It was a pleasure to hear Gary Freedman, who is English rather than the American I announced him to be last week. Having listened to Gary the whole area of electric planes is such an amazing opportunity for Christchurch, and New Zealand. In this City we have amazing engineering facilities, … [Read more...]
The Media 26 May
I am enjoying the media organisations which are emerging at this time. They are innovative and are not shackled by being owned by some overseas outfit. There are rumours that there could be a change of ownership of some of the media soon. Let us hope that is correct. I hope the new ownership insist … [Read more...]
Please be kind to hospo
I spoke with a good friend in the hospitality game yesterday. He had received 7 complaints about his operation this last week. The poor people who have to follow up these complaints, visited him. It’s not the Agency which has to monitor these complaints fault. It’s the mean-spirited types who … [Read more...]
About banking and the role of the NZ Reserve Bank
I received this article from Liz Griffiths, who was a bank manager at one stage in her life. Here it is: The best economic future for government spending in NZ is for the Reserve Bank, which is government owned, to issue credit to the government as required. I am not about to say anything … [Read more...]
Hagley Park lights
I received this email about the Hagley Park lights. I will refrain from reminding you all about what I feel about this cricket pavilion being in Hagley Park. Here is the release from CCC on the topic: This email is to update you about Christchurch City Council’s decision to provide a … [Read more...]
Let us say thanks to the teachers in our schools
This week the schools opened. Let’s acknowledge the teachers of our City who had to work with many kids who would have been frightened about coming back to school. They had been caged in for weeks and would have had enormous amounts of energy ready to share with all of their mates. It must have … [Read more...]
Peter Beck on love and ‘thin places’
This week’s posting from Steven Moe Peter Beck on love and 'thin places' Peter was the Dean of the Christchurch Cathedral at the time of the earthquakes in 2011. I chose to air this interview now because we talk about love and acceptance in this and it feels like the most … [Read more...]
The staff at CCC did not just sit at home they kept working
It is fashionable for the media, especially lazy reporters, to beat the hell out of the Council. Sometimes this beating is deserved, however many wonderful people work at CCC and they just kept going during the lockdown. I want to acknowledge this and say thanks. Here is a graph where CCC staff … [Read more...]
Demonstration of how words are flexible in the English language
I also received this from Rex Gibson, who, I think, might be challenging my writing. However, I will discuss this with him in person. He will probably give me lines… The Washington Post's Style Invitational asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or … [Read more...]
Abbas Nazari
Regular attendees to the Tuesday Club will remember the young man, Abbas Nazari, speaking to us immediately after the Mosque murders. He arrived in New Zealand as a refugee from Afghanistan. He was 6 when he arrived with the group which had been picked up off the coast of Australia by the ship the … [Read more...]
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