We had a bumper turnout for the proposed Water reforms zoom session. People kept coming and going but I reckon that we had about 126+ people on the call. At the end there were over 100 people still participating. Before we discuss the meeting, the Christchurch City Council is consulting over the … [Read more...]
This Week – 3 Waters on Zoom
7pm 30 August - Three Waters Conversation on Zoom We need more time to consult on the proposed huge changes in the way we manage the Three Waters. Garry Moore will be MC of a panel including: Eugenie Sage MPPauline Cotter (chair of infrastructure committee at CCC)Dr Jim O'Malley (Chair of … [Read more...]
More coverage on the proposed Water Reforms being promoted by Government:
A well known Local Government leader said to me recently that one aspect of the proposed Water reforms has been very successful. The left reps hate them. So do right-leaning elected reps. They have a common enemy. The reforms. Well done, Government! The Christchurch City Council is asking people … [Read more...]
Let’s reconsider the proposed structure of the water authority
In the past week Rob Campbell, a Company Director, wrote this about business governance in Newsroom: There are many conferences on business governance these days. Possibly in inverse proportion to any clear improvements in how business contributes to society. This should concern us all, not … [Read more...]
Garry Writes on water, again
Slowly it’s starting to be realized by people that the soft soaping by the Government advertising how they have a plan for water isn’t the real story. We’re organizing a public meeting on water: We have decided that it's important that ordinary voters have a chance to hear from a group of … [Read more...]
Aotearoa Water Action need our financial assistance
Kia ora wonderful tap water drinkers! You have all called for a moratorium on new water bottling consents and an independant Inquiry into the potential impacts of the water bottling industry in New Zealand. It's been a long time coming but we are about to deliver our PUSH PAUSE petition to … [Read more...]
Garry muses on Three Waters…
The next Tuesday Club session will be on the 10th of August. Not this week. It’s been a month since writing the Tuesday Club notes. It has been a time to reflect and to read. I have become increasingly concerned about the proposed “restructure” of our water systems by Central Government. In my … [Read more...]
We need to continue to challenge the Government’s proposed water reforms and to support CCC to do so
I was overjoyed when Newsroom recently reported when Lianne Dalziel was speaking on behalf of Christchurch City Council and she commented about Central Government water reforms: “She supported the vision to improve New Zealand's water infrastructure, in principle, but her council was also leaning … [Read more...]
A skit which highlights some of the nonsense around bottled water
How many times has it stuck in your craw when you are offered “special” water in a bottle at the restaurant? Well, this Youtube skit highlights how gullible we are when fed nonsense. We had perfectly good water in this City before Central Government intervention and this skit highlights the … [Read more...]
This weeks Speaker Melanie Brooks on water
This week we return to considering water, and the water reforms being imposed on the country by Central Government. One of the areas that comes in for discussion are irrigation schemes. This week we have invited Melanie Brooks who is CE of MHV water a cooperative irrigation scheme. Melanie will … [Read more...]
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