I received this article from Liz Griffiths, who was a bank manager at one stage in her life. Here it is: The best economic future for government spending in NZ is for the Reserve Bank, which is government owned, to issue credit to the government as required. I am not about to say anything … [Read more...]
Hagley Park lights
I received this email about the Hagley Park lights. I will refrain from reminding you all about what I feel about this cricket pavilion being in Hagley Park. Here is the release from CCC on the topic: This email is to update you about Christchurch City Council’s decision to provide a … [Read more...]
Let us say thanks to the teachers in our schools
This week the schools opened. Let’s acknowledge the teachers of our City who had to work with many kids who would have been frightened about coming back to school. They had been caged in for weeks and would have had enormous amounts of energy ready to share with all of their mates. It must have … [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...]
The staff at CCC did not just sit at home they kept working
It is fashionable for the media, especially lazy reporters, to beat the hell out of the Council. Sometimes this beating is deserved, however many wonderful people work at CCC and they just kept going during the lockdown. I want to acknowledge this and say thanks. Here is a graph where CCC staff … [Read more...]
Demonstration of how words are flexible in the English language
I also received this from Rex Gibson, who, I think, might be challenging my writing. However, I will discuss this with him in person. He will probably give me lines… The Washington Post's Style Invitational asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or … [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...]
In Conclusion 26 May 2020
Garry 19 May 2020
Hasn’t this week been amazing. Instead of travelling overseas to catch up with old friends and family, this time we have just had to hop on our bikes and achieve the same thing. In our own City. It’s been so exciting, and scary. The lock-down gave me a chance to have a big think. The main doubt … [Read more...]
Last week: Joanna Norris
Last week we had a talk by Joanna Norris, CEO of ChristchurchNZ, the economic development agency for Christchurch. It was interesting to hear what this important agency is doing, and what their plans are for the future. I was encouraged to hear Joanna being so open to ideas; and her not taking a … [Read more...]
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