When we had the talk by Liz Yeaman (by the way an apology for spelling Liz’s name incorrectly last week) there were interesting comments from the floor about electric cars and bikes. One comment came from Gordon Macadam about new ways of addressing transport. Gordon has been thinking since the … [Read more...]
Event: Climate Change: Food, Education and Wellbeing. Saturday 7 March
The Observatory cordially invites you to the above free public event, koha welcome. Please feel free to circulate/pass this invitation to others whom you feel might be interested, attached is a poster should you wish to use it. The event begins at 6pm, but seated by 5:50 please. 111 Seaview … [Read more...]
A few links for you…
Review of last year’s Local Body election: There is a Parliamentary enquiry into the last Local Body election. We encourage people to read this document and to make a submission before the end of February - even a short submission is good. Very few people know about … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 25 Feb 2020
I’ve decided I can live with our potholes when I look at this photo. Was this a job undertaken by Maugers, Phil? … [Read more...]
Last week Liz Yeaman on Electric Transport
We started the year with a ripper of a presentation by Liz Yeaman about electric buses. Liz spoke for her entire address without notes and relied only on her overheads, which were excellent. Here is the video of her address https://youtu.be/MBwsz0YDtwI thanks to Aaron Campbell. This address … [Read more...]
This Week – Jim Lunday
A few years ago, I talked James Lunday,( Jimi) Architect, Planner and Urban Designer, to apply for a job at Regenerate Christchurch. I felt he had exactly the skills necessary to add huge value to the planning which was needed in this City post-Earthquakes. He applied and was appointed to … [Read more...]
Are “communications” consultants a blight on democratic society:
I wonder if it’s time for us to review the number of PR advisors there are around? I regularly bristle over articles in the paper which are so obviously re-runs of what PR people have written for a stretched journalist to write as “their” article. I say “stretched” because newsrooms are really … [Read more...]
Are we witnessing the fact that the next Mayoral campaign is on:
I guess, because I participated in Mayoral debates for too many years, my political nose twitches very quickly. In the Press “Letters to the Editor” yesterday there was this letter. Under the headline “Explanation needed” it said: “Congratulations to John Minto for the work he has done … [Read more...]
The Concert Radio debate and Paul Thompson:
Whether Paul Thompson intended this to happen, or not, the proposal to gut Concert FM has turned into a really interesting public debate. I especially loved this article in Newsroom by Associate Professor James Tibbles, Head of the School of Music at the University of Auckland. … [Read more...]
Is the focus on NZ First the latest attack by Topham Guerin:
People get involved in politics for a variety of reasons. Generally, it’s because of a philosophy. Sometimes its because somebody talked them into becoming involved. Sometimes it’s the attraction of power. Sometimes it’s the lot. When people fall out of favour with their political party … [Read more...]
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