This week I received a paper which has questions being asked by Bridget Frame about the financial viability of our community sector, which so often supplies the glue which connects parts of our society which would fail without their presence. Here’s what Bridget wrote: As we in the third … [Read more...]
Analysis of the need to invest deeply in Community Housing:
Alan Johnson, an analyst who worked for the Salvation Army for years, has produced his latest analysis on our housing market. For those of us committed to an ethical response to housing needs, and for all New Zealanders to be properly housed emerging from Covid 19, is a great opportunity to remedy … [Read more...]
A new idea on how to rebuild our Tertiary Institutions in Te Wai Pounamu
When I was Mayor, I called the Chancellors and vice-Chancellors of the three South Island Universities to my office. I was promoting the concept of, instead of competing against each other, collaboration. I proposed that we form the Rutherford University of the South Island. Unfortunately, they … [Read more...]
Generation Zero challenges CCC’s response to Post-Covid 19
Thanks to Cam Bradley who sent to me what Generation Zero recently wrote to CCC with the following suggestions for their actions post Covid 19. It is a very well thought through submission and I hope it doesn’t disappear into a hole at CCC, and be ignored. My advice to Generation Zero is to hassle … [Read more...]
Gen Zero Vision for Christchurch’s Economic Recovery…
We are acutely aware of the twin pressures to minimise rate rises and increase spending to reduce the economic impacts of COVID-19. We urge you to seek help from the central government as they respond so that long-term investment is not reduced but instead expanded. We ask for increased … [Read more...]
This media junkie is re-thinking how I can support good journalism
It has been interesting to follow the debate on the media as they have wailed their heads off about how hard things are for them. They should start insisting that the Government starts taxing the hell out of outfits like Facebook and Google. Then there might be more money to go around instead of … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 5 May 2020
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...]
Anzac day 2020
IT was interesting to stand at our gate and wave to the neighbours and reflect on previous wars. I have always seen wars as a dreadful failure of leadership. There are a number of world leaders right now who could cause another awful war. Trump could cause a war in his own country. It was … [Read more...]
This week’s speaker: Steve Anderson
What steps should we be taking for our future economy? Our speaker this week, Steve Anderson, will be the first of many conversations we have at the Tuesday Club on how we as a Community can restart our lives, including our economy. Join Zoom Meeting 5pm Tuesday open from … [Read more...]
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