Ngai Tahu Representation on ECan
Submissions due by 2 February - Submit here This Bill before Parliament is to enable Ngai Tahu as mana whenua in the area, to elect two ECan Councillors using their own processes, to sit around the Environment Canterbury governance table. A similar Bill failed in the last sitting of Parliament … [Read more...]
Garry Writes – the end of 2021
The poet Rumi once wrote:Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. This week the government announced that they were not going to fast track their proposed Bill on the 3 Waters legislation before Christmas. It’s a good call. This gives local … [Read more...]
Last Week Steven Moe
Last week we were back at Smash Palace. Our speaker, Steven Moe, gave us a talk on the myriad of topics. From his misspent youth with big corporates around the world to his jobs now working with impact driven entrepreneurs. In both the private and the community sectors. Watch the Session … [Read more...]
More on how the Dutch approach their water infrastructure
Dutch Special Envoy on International Water Affairs Henk Ovink was interviewed by Newsroom recently. In the article he is quoted as saying: "You see around the world that building along our rivers was a great thing in the past, because of trade and fresh water, then all of a sudden we covered them … [Read more...]
One of the Tuesday Club recipients sent this letter to the Minister of Local Government about 3 Waters
The person who wrote this letter decided to reply to an unsatisfactory reply he had received from Minister Mahuta. Here is his latest letter: 3 Waters Reform I am writing to you again following your reply dated 3 December 2021. Thank you for your response. However, I do not feel that I have … [Read more...]
A reminder of why I resigned from the Institute of Directors
At one stage in my life, I was talked into joining the Institute of Directors (IOD). After one year as a member, I resigned. I have never belonged to a more boring, dull, outfit than the IOD. I realise that this move precluded my being appointed to boards, but if that is the way you get to higher … [Read more...]
There’s a huge challenge for the government with our country’s supply chain
In an amazing article in Stuff When will supply chain woes end? Dileepa Fonseka has written about the supply chain. We, like every country in the world, are suffering from a lack of investment in port infrastructure, coastal shipping, railways being underinvested, lack of drivers for trucks … [Read more...]
Covid 19 – to vaccinate or not vaccinate…
We are doing well as a region when it comes to getting vaccination jabs. Last week I printed an email I received from one of the Tuesday Club attendees, who now can’t attend in person because he is not vaccinated. I received this reply to his challenges. Here it is: Your email asked: Is … [Read more...]
Kidds Cakes rose above our humourless council and this week, and the Wizard was inducted into new job
How many 89-year-olds start a new job? Well, the Wizard has been dumped by the CCC executive but has been reappointed to Kidd’s Cake shop. The Wizard came to our wedding and cast a good spell. So far, it’s worked. So, I’m an advocate for his spells. I asked Martin Meehan, one of the owners of … [Read more...]
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