In John’s first piece he has written about the mines in the area he grew up in. There were disasters, but when the death only involved one person the town moved on and the family had the job of grieving on their own. It is a real lesson for us to remember those who are grieving over personal … [Read more...]

John Patterson wrote to me this week and said: I see in the Tuesday Club notes this week you have my story of building houses after the war, I hope it makes people think. To work out were you have to go you need to look where you’ve been. The house my great granddad built in 1886 was 212 … [Read more...]

1. A housing debate in Wellington This week there was a debate in Wellington hosted by Rev Charles Waldegrave. The two speakers were the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and economist Shamubeel Eaqub. Here is a link to the debate. Note how many times Grant Robertson nodded as Shamubeel … [Read more...]

On Friday morning Church leaders met the Prime Minister in Auckland about Housing. Here is their message to the Government: Church Leaders’ Position Paper on Housing Aligned Values Housing is central to wellbeing in our communities. For people of faith, the home is a place where the … [Read more...]

There is a lot written about housing. Mostly by people who already have at least one home. They argue about the cost of money. They argue about Local Government stopping development. They argue that the Resource Management Act is causing the end of the world. There are few who really look at housing … [Read more...]