Celebrating the People's Republic of Christchurch

John Patterson heads back to Southland

November 23, 2019 by tuesdayclub Leave a Comment

John writes about his nostalgic journey around my old stamping grounds in Southland and Otago. Spent our first night in Dunedin after driving down from Christchurch on a very quiet SH1 very little traffic. I like Dunedin and it’s a long time since we were last there I just wonder how it would … [Read more...]

Gary remembers Lesley Keast

November 8, 2019 by tuesdayclub Leave a Comment

Lesley was my Deputy Mayor for two terms. Lesley came from a life where she had been a solo mother when they weren’t treated with much respect, nor were they assisted greatly financially. Lesley brought up her two children and managed financially by working various part time jobs. She became … [Read more...]

Student Activism

October 13, 2019 by tuesdayclub Leave a Comment

I found this article https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/10/07/847872/the-changing-face-of-student-activism really energising. We must turn our minds to how we can utilise the energy and ideas of the younger members of our communities. I really liked the final paragraph of this article: I know many … [Read more...]

Vincent Chew

October 13, 2019 by tuesdayclub Leave a Comment

Attendees who have been coming to the Tuesday Club for some time will remember Vincent Chew, who died this week. Vincent was an early attendee to the Tuesday Club. Vincent was an old mate of mine, who always advocated for the private sector on the issues we were debating when he attended. As he … [Read more...]

The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch

The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch2 days ago

Great news - and a tribute to a lot of people's hard work, including councillors and our own Garry Mooore

The following two amendments to the Christchurch City Council's Letter of Expectations passed unanimously today!

Hopefully this helps secure great union relationships at Lyttelton Port and keeps operations under direct management (rather than leasing out, which seems to be a persistent rumour)!

1. Council requests that CCHL as part of its Statement of Intent’ acknowledges that it and its subsidiaries are owned either wholly or by majority by Christchurch City Council on behalf of the Community and it will conduct itself in a manner and make decisions that are consistent with public ownership being retained. Council also expects that CCHL will engage with Council before progressing any proposed significant change to it, or its subsidiaries operating models.

2. Council expects CCHL and its subsidiaries to act as a good employer fostering relationships of good faith and promoting the Object (section 2) of the Employment Relations Act 2000. This should include strong employee and union relationships, support collective bargaining, improve health and safety, and maintain its commitment to a directly employed workforce at LPC. Noting, Council is not supportive of the leasing out of our port operations or any other significant operations involving directly employed staff.

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The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch6 days ago

A real story of redundancy - not just numbers but skilled people being spun off.

What it’s like to be made redundant by the Ministry of Education

I was one of hundreds of people who lost my government job this week. Here's exactly how it played out.

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The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch1 week ago

Rounding off a challenging year...

Garry writes to round off 2024 - The Tuesday Club

What a year this has been for us all. This government has continued to make decisions which has widened the gap between the haves and the have-nots. The South Island has been put on the back burner. Personally, Rosemary and I have both had health challenges, but are completing the year in a better...

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