Transmission Gully should perhaps be renamed “Transmission-to-what”. This project looks like it really is in trouble. It was imposed on NZTA by Steven Joyce when he was Minister of Everything. I was on NZTA when Minister Joyce was pushing the NZTA Board really hard to approve it. I enquired had … [Read more...]
A lesson from the film “The grapes of wrath”:
Rex Gibson sent me a summary of the end of the film, “The grapes of wrath”. It reminds us that we, the people, are what it is all about. Governments and bureaucracies often operate by telling us what they think we need to know. This is especially the case with Central Government. The lesson from … [Read more...]
An approach in America to promote bi-partisan ways of supporting change in politics:
The Dallas News is a really interesting media company. It sends me info several times every day. The editorials are often really worth while reading, and thoughtful. A recent article captured my imagination. In it the author writes about a movement in America which has been formed between various … [Read more...]
ANZ bank caught again by regulators:
Once again, the ANZ Bank has been dragged into Court by the Financial Markets Authority. Here’s what happened. ANZ first identified a duplicate policy issue around September 2017. The ineligible customers issue was identified around May 2018. ANZ did not disclose either issue to the FMA or Reserve … [Read more...]
Isn’t the debate about public statues interesting?
There has been considerable debate about the statue of Edward Colston being delivered to a watery grave in the Bristol Harbour recently. It was fascinating to look back at Colston’s history. His company transported more than 100,000 slaves from West Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas … [Read more...]
Launch of Locky Dock:
I went on my bike to the launch of the new bike locking system called “Locky Dock”. IT is a really interesting piece of technology which enable bike riders to lock their bike in a way which is safe. It was good to hear Associate Minister of Transport Julie-Anne Genter speak with such enthusiasm … [Read more...]
In Conclusion – Black Lives Matter
Here is a demonstrator standing up to the unnecessary use of force over Black Lives Matter in USA: This photo shows how the demonstrators were, often, young. The trapped Police car says it all: … [Read more...]
Garry writes 9 June 2020
If ever leadership was important, it’s right now... We need leadership at every level. In this week’s notes we are considering leadership around the world both local and international. I continue to be fascinated by Trump’s behaviour. This week he has been about as dreadful as he gets. There have … [Read more...]
Last Week Carl Davidson on Demography
Last week Carl focused on the future. The bit which I really liked was when Carl said: The best known of these studies is by Philip Tetlock, from the University of California, who ran a twenty year study measuring the accuracy of predictions made by the kinds of people who are paid to make them - … [Read more...]
Jim – Carl – Sara in Conversation
This week we have a panel of Carl Davidson, Jim Lunday and Councillor Sara Templeton who chairs the Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee of CCC. We are asking Tuesday Club members to consider a question.... Cities are built on a triangle of emotional inter dependencies. … [Read more...]
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