On Friday night Pam and I attended the annual Heritage Awards which were held at Christs College. It was a wonderful evening of great celebration of the heritage of Canterbury. The two trustees, Dame Anna Crighton and Jenny May had excelled themselves with their entries. Geoff Bone was rushing … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 15 June 2021
Garry’s thoughts:
50 years ago, I climbed into my little Austin 7 Nippy in Palmerston North and headed for the Wellington ferry. I landed in Lyttelton and headed for the start of Irishman Creek Rally which was starting at Hornby. I had no idea where I was going and somehow, I drove through Hagley Park. The weather … [Read more...]
Last Week Te Maire Tau
Te Maire Tau filled the room last week. He handed out a booklet which summarised what they had originally claimed. That has now changed. I liked that their claim which Ngai Tahu (and now joined by Kahungunu) originally submitted and where they are now is quite different. Their ideas have gone … [Read more...]
This week Philip Aldridge, Arts Centre
In early April I wrote about the speech Paul Callaghan gave 10 years ago which lay down a challenge for the country to accommodate new approaches to facilitate reform in society. Callaghan said “To solve the massive crises facing us, we must be innovative — we must use collaborative, … [Read more...]
A local government warning
I worked with the then Mayor of Tauranga, Stuart Crosby, and I always said that the City I would least like to be Mayor of was Tauranga. It’s full of retirees. Many of them successful (in the money sense) business people. They had a number of failings. One was they had too much time to focus on cost … [Read more...]
A history lesson on Health
Most of us watch from the side lines about what is happening in health. Unless you are on a Board, or work in health, the only thing you think about is can I get attention when I turn up at A & E? In his latest missive Ian Powell has written about Gaius Petronius style change with health … [Read more...]
Here’s what our older citizens should expect but seldom receive
This Bishop’s legacy is a sad Catholic story
Kathleen Gallagher wrote this article about the closure of St Joseph the Worker parish in Lyttleton. I used to go to mass at this church and I chose not to go to the final mass as I am so angry about the destruction which the current Bishop, and his advisors, have inflicted on Christchurch. I have … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 8 June 2021
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