-a-new-social-housing-unit-really-like-in-2020. I have a conflict of interest on this Trust, as my … [Read more...]
Our District Health Board is under attack from the Ministry of Health:
In the Press this week this article raised my interest https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/122017066/dhb-overspends-now-a-feature-of-the-system--auditorgeneral In the past week the Auditor General has written a paper on the funding deficits of the District Health Boards. In this report the … [Read more...]
Otakaro Ltd has contracted a company in this city which has not performed elsewhere:
The Company is CPB. It is interesting to consider two projects which are being constructed by CPB in this City. The Convention Centre is being constructed by them at present. The story on the streets is that this project has now blown out by a further $50m. That makes its cost $550m. I heard … [Read more...]
Should we revive the Ministry of Works?
PSA is hosting some webinars on Progressive Thinking... With just-announced Government funding for ‘shovel-ready projects’ and an election on the horizon, infrastructure spending is a hot topic. For our next Progressive Thinking webinar, we'll be sitting down with Victoria University’s Dr … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 7 July 2020
Garry Writes 30 June 2020
This week I was in conversation with many people about the need for all sorts of leadership in our City. At every level. People generally agreed that leadership starts with each of us. I am most interested in what are the elements which make a City thrive. I read everything I can lay my hands on … [Read more...]
Last Week – Nick Lovett and Brendon Harre
Last week we were challenged by Nick Lovett and Brendon Harre who analysed the dead spaces in the Central City and proposed an increase in rates for empty spaces which are currently car parks. Their proposal was that this additional rating amount be written off against the rates paid by … [Read more...]
This Week Helen Marieskind
This week we have a Christchurch ex-pat who is staying with Diana Shand. Her name is Helen Marieskind. Helen has lived in USA ever since she went there on a scholarship as a young woman. She has had many interesting jobs and completed a PhD in Public Health and ran a number of Health Care … [Read more...]
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