Ex-councillor John Burn, who has been leading the pushback against the approval of a huge increase in size of Merivale Mall, granted without any public notice, has given me a copy of his letter to supporters last week. The commissioner, plus two community board members, despite this … [Read more...]
Ihumaatao:
I know that I have written about this many times, but I think the challenge of Ihumaatao is something which all of us have an interest in. This article gives some interesting background info on the historic aspects of this dispute: … [Read more...]
Muck Rack
Have you heard of this lot? If not, have a look at this web site. It makes very interesting reading. https://muckrack.com/. Consider this. Is this a reflection of the weakened state of our media that they have to rely on this sort of message? Find the right journalists to … [Read more...]
The Zero Rates Debate
This debate has gone on and on during the campaign. I would argue because most journalists are financially illiterate, and can’t argue why the basic premise is nonsense. The Press has a dated article by Mike Yardley on its website which has been there for weeks. During the week the Press … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 8 October
Like many people I have been thinking a lot about the state of our local democracy. The number of people who have voted is disgraceful. It is time to start thinking about democracy not being about every three years, but instead of every day. I read this quote in a mag recently when Peter Singer … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 1 October
One way we seek to ignore somebody who is saying something which threatens us, is by calling them a name. Generally, a name we don’t like. I remember, when I was in student politics, my Uncle Jack telling my mother that he thought I was a communist. That meant he didn’t need to listen to what I … [Read more...]
Last Weeks Speaker Tom Logan
Here is Aaron Campbell’s video of the talk https://youtu.be/kXKznZ6Avh4. Thanks Aaron. It was so refreshing to have listened to Tom Logan. He came back to NZ after completing his PhD to focus on ensuring that engineering students are challenged to consider adopting a systems approach to issues of … [Read more...]
This weeks Speaker – Annabeth Cohen Forest and Bird
The Government’s new freshwater policies will go a long way to restoring waterways in New Zealand by curbing pollution and improving protection for wetland habitats – but they could go further. Please see the Ministry for the Environment consultation documents here. Come along to hear … [Read more...]
An apology, I made a spelling error last week:
An eagle-eyed reader, Ashley Campbell, spotted an error I have made all my life. I wrote “in one foul swoop”. Ashley wrote: It’s one fell swoop, not foul. Common mistake, but those in the know will point it out to you forever, so you might like to change it before they do. I looked up “fell … [Read more...]
Hagley Park cricket, again:
The cricket mafia continue their push for the Government to breach the unanimously approved Act which governs Christchurch and allow them to change their existing permit, supposedly to get access to a well-paying game with India. This isn’t about cricket it’s about money. Our Park will be once again … [Read more...]
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