This week we have a Christchurch ex-pat who is staying with Diana Shand. Her name is Helen Marieskind. Helen has lived in USA ever since she went there on a scholarship as a young woman. She has had many interesting jobs and completed a PhD in Public Health and ran a number of Health Care … [Read more...]
How Tiktok sank Trumps Rally
I really enjoyed this... The way political campaigns are organised has changed for ever. Gone are the days of door knocking and finding out how people are going to vote. Now much of it is electronic. I’m not sure whether or not it’s true but I really liked the story that TikTok Teens and K-Pop … [Read more...]
Opening up the borders is really difficult:
Isn’t it offensive the way the media has twisted and turned over opening up our borders? The were screaming out for weeks that borders should be opened up. Then when two women highlighted how vulnerable we are if we are complacent the media then screamed out in the opposite direction. The worst of … [Read more...]
Empowering our Community
There is a series of community building starting in August, on Hiroshima Day. We are keen to foster every opportunity for citizens of this City to upskill themselves on how to become more engaged. Community Building Blocks – Thursday 6 August, 10 am – 11.30 am. Free on line learning session … [Read more...]
Bringing Creatives onto Boards
On the back of co-authoring a white paper on the subject, Steven Moe explores how artists and poets can bring colour and creativity onto boards. The Covid-19 crisis has shown us that we need new paradigms of thinking. We have all been impacted by the pandemic which has challenged us to think and … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 30 June 2020
Cars outside a foodbank in San Antonio. Imagine being parked in the middle. You’d have your food basket eaten before you left the car park. "The most important thing is honesty. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made." Groucho Marx … [Read more...]
This Week: Nick Lovett and Brendon Harre on Urban Planning…
In recent years, gravel carparks have become a particularly pervasive presence within the central city. Land that was previously used for homes, offices, restaurants, schools and shops is now used to store vehicles. If you have ever wondered why this is the case, or if the … [Read more...]
The Red Zone meeting last week worried me:
There was a public meeting about the Red Zone on Wednesday evening at the Tannery. On the way in I got tempted to buy a pint of the wonderful Cassell’s milk stout to take to the meeting. After a warning that we were breaching their liquor licence we were forced to miss a couple of the … [Read more...]
Wonderful article on McSorley’s Old Ale House in New York:
A friend sent me an article written in 1940 about an Irish bar in New York. It is beautifully written and the description of the old boys who frequented the bar leaps off the page. It’s full of descriptions like the bar being “10 elbows wide”. It is a wonderful article which should only be … [Read more...]
An update on Christchurch Cathedral:
Like most of us you are probably wondering what is happening to the Anglican Cathedral in the Square. I asked Ivan Thompson to write a few lines and here is what he wrote: Background One of the liveliest public debates post-earthquake centred on the future of the severely damaged Christ Church … [Read more...]
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