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...]
We’re thinking of you Lianne and Robbie:
I’m sure all of the Tuesday Club will join with me in saying our thoughts are with our Mayor Lianne Dalziel, and her husband Rob Davidson, at this time of Robbie’s terminal illness. It’s a sad time, and a time of great reflection as a loved one is dying. It’s a time of celebration of the fun … [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...]
I love the way enterprise is supported in USA, why can’t we learn from them?
Here is the story of a serial entrepreneur who has been down on her knees several times. Each time she has scrambled up and survived, personally and financially. This time Covid 19 struck her business; she and two of her children contracted the disease and still she appears to have survived … [Read more...]
John Patterson wrote this to me….
I was reading a book last night telling a story about a death house in France that has been preserved as a historic site because many members of the Resistances had died there. You can see what went on there. This what the writer says I found a photo displayed on a wall. Actually, there were … [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...]
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...]
Peter Beck’s comments:
Peter wrote this perspective piece for The Press. It was published this week... I have the privilege of living in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch, close to the Otakaro-Avon River in Richmond. Most days during the lockdown my wife and I walk or cycle along the Otakaro River Trail which winds … [Read more...]
I received this message from Mieke Wiskie…
I do agree with everything you mention, including good, old, complaining Mike Hosking. Boy have I gone off him since National's defeat. Sulky spoilt individual, throwing out his toys. If Jacinda would have been there for us during the earthquakes E.Q.C. would never has stuffed up as they did. No … [Read more...]
John Patterson’s” memory group”:
John Patterson is in a group of people who lived in the Crawcrook village, back in Geordie land in the UK. They are in regular contact with each other via the internet. I loved this story which went up in the past few days. It says a lot about communities: Following on from previous stories … [Read more...]