A couple of weeks ago Christchurch had a visit from Sophie Howe the former Commissioner for Future generations for Wales. This Commissioner position is fascinating. The task for the Commissioner is to ensure that the public service complied with the Future Generations Act which has laid out seven … [Read more...]
The discussion on boarding cards for public transport drags on and on
Some years ago, I was on the NZTA board, now called Waka Kotahi. One of the matters debated at the Board was the issue of boarding cards for public transport. Auckland applied for a significant sum to develop its own card to NZTA. The Board decided that we would support Auckland to develop what … [Read more...]
Am I correct in being incredibly suspicious of electric vehicles?
I’m a complete car nut. My life has centred around driving vintage motor cars. So, what I am now reflecting on is me challenging the way I, and my family, have lived. My father was a motor mechanic for 55 years and I grew up in his garage listening to him and his mates talking about their vehicles … [Read more...]
I loved this article questioning Labour and National’s transport policies
In an article in Spinoff last week 22 year old Tommy de Silva wrote: The choice to tunnel under Te Waitematā from downtown to the inner North Shore will take decades to complete and have a $35bn-$45bn price tag (which Bernard Hickey argues might inflate to $65bn). It’s not just … [Read more...]
Last week Bernard Hickey wrote about our energy system
One of the issues facing our energy system is that it was re-structured by Max Bradford in the 1990’s with the misguided idea that competition would lead to “efficiencies”. The trouble is a consent is not worth much unless a board of directors and shareholders agree to invest … [Read more...]
Spare a thought for those with long COVID:
It is fashionable for some COVID deniers to rubbish vaccinations and to poo poo the whole matter of those who suffer greatly from this illness. In the Washington Post there is the story written by a novelist who went from high performing to completely laid out by the long COVID which it … [Read more...]
Another observation on the destruction of CDHB and the undermining of our Health systems
In an article on lessons from the extremely successful leadership team at the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), Brian Easton commented on an earlier column where he reported its demise from excessive and insensitive interference by centralised Wellington bureaucracy. This article builds … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 9 August 2023
One of the roles of elected reps is to monitor the Council financially and, shall we call it, the “spirit” of the organisation. It is important to look for signs, like why is the staff annual survey not improving. Christchurch Council Staff Vent Anger On Leadership | Newsroom Or why is the … [Read more...]
The debate about signs in Te Reo:
A good friend of mine, Gary Roberts, is travelling in Slovenia right now and he came across this stall selling honey. Gary’s comment about multi language signs was: Slovenians obviously aren’t too concerned about the ‘bastardisation’ of their language. Here there are 5 translations for HONEY … [Read more...]
The Local Government Review:
Since the last Tuesday Club notes the review of Local Government by a panel has been released. I have read the review and it is a good one. The Panel has identified which parts of Local Government which need to be changed. Here is a summary of their recommendations: A. … [Read more...]
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