This week we meet in person at Smash Palace Wednesday 6 May - from 5pm, speaker at 5.30 or live on Facebook at 5.30 This week we have found someone who comes from New Zealand who has worked in conflict areas to share with us their observations of the impact of conflict on the citizens of the … [Read more...]
If CCHL is considering selling Enable – is it missing a few steps?
Recently an Australian business magazine printed a story under this headline “Macquarie Capital tapped to explore the NZ$1bn sale of Christchurch fibre-optic network”. Here’s a potted history on this Enable Ltd... Questions of interest to the Ratepayers who currently own Enable When I … [Read more...]
Anzac Day in Kirwee
Our son, Johnny, is attending Teachers College training to be a Primary School teacher. He is currently on section at Kirwee. On Anzac Day we travelled to Kirwee to attend their 2nd annual Anzac Day service. It’s easy for us townies to take our surrounding districts for granted. Here was a local … [Read more...]
Thank you Mary Richardson
Recently Mary Richrdson sent this out to staff... This message is to let you know that I will be concluding my role as Chief Executive at Christchurch City Council on 1 May. It has been a privilege to work with you and to serve our community. When I accepted the Chief Executive role, it was … [Read more...]
Andrew Gunn is brilliant – satire at its best
Every few days Andrew Gunn produces a satirical look at things of the State. Recently under the banner of World’s Hottest Indian Chili Powder Accidentally Finds Its Way Into Shane Jones’s Next Uber Eats Order there was this photo. Follow Andrew The Satiriser on Substack Also in the Sunday … [Read more...]
Fuel Challenges – the Middle East Crisis and More
Each week I watch Bernard Hickey’s “The Hoon”. He interviews many interesting people and recently he had a special analysis of the Middle East and the challenges facing our society. Here’s a link to that conversation and I recommend that you make a cup of tea and listen (100) The Weekly Hoon: … [Read more...]
Climate Change
It is always interesting when an unexpected voice speaks about climate change. Our government seems to have an unhealthy approach to the topic. I’m not sure how many 1 in 100 year climate events we need to have for them to change their policies. In a recent newspaper article Michael Stiassny., in … [Read more...]
Rates and Annual Plan Submissions
This month’s Tuesday Club meeting will be addressed by Sam MacDonald chair of the CCC Finance Committee and Pauline Cotter who was deputy mayor in the last council. They will take us through this year’s Annual Plan and answer questions from the floor. Our meeting will be this Tuesday 24 … [Read more...]
Homelessness and Poverty
The influence Poverty has on a life This issue came home with a jolt recently as I listened to my wife speak at the funeral of her mum, my mother-in-law. Jean’s story was an inspiring one. She was born into poverty in the same square in London as Charlie Chaplin had, a generation or so before. … [Read more...]
Why is Kainga Ora selling state houses to property developers instead of families
Around the corner from us are houses where the kids living in them went to school with our kids. Some of these State houses are being sold and developers are pulling them down. In the Press we have this sort of … [Read more...]
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