Regulars at the Tuesday Club know that every now and then, Margaret Austin can fit us into her busy diary. She’s never turned up once without asking a pertinent and cutting question. I was speaking with one of her family who said that they have to book Christmas dinner into her diary so that she … [Read more...]
Green Party leader’s apology not accepted by the media
Over the past few weeks, we have seen the public garrotting of the leader of the Green Party, James Shaw, by both the media; and members of his party. We all make mistakes and this one was a doozy. To have supported a school which is essentially a private refuge for rich middle-class kids as they … [Read more...]
Evan Smith
Our old mate Evan Smith died a week ago and was cremated on Friday. Here is a wonderful eulogy from the Press yesterday. https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/122627605/life-story-the-cantankerous-bugger-who-saved-a-community I liked the final part where Tom McBrearty commented on the visit … [Read more...]
Vale Evan Smith
Evan Smith was a man who has passionately advocated for the public ownership of the Red Zone, and last Friday succumbed to the cancer which he has been battling for years. I admired Evan greatly and we had some fierce debates, and sometimes disagreements. He was uncompromising and inspiring. … [Read more...]
Stan O’Keefe:
This week one of our good friends, Stan O’Keefe, died. Stan and his wonderful wife, Lynne, ran Warners Hotel in the Square with their daughter Sarah and staff. Stan was a classic publican. He forever was changing his bars and he had customers who had followed him from pub to pub. I remember one … [Read more...]
Rob Davidson:
The wonderful husband, and best mate, of our Mayor Lianne Dalziel, died of cancer on Friday. Rob died peacefully in his sleep after having attentively said goodbye to all of those close to him. Rob was a working-class boy who went from school to work and at 17 started with the NZ Railways. He … [Read more...]
Mainfreight sends a message to Local Government about long term planning:
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...]
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