This week Rosemary and I decided that we are going to set in place what we think the Tuesday Club needs to be focusing on over the next few weeks. It’s time we thought about how we can encourage leadership from the streets. How we engage younger members of the community into participation. What … [Read more...]
Should we revive the Ministry of Works?
PSA is hosting some webinars on Progressive Thinking... With just-announced Government funding for ‘shovel-ready projects’ and an election on the horizon, infrastructure spending is a hot topic. For our next Progressive Thinking webinar, we'll be sitting down with Victoria University’s Dr … [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...]
Last Week – Nick Lovett and Brendon Harre
Last week we were challenged by Nick Lovett and Brendon Harre who analysed the dead spaces in the Central City and proposed an increase in rates for empty spaces which are currently car parks. Their proposal was that this additional rating amount be written off against the rates paid by … [Read more...]
Empowering our Community
There is a series of community building starting in August, on Hiroshima Day. We are keen to foster every opportunity for citizens of this City to upskill themselves on how to become more engaged. Community Building Blocks – Thursday 6 August, 10 am – 11.30 am. Free on line learning session … [Read more...]
Bringing Creatives onto Boards
On the back of co-authoring a white paper on the subject, Steven Moe explores how artists and poets can bring colour and creativity onto boards. The Covid-19 crisis has shown us that we need new paradigms of thinking. We have all been impacted by the pandemic which has challenged us to think and … [Read more...]
Let us think about migrants and their rights; our chance to lead as a country
In this article Patrick O’Connor argues that it is essential that we advocate for those who are migrants in this country. Every single person in New Zealand is descended from a migrant. We have a responsibility to remember our own tupuna. Where did they come from? What struggle did they have to get … [Read more...]
Gough Whitlam was an example of amazing leadership
A new book has been published by John Pilger about how Gough Whitlam the Australian Prime Minister between 1972 and 1975 was rolled as Prime Minister by forces, led by the CIA. Whitlam was an incredible reformer and led an inexperienced Labour team to achieve great things. The book is called “A … [Read more...]
Local leaders best understand their communities, and are answerable to them
Here, to complete these articles on USA, is one from the Washington Post on Friday: D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Friday formally renamed a street outside the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza” after ordering city crews to paint the message in gigantic yellow letters down … [Read more...]
Garry writes 2 June 2020
Each year since the early 2000’s there has been a survey by CCC of how the community is feeling about itself. When I sat at the Council table, we used it as the best independent review of the Council performance and how people were feeling about the City, other than elections. So, it was sad to read … [Read more...]
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