Local Body politicians in Wellington appear to be running around like chooks with their heads cut off over the state of their water infrastructure. We’ve all read about raw sewage pouring into Wellington Harbour earlier this year. Populist politicians seem to be all shrieking about the water … [Read more...]
THE Convention Centre:
Regular readers of this column will be fed up with my thoughts on the Convention Centre. However, I will repeat myself. We must never, ever, ever accept this white elephant building from Central Government. They built it. They can keep it. Our original Convention Centre struggled to hold its … [Read more...]
The Press makes a culturally offensive mountain out of a molehill:
This article appeared in the Press on Wednesday last week https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/119779160/veil-of-secrecy-over-christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziels-apology-to-japans-quake-families#comments. I have been very impressed with how much space the Editor of the Press has devoted to … [Read more...]
We have heaps to teach the world about earthquakes:
I was sent this at the end of last year by David Shepherd https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-12/aftershocks-christchurch-new-zealand-earthquake-what-california-can-learn It tells our story from an American perspective. Reading it made me wonder if we have a lesson for the world here … [Read more...]
John Patterson’s” memory group”:
John Patterson is in a group of people who lived in the Crawcrook village, back in Geordie land in the UK. They are in regular contact with each other via the internet. I loved this story which went up in the past few days. It says a lot about communities: Following on from previous stories … [Read more...]
Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill:
This Bill has been introduced to Parliament and if any of you wish to make a submission please read the following: The Bill has been referred to the Social Services and Community Select Committee. The Committee has called for public submissions on the Bill – submissions close on Wednesday 25 … [Read more...]
Clean rivers petition:
I was sent this message by Marnie Prickett from Choose Clean Water: Clean healthy water is essential to our lives. In Aotearoa we are blessed with beautiful rivers, lakes, springs and streams, but as we all know the health of our waterways is under threat.1,2,3,4 During the 2017 election … [Read more...]
A wonderful story of compassion:
I was sent a copy of this letter last week, which had been sent to the Prime Minister. I love the fact that here was somebody who just didn’t walk past the poor. It’s a modern version of the Parable of the Good Samaritan, one of my favourite parables. “Dear Jacinda I am glad to hear you are … [Read more...]
Steven Moe’s podcast this week:
http://seeds.libsyn.com/israel-cooper-on-home-community-people-and-purpose Israel Cooper has a clear sense of identity and purpose and we talk about what led to his co-founding the building company, Home, which has a real focus on people and community and is an impact driven company. From his … [Read more...]
BRAIDED: Conversations about Spiritual Health
I received this from Rosemary Neave (she’s the quiet person who never says anything at our Tuesday Club meetings): If you are interested in exploring and growing the rich diversity of conversations about meaning and purpose, spiritual health and wellbeing in the city. There is no ‘charge’ as … [Read more...]
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