I have been lamenting the “stuff” which I had to dispose of when my garage was pulled down, and a new one built to replace it. I’m back working on my old cars and those useful “things” which I had squirreled away for years just aren’t around to assist the task at hand. I haven’t been able to go out … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 19 May 2020
Thank goodness we have a Prime Minister who took advice instead of rejecting it…The UK didn’t and look where they are at. I can’t have a Tuesday Club email without something about that idiot Trump. Doesn’t the Pope’s face reflect what most of us think? … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 12 May 2020
The fascinating thing, for those of us who are followers of economic trends, is that nobody knows what is going to happen to our economy. Or the economy anywhere, for that matter. There are some who know a lot, but most are just tongue flappers. One thing is that our media, in its weakened … [Read more...]
This Week: Joanna Norris Christchurch NZ
This week we have Joanna Norris, CEO from ChristchurchNZ, te City’s economic development organisation. It really is important that we focus how we rebuild our economy and how we support each other to develop new businesses. Here is an article from the Press on ChristchurchNZ’ s launch of their … [Read more...]
Money lenders and Credit Rating Agencies
Societies having a problem with money lenders has been around for ever. Here is a painting which Rembrandt painted in 1635. It demonstrates Christ driving the money lenders from the Temple. It has always been one of my favourite parts of the bible. Greedy bastards playing on people’s … [Read more...]
A sub-set of economic considerations, Credit Rating Agencies:
I think I have written about this, but I’m going to, again. Credit rating agencies are strutting all over the world’s finance stage again. The story is really relevant to these days. Shortly after I became Mayor, CCC received notification that Standard and Poors was considering downgrading our … [Read more...]
Construction Sector accord
In an article in Newsroom this week it was reported that: In stages this led to the Construction Sector Accord between the sector and the Government last April and their Construction Sector Transformation Plan launched in January. This is focused on six areas: leadership; … [Read more...]
Reimagining tourism in New Zealand:
Recently the Government has announced that it has appointed Tourism NZ to undertake a review of the future of tourism. A number of organisations were critical of this decision. The Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) president Jan Finlayson says tourism is inherently at its best “when it’s not … [Read more...]
When will the Government start taxing Facebook and Google?
In the Spinoff last week, it was commented, when referring to the impact on local media by Facebook and Google: A good interim solution would be to stop trying to find a direct and unequal value exchange between news media and the platforms and to instead raise a tax on digital giants directly. … [Read more...]
Government intervention in the “market” could address housing challenges
The Government assisted the housing market post Christchurch earthquakes. It interfered with the market. Have a look at the gap between our housing affordability and the rest of NZ on the graph below which was in Newsroom this week. We always had a slight margin but this graph shows that it … [Read more...]
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