Ownership, management, and control of public, community, and private assets: what, why, who, how? TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 7 pmWEA 59 Gloucester St, Christchurch CBDFacebook Event In December 2023, the Christchurch City Council voted, by the narrowest of … [Read more...]
Garry’s thoughts – Mr Bates vs The Post Office
I seldom watch TV. However, I had been following the Mr Bates v The Post Office saga on various media outlets in the UK. The issue seemed to me to be a window on what neo-liberal economics has served up across the world. So, I sat down and watched the TV drama and the documentary which followed. The … [Read more...]
Christchurch Cathedral:
I think the Anglicans and Catholics should share the rebuild of the Cathedral in the Square and share the site for their services. When David Williams of Newsroom How Christchurch got sucked into an expensive cathedral rebuild (newsroom.co.nz) sought the opinion of each of the bishops individually, … [Read more...]
A photo tells a thousand words:
Here a woman grieves over the body of a child killed in a bombing. It says it all. Nothing, nothing is achieved through war. How do those who caused this war, which could be anywhere, explain to that young child’s whanau why they killed her? As this email goes out to you all Iran has … [Read more...]
Transport planning…
I think this cartoon reflects how the current Minister for Transport views forward planning for transport. If you can’t drive a truck or a car, then planning for anything else doesn’t enter his consciousness. Especially if you live anywhere in the South Island. He is a true disaster on two … [Read more...]
I’ve paid my ZOOM bill and I’m wondering why there was no GST…
Because of my technical incompetence I have failed to produce a copy of my recent bill for my Zoom account to show you all. However, here’s a copy of the account payment: Zoom.Us 888-799-9666 Www.Zoom.Us Ca $272.05US. I wrote across the invoice I kept for my records “No GST – bastards”. I … [Read more...]
Why did the coalition Government got rid of the Productivity Commission?
It’s because the Commission Chair Dr Ganesh Nana wrote things like this: Our business models continue to focus on volume, rather than value and again that’s a misunderstanding of productivity – increased revenue is not productivity. Revenue can be generated by, just as we have done, … [Read more...]
This week’s speaker Patrick De Dekker
See you in person or on line this week - 5 to gather and 5.30 to speak. At present there’s lots of focus and interest in the Antarctic and we jumped at the chance to hear from an Australian authority on Antarctica, Patrick De Dekker. He will speak to us on the 1897-99 Belgica expedition that … [Read more...]
Garry’s thoughts 19 March
A few people have asked when the Tuesday Club is going to recommence this year. We apologise for the delay which has been for a genuine reason. As a 73-year-old male I have experienced a common challenge for aging men. A swollen prostate. My GP kindly prescribed a pill which shrinks the prostate. … [Read more...]
The need for investment in all aspects of Roading
One of the sackings I am proud of was when I was sacked by Stephen Joyce from NZTA board. The Minister had interfered with a decision we had to make as a board on a particular road which assisted a local National Party MP. The Chair, Brian Roche, gave into Ministerial bullying, as did most of the … [Read more...]
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