I’m not sure what game the Government is playing right now in its attitude towards Public Servants and their pay. Remember the talk of “a team of 5 million” during Covid 19 last year. Well, it was only possible to make a great fist of this incredible challenge because of the nurses, Doctors, health … [Read more...]
Garry writes 4 May 2021
Garry’s thoughts: This week I am sitting at my computer and trying to forget the wonderful last couple of weeks vintage motoring. I moved to Christchurch because the Vintage Car Club was founded here. For a petrol head with a passion for elderly vehicles it is New Zealand’s mecca. When Pam … [Read more...]
Garry writes 20 April 2021
In the report on last week’s Tuesday Club meeting there was an excellent example of how important it is that Council staff are able to sit and play with ideas with a group which is only about sharing them. Tony Moore, who is an amazingly enthusiastic public servant, had just presented on the … [Read more...]
Garry writes – Its time to increase taxes
When will those in Treasury start to realise that the three decades of “reduce tax” “reduce the size of the state” “the private sector will show how to run Government (Central and Local)” are over? There is increasingly discussion around the world on taxes. There will be resistance toward … [Read more...]
Garry writes 28 March 2021
I have long advocated that political parties should stop beating each other up over housing and instead create a collaborative framework for them all to work within. It was therefore delightful to read the article Peter Beck sent to me recently where the Churchtimes in the UK reported on the … [Read more...]
Garry’s thoughts:
Last week I raised a number of concerns on the restructured Christchurch City Council executive team. Alongside my concerns I printed the views of a person well versed in setting up public structures. A reminder here is the new structure for the CEO and Executive team at CCC. I still have a … [Read more...]
Garry writes 16 March 2021
On Monday the 15th we will stop to remember those of our community who were murdered two years ago at the two Mosques. There has been much written and spoken about the impact of this atrocity on the affected families, the Muslim community and all of us who stood supporting them all shocked with … [Read more...]
Garry writes 9 March 2021
One thing which makes a Government, or a local council, vulnerable is weak or out of touch advice from officials. On the ground people know when they are being fed a line of rubbish if the officials do not understand how they really feel or act because the advisors are not sufficiently connected to … [Read more...]
Garry’s thoughts 2 March 2021
As we enter another period of covid19 lockdown I wonder how much of the latest Auckland outbreak is because of poverty? People in South Auckland who have to go to work because of their huge family costs. People who do not own their own homes and who are paying enormous rents to financially … [Read more...]
Garry writes 23 Feb 2021
This week we are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the 2011 earthquakes. An anniversary is an excellent time to reflect on what has gone before and to consider what could be in the future In my notes this week I will focus on the price people have paid individually. Then we must consider the … [Read more...]
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