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...]
Garry writes 16 Feb 2021
People keep asking me if I will stand for Mayor again. The answer is always the same. NO. These days I just promote ideas and dialogue and challenge institutions; and those who Govern them. I continue to be passionately interested in our City and our region of Te Wai Pounamu. I always encourage … [Read more...]
Garry writes 9 Feb 2020
Welcome back. Another February. Another start to the Tuesday Club. I trust you are all in good spirits. During the break I read a number of books. One book in particular caused me to sit up and think hard about the journeys some refugees took to get to the place we take for granted, New Zealand. … [Read more...]
Garry writes 22 Dec 2020
It’s been a really interesting year. I would be denying reality if I said that it has been an easy one. The lockdown was a time for great reflection. It’s probably not a good idea to state this publicly, but I enjoyed it. We read a lot and we walked and talked an equal amount. We have to be … [Read more...]
Garry writes 15 Dec 2020
As we gratefully head towards the end of a very trying year for everybody, I return to my quest to discuss the need for us to expect politicians to exercise courage in their deliberations. David Lange was a veritable mine of witty comments, every time he spoke. One I liked was when he … [Read more...]
Garry writes 8 Dec 2020
I have been fascinated how the media has spasms of enthusiasm about topics, and then they move onto another. It’s all about one thing for a few weeks and then they move onto another. It’s often shallow analysis because they just don’t have the staff to do proper investigation. It’s clickbait … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 1 Dec 2020: I think everybody has got it wrong on land solutions:
The Government could take the fizz out of housing, and the real estate agents and banks who cream it right now. Before I come up with a suggested solution let us consider what gave stability to the housing market in the 1950’s and 1960’s, and the lessons for us from our tupuna. I have written … [Read more...]
Garry writes 1 Dec 2020 part 1 – letter to Jacinda
Garry’s thoughts: I’ve always found the Common Good to be an appealing concept. Every media outlet is honing in on Housing, so I thought I’d return to this topic as well. This week I have a few ideas/challenges which aren’t being talked about, but which could change the conversation on … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 24 Nov 2020
Increasingly the media has been tossing and turning as it contemplates just how will/ should/could the Government lead this Country into new places. This week I want to consider some observations of how Government could change, and make the system a lot more open. An elected rep is bombarded with … [Read more...]
Garry writes 17 November 2020
In New Zealand we have experienced two big political events. Firstly, our Central Government was elected by the voters…then we had the American election. Politics is seen by many in the community as something they would rather ignore until the event, and get on with their lives. We have to … [Read more...]
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