I received this from Hayley Guglietta about 1-8 August events re Otakaro Avon River Corridor I am writing to you just in case you have not seen any of these events posted on social media and hope that you are able to make it along to see all the exciting initiatives that are happening and … [Read more...]
Olympic rowing one to watch
Olympic rowing started today, one of the sports to get underway before the opening ceremony. You might not know that this sport falls into my sphere of interest, but it’s New Zealand’s most successful Olympic sport, with 24 medals just like athletics but 11 golds for the water sport versus 10 for … [Read more...]
Garry Writes end June 2021
We’re having at break at the Tuesday Club. This week will be our last gathering, and notes, until the 3rd of August. Smash Palace is closing for the month of July. It’s generally the coldest month of the year and its not the best running an outdoor bar in the rain, and cold. So, the team are … [Read more...]
Last Week Peter Beck and Chris Chamberlain
Last week we had a double act. Peter Beck spoke about the parish he has been involved with as a priest, St Lukes, which had lost its church in the earthquakes. St Lukes has had a strong commitment to social justice issues with a special involvement with the Prostitutes Collective. The parish after … [Read more...]
This week – The Living Wage
This week we will hear from Living Wage Aotearoa. The group has just hired its first Christchurch organizer, Nathaniel Herz-Edinger, and he joins us to discuss working poverty and how Christchurch needs to catch up with Wellington and Auckland, where local government, and many other businesses, … [Read more...]
It’s time for us all to think hard about the way we are farming old people
For years I have heard my wife speaking, as a nurse, complaining bitterly about the treatment of old people in retirement villages. Everywhere we witness great building schemes building new huts for old people to live in. The places make me sick. The thought of creating holding pens for old people … [Read more...]
We need to continue to challenge the Government’s proposed water reforms and to support CCC to do so
I was overjoyed when Newsroom recently reported when Lianne Dalziel was speaking on behalf of Christchurch City Council and she commented about Central Government water reforms: “She supported the vision to improve New Zealand's water infrastructure, in principle, but her council was also leaning … [Read more...]
A skit which highlights some of the nonsense around bottled water
How many times has it stuck in your craw when you are offered “special” water in a bottle at the restaurant? Well, this Youtube skit highlights how gullible we are when fed nonsense. We had perfectly good water in this City before Central Government intervention and this skit highlights the … [Read more...]
Open Government proposed changes the OIA and openness of Central and Local Government
In Newsroom recently it was reported that the Government has been working on an “open government plan”. In the article it stated The Government has been urged to delay its latest open government plan by a year, with civil society organisations concerned about insufficient community … [Read more...]
Well done CCC over the Arts Centre
This is a wonderful decision by Christchurch City Council. It has ensured that a taonga in our City, the Arts Centre, can continue functioning. For years the Trustees and staff have steadily rebuilt the buildings on the site, as they could afford them. Without this assistance the Arts Centre was a … [Read more...]
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