I was sent this excellent article by Brian Ward. Over the next few weeks we will examine how the list of action points identified by the Mayors can be rolled out in this City. World’s most powerful city mayors join to pledge “no return to business as usual” post Covid-19 BY TOM STONE ON MAY 7, … [Read more...]
Commission for a Post-Covid future:
The SSANSE (Small States and the New Security Environment) Project at the University of Canterbury has launched a Commission for a Post-Covid Future to provide contestable policy advice to the New Zealand government on options for foreign, trade and economic policy for New … [Read more...]
Garry 19 May 2020
Hasn’t this week been amazing. Instead of travelling overseas to catch up with old friends and family, this time we have just had to hop on our bikes and achieve the same thing. In our own City. It’s been so exciting, and scary. The lock-down gave me a chance to have a big think. The main doubt … [Read more...]
Pubs:
We were delighted when we found that on Thursday this week, we will be able to open Smash Palace. It has been a challenging time for us all and, we hope an outdoor bar, even in winter, will attract customers and we can start paying our expenses again. We have been saved by the Government’s … [Read more...]
Politicians and media “commentators” need to be realistic or they will get ripped up
When Boris Johnson appeared in front of 10 Downing Street recently this was one reaction to his speech: “Many will be looking at our apparent success,” Boris continued. At which the only sound to be heard was of jaws hitting the pavement. To be fair, even he looked a bit embarrassed at that … [Read more...]
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub speaks about the economy in a post crisis world
Last week I wrote about a talk I heard Shamubeel Eaqub give at the “Unconference” organised by Steven Moe and team. Shamubeel spoke about: As we move past the crisis what will this mean for the economy? What are the essential principles we are learning that will apply to set a foundation that … [Read more...]
The pressure to re-open must be balanced:
There will be an increasing chorus of businesses and staff calling for Level 2 to be brought on sooner rather than later. I completely understand this. We as a family are having the same discussions about when our bar and brewery will be able to start again. However, let Italy be our warning. On … [Read more...]
Garry writes 28 April 2020
This week not much will change from last week. Our bubbles will move slightly. This has involved delicate negotiations between us all. We would like to have everybody close to us in our bubble. Good luck everybody with your expanded new whanau. When we look around the world it really has been a … [Read more...]
From Janet Stephenson director of the Centre for sustainability at Otago University
Janet wrote that these are the tests we should apply to economic decisions from now on: 1. Radically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We’ve made a commitment as a nation to get to zero net carbon by 2050, and we all have a part to play. The time for prevarication is over. 2. Preparing … [Read more...]
Buy NZ, See NZ
From the Spinoff on Friday: A survey has been undertaken of New Zealander’s proposed spending patterns post Covus 19. It is really gratifying what people are planning. I hope we don’t slip into our old ways of using whatever is cheapest and continuing to purchase junk from China in vast … [Read more...]
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