I was reading a book last night by my friend Vivian Hutchinson. It’s about active citizenship and its essence. The Tuesday Club is an example of us all being active in our community. Vivian wrote that active citizenship is woken up when we start by answering three questions. They … [Read more...]
Last week Kim Fowler Public Transport
Last week’s Tuesday Club was a wonderful example of sensible discussion about a matter of great public importance. Public transport. Kim Fowler, President of the student’s association at Canterbury University presented a well thought through argument about the advantage for both students and … [Read more...]
This week Lianne Dalziel and Te Maire Tau about the OARC / Red Zone
This week we have the Mayor of Christchurch, Lianne Dalziel, and Dr Te Maire Tau, Upuku of Tuahiwi Runanga. Their talk is about the OARC / Red Zone. This week at the Tuesday Club Lianne Dalziel and Te Maire Tau will inform us what the structure might be. What co-governance might mean. How the … [Read more...]
Good Immigration policy decision
The Minister of Immigration Kris Faa’foi has made what appears to be an excellent announcement freeing up some of the blockage in the immigration system in New Zealand. For this he is to be congratulated. It really needed to happen. The policy was explained in RNZ website: The applicant … [Read more...]
The Catholic church’s bishop shows his values are stuffed:
In the Press on Saturday, it was announced that the Catholic church in Christchurch has sold an older person’s housing complex to pay for a new Cathedral building. The values of the bishop have been demonstrated that housing the elderly is of less importance than building a monument to … [Read more...]
Has Christchurch got too many golf courses when we have housing needs
I read about a local uprising when residents objected to the Shirley Golf Club (THE golf club in Christchurch) cut down some trees recently. Read it here I wasn’t concerned about a club cutting down trees on its own land. What sparked off in my mind is how many golf clubs we have in … [Read more...]
Labour repeats its Foreshore and Seabed Act bad practice with 3 Waters Reforms led by a stubborn Minister
Over the past few weeks, I have participated with many councils as they deliberated over how to handle the Minister of Local Government’s intransigence. The Minister had initially announced that she was leading a government consultative process with local … [Read more...]
Peter Moses on Afghanistan:
You will recall Peter Moses speaking to us a few weeks ago on Immigration. He has been reading Abbas Nazari’s book “After the Tampa” and really enjoying it. He wrote to me and said: There are heaps of amazing stories amongst that group of people. I just spoke to a young Afghan woman desperate to … [Read more...]
Let’s get in behind the 90% campaign:
This week the following email popped onto my computer: You’ve probably seen word in the media of the 90% for Canterbury campaign – it’s an initiative by Cantabrians for Cantabrians to convince 90% of us to get at least one vaccination by Labour Weekend. It’s a huge job but … [Read more...]
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