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...]
Green Streets:
In previous Tuesday Club notes I have written about a street down the road from our place which was an experiment designed by a person who is now a Regional Councillor, Grant Edge. The street has no gutters and the road is quite narrow. The whole community planted the trees and they are looking … [Read more...]
John Key is wrong about wealthy overseas investors being able to buy NZ property:
It’s understandable that the former PM was campaigning for his old Party when he spoke in Auckland last week. However, when he was also attempting to prop up property values so that the Bank that he chairs, ANZ, doesn’t have its investment portfolio collapse on them. His argument of wealthy … [Read more...]
Mainfreight sends a message to Local Government about long term planning:
One of my late mates, who I really miss, is Neil Graham one of the two founders of Mainfreight. Neil, whenever he met somebody and when asked what he did, always replied that he was a truck driver. He was a guy who started working for himself when he was 17, and never worked for anybody else. Not … [Read more...]
75 years ago today the second nuclear bomb was dropped on Nagasaki:
I attended a memorial ceremony at the Peace Bell in Hagley Park this morning. There were more people attending than there has been for years. It was led by young people and was really moving. At one stage I was international vice-President of Mayors for Peace. The Mayor of Nagasaki, Mayor Ito, … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 11 August 2020
This week Roger Sutton on Tiwai Point
This week we are focusing on a topic which promotes the proper use of electricity by our community. With the proposed closure of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter we as a country have an opportunity to remedy a mistake made a number of decades ago by our political leaders. This will give us an … [Read more...]
Explaining to us just what Hydro lake proposal really is all about:
This topic morphs nicely into the address by Roger Sutton this week. You will remember when Brendon Harre asked a question of the Green party leader, James Shaw, at the Tuesday Club. When James spoke, he replied “watch this space”. Well this is what he was eluding to. Here is a link to a newsroom … [Read more...]
Futsal
If its power, speed and skill combining into an exhilarating package that you're wishing to play or watch, then take yourself to a game of FUTSAL. Garry and myself were among 160 players representing 15 ethnic groups who gathered at Shirley Boys High School stadium on Sunday for a splash of … [Read more...]
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