I know the former Auditor General, Martin Matthews, and like him a lot. He received a shabby treatment by the committee of Parliamentarians whose task is to act judiciously, and in the interests of this Country. Instead they allowed trial by media to sway them and they carried out their … [Read more...]
Red Zone, it’s time for proper community dialogue by CCC to implement Evan Smiths work:
Community groups are gearing up to become engaged in a sensible and inclusive discussion on the Red Zone. A plan was produced by Regenerate Christchurch and has been handed over to Christchurch City Council to implement. In the video in the article below there is an amazing interview with Evan … [Read more...]
During this election campaign lets expect a proper discussion on policy:
I want to see us considering policies which move us to a new place during the election campaign. Our economy has been reset, as has our society, by Covid 19. Now is the time for boldness and courage. Our PM has enormous public support. She has extraordinary skills as an orator and for … [Read more...]
Now here’s a proper apology by an Editor:
Our media seem to only apologise when they are dragged through the NZ Media Authority. I’m not sure why. Because of the lack of resources, we are seeing increasing mistakes in the written media. Obtaining an apology is like extracting blood out of a stone. In fact a stone might supply more blood … [Read more...]
We have to be careful about removing planning rules:
I received this from Geoff Butcher recently: From the Guardian - regarding the demise of planning - should be compulsory reading for everyone who wants to get rid of the RMA - or who thinks we can solve the problem of insufficient housing by getting rid of rules. "Now the door is wide open – … [Read more...]
The role of groups, like the Tuesday Club is about community well-being:
A group formed in Portland in 1974, called the 1000 Friends of Oregon. This group has influenced public policy in Portland ever since. Changes have been incredible at times. When I visited Portland as Mayor there was a flyover in the middle of the City which had been stopped. It hung in the air as a … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 18 August 2020
I’ve always felt that graphs demonstrate facts really well if properly labelled, and displayed clearly. This graph does tell the story of our lockdown really graphically: … [Read more...]
Garry writes about CDHB
A good mate of mine text me the other day. He was commenting on David Meates being pushed out of CDHB. His comment was “here is a great example of ethics being pushed aside by economics”. To this I would add, bad economics. How long, South Island New Zealand, will we remain at the mercy of … [Read more...]
Rob Davidson:
The wonderful husband, and best mate, of our Mayor Lianne Dalziel, died of cancer on Friday. Rob died peacefully in his sleep after having attentively said goodbye to all of those close to him. Rob was a working-class boy who went from school to work and at 17 started with the NZ Railways. He … [Read more...]
People are thinking hard about the CDHB:
I have had numerous conversations about the CDHB over the past disastrous week. The week when brilliant leadership was sent up the road. Last night I received these thoughts from Bruce White about a subsection of the complex issue of public health: I don’t know much about the inner workings of … [Read more...]
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