I’ve decided I can live with our potholes when I look at this photo. Was this a job undertaken by Maugers, Phil? … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 18 Feb 2020
On Friday it was 40 years since I staggered, in a dazed state, out of Christchurch Women’s Hospital having witnessed a wondrous event in our extending family’s life. Our son, Johnny, had been born. As I emerged into the daylight, into a world which didn’t realise what a significant event had … [Read more...]
Last week Liz Yeaman on Electric Transport
We started the year with a ripper of a presentation by Liz Yeaman about electric buses. Liz spoke for her entire address without notes and relied only on her overheads, which were excellent. Here is the video of her address https://youtu.be/MBwsz0YDtwI thanks to Aaron Campbell. This address … [Read more...]
This Week – Jim Lunday
A few years ago, I talked James Lunday,( Jimi) Architect, Planner and Urban Designer, to apply for a job at Regenerate Christchurch. I felt he had exactly the skills necessary to add huge value to the planning which was needed in this City post-Earthquakes. He applied and was appointed to … [Read more...]
Are “communications” consultants a blight on democratic society:
I wonder if it’s time for us to review the number of PR advisors there are around? I regularly bristle over articles in the paper which are so obviously re-runs of what PR people have written for a stretched journalist to write as “their” article. I say “stretched” because newsrooms are really … [Read more...]
Are we witnessing the fact that the next Mayoral campaign is on:
I guess, because I participated in Mayoral debates for too many years, my political nose twitches very quickly. In the Press “Letters to the Editor” yesterday there was this letter. Under the headline “Explanation needed” it said: “Congratulations to John Minto for the work he has done … [Read more...]
The Concert Radio debate and Paul Thompson:
Whether Paul Thompson intended this to happen, or not, the proposal to gut Concert FM has turned into a really interesting public debate. I especially loved this article in Newsroom by Associate Professor James Tibbles, Head of the School of Music at the University of Auckland. … [Read more...]
Is the focus on NZ First the latest attack by Topham Guerin:
People get involved in politics for a variety of reasons. Generally, it’s because of a philosophy. Sometimes its because somebody talked them into becoming involved. Sometimes it’s the attraction of power. Sometimes it’s the lot. When people fall out of favour with their political party … [Read more...]
Let us remember that Wuhan is our Sister City:
It is important at this difficult time for Wuhan to remember that this City is a Sister City for Christchurch. When we had our challenges with earthquakes our Sister City stood by our side. I reflect that it does worry me how the Chinese authorities tried to hide the truth about the virus. The … [Read more...]
Next time somebody moans about our health system get them to read this:
If there’s one group in our community I constantly feel sorry for, its our health workers, and their management. Every time I, or somebody I know, have cause to use our health system I marvel at how good it is. Every time I read about another sick person advocating for a drug company’s latest … [Read more...]
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