I’m a friend of Rebecca Macfie. She is a superb journalist. We are lucky to have her living in this country. She has written a book about one of New Zealand’s great union leaders, Helen Kelly. Sadly, Helen died young of cancer. She would have made a wonderful Labour Prime Minister. There have … [Read more...]
It’s OK to say “we cocked it up”, Labour Party, and I’ve got a suggested repentance exercise for you
I have told the story before of being stopped in an alley one day when I was first standing for Mayor. This guy, who turned out to be a leading business person in Christchurch, said “I’m going to vote for you. Do you want to know why?” I said “Yes I do”. He said “because you said recently you had … [Read more...]
Someone poisoned cabbage trees on the Estuary, now Oli Lewis proposes remedying that
In 2018, 24 cabbage trees were brazenly poisoned on the causeway section of the Christchurch Coastal Pathway. Let's chip in to replace them. In 2018, something very bad happened: someone, presumably in the dead of night, brazenly and callously poisoned 24 cabbage trees/tī Kōuka on the causeway … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 18 May
Garry Writes 11 May 2021
I’m not sure what game the Government is playing right now in its attitude towards Public Servants and their pay. Remember the talk of “a team of 5 million” during Covid 19 last year. Well, it was only possible to make a great fist of this incredible challenge because of the nurses, Doctors, health … [Read more...]
It’s time to expect much more from our Economic Development Agency
In the article below Stuff’s Dileepa Fonseka has written a really good summary of how the Cities will be the growth drivers of our economy. As somebody who has been totally committed to this important area for decades I agree with his writing. However, one part of the article worried me. He … [Read more...]
Who says business has no role commenting on Government decisions?
In USA the firm Ben and Jerry has been pretty active in commenting on issues. In the link below they have assessed the record of President Biden under the following headings. Underneath these headings I have copied part of their summary. The important issue for me is that they have a really good … [Read more...]
Facing the Climate Crisis is biting in interesting places
For the first time ever, I spent much of my trip in my vintage car thinking about the impact I was having on the climate. It made me uneasy. I hadn’t used the car for 9 months. I will continue to work on this uneasiness. Addressing the world’s climate crisis really is a deeply personal challenge for … [Read more...]
More on cycleways…
I had an interesting email about women on bikes some of which is here: As a quick summary, women have greater safety concerns and stronger preferences for separated cycleways. This in part stems from our increased sense of personal safety once we have children, the need to be accompanying others … [Read more...]
Here’s a photo of the South Island taken from outer space:
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