Thank goodness we have a Prime Minister who took advice instead of rejecting it…The UK didn’t and look where they are at. I can’t have a Tuesday Club email without something about that idiot Trump. Doesn’t the Pope’s face reflect what most of us think? … [Read more...]
Future Tuesday Club meetings
Apologies from Rosemary about sending out an incorrect Zoom link last week. I have posted this weeks link on Tuesday Club Facebook page in case it happens again - but hopefully I will get it right!! This Tuesday we are going to have a go at live streaming our Zoom meeting on Facebook - find … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 12 May 2020
The fascinating thing, for those of us who are followers of economic trends, is that nobody knows what is going to happen to our economy. Or the economy anywhere, for that matter. There are some who know a lot, but most are just tongue flappers. One thing is that our media, in its weakened … [Read more...]
Last Week Kathryn Dalziel
Last week we had an excellent presentation from Kathryn Dalziel about the responsibility of both employer and employees. Here is a link to the discussion, which I know was of great personal value to a number of people attending. Apologies that we did not record this, we will be trying to improve … [Read more...]
This Week: Joanna Norris Christchurch NZ
This week we have Joanna Norris, CEO from ChristchurchNZ, te City’s economic development organisation. It really is important that we focus how we rebuild our economy and how we support each other to develop new businesses. Here is an article from the Press on ChristchurchNZ’ s launch of their … [Read more...]
It’s time to promote poetry again:
This week’s poem is from Jeffrey Holman: Safe keeping People like meThey keep insafe keepingpeople like methe old andthe frailflowers that fadeare still forthe weepingin baskets they’redried and thenlaidpeople like mein hives ofthe waitingthe wisest of wisethe use ofno useare parked inthese … [Read more...]
Money lenders and Credit Rating Agencies
Societies having a problem with money lenders has been around for ever. Here is a painting which Rembrandt painted in 1635. It demonstrates Christ driving the money lenders from the Temple. It has always been one of my favourite parts of the bible. Greedy bastards playing on people’s … [Read more...]
A sub-set of economic considerations, Credit Rating Agencies:
I think I have written about this, but I’m going to, again. Credit rating agencies are strutting all over the world’s finance stage again. The story is really relevant to these days. Shortly after I became Mayor, CCC received notification that Standard and Poors was considering downgrading our … [Read more...]
Construction Sector accord
In an article in Newsroom this week it was reported that: In stages this led to the Construction Sector Accord between the sector and the Government last April and their Construction Sector Transformation Plan launched in January. This is focused on six areas: leadership; … [Read more...]
Reimagining tourism in New Zealand:
Recently the Government has announced that it has appointed Tourism NZ to undertake a review of the future of tourism. A number of organisations were critical of this decision. The Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) president Jan Finlayson says tourism is inherently at its best “when it’s not … [Read more...]
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