This week I witnessed the best produced cv I have ever seen. This was the public cv of David Meates. He doesn’t need to write anything about his career for any future job application. He just needs to produce a photo of the guard of honour which was informally organised for him as he left for his … [Read more...]
Garry writes 25 August 2020
This week I haven’t been able to think about much other than the disaster which is occurring at the CDHB. Having a chance to listen to Sir John Hansen on Tuesday night didn’t settle my concerns. Time and again I turned my mind to what a friend wrote to me some weeks ago that we are dealing with … [Read more...]
Garry writes about CDHB
A good mate of mine text me the other day. He was commenting on David Meates being pushed out of CDHB. His comment was “here is a great example of ethics being pushed aside by economics”. To this I would add, bad economics. How long, South Island New Zealand, will we remain at the mercy of … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 4 August 2020
On Jim Mora’s programme on Sunday morning Jim discussed data results, with Research NZ managing partner Emanuel Kalafatelis, about NZers views on people who perform various roles in our society. High on the popularity list are people who perform the role in the fire service, ambulance staff, … [Read more...]
Garry’s musings 28 July 2020
It appears that people are really concerned that we support those in our community who have been made vulnerable by Covid 19. I have had really wonderful responses from all sorts of people who read about the research which was conducted by the Wayne Francis Trust on employment programmes. This … [Read more...]
What’s happening at Smash Palace:
A number of people have asked, what exactly is happening at Smash Palace. Many of you will be aware that we have been locked in debate with Otakaro Ltd, and latterly LINZ, for the past few years over their proposed walkway which was proposed to go right through our site. The original proposal … [Read more...]
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...]
Garry’s musings 14 July 2020
It was really rewarding last week to be inspired by the enthusiasm of people at the Tuesday Club. People are responding to the chance to get involved, which was exactly why we started the Tuesday Club. We will never go fast enough to keep everybody happy, but the challenge is to enable people to … [Read more...]
Garry’s thoughts 7 July 2020
It has been interesting to listen to the change in tone of the voice of our son, Tim, who works as a district palliative care nurse in Melbourne. He’s not far away from us physically. Increasingly he’s a long way away from how we live. Fear has re-entered Melbournite’s minds. In that City one … [Read more...]
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...]
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