Here’s an article from Spinoff last week: Wellington’s mayor Tory Whanau will present her first budget to the council today. As our Wellington editor Joel MacManus explains, today’s presentation of the proposed 10-year budget for Wellington is the first big meeting to decide Wellington’s … [Read more...]
The rebuilt old city council building
Recently this marvellous story of the rebuild of the old Christchurch City Council building was reported in this story and the photo was taken by the Press. The fascinating aspect of this building is that it is the only building which the CCC has built for itself. All its other CCC buildings … [Read more...]
The Health reforms have been a disaster to date
Labour should hold its head in shame about how such a significant reform has been so badly handled. In an article on RNZ recently it was stated: Briefings by a powerful committee with the health minister's ear, reveal strife and delays surrounding Te Whatu Ora reforms. They show that almost … [Read more...]
An obituary in the Economist about David Kirke believed safe sport repressed people’s imaginations
I read this in the Economist last week. It was about a larger-than-life character in the UK who was the first to undertake a bungy jump. He was completely “out there” when he did it. However, what this became was a multi-million-dollar tourist venture in New Zealand. When he did it the cops came and … [Read more...]
Activists are essential to the maintenance of a democracy Steve Howard was one of those:
Keep Our Assets Canterbury (KOA) recently announced the death of Steve Howard, one of their founders and key activists. Steve, who died on October 20, was 69. I gained permission to reprint their obituary for Steve. Steve wrote his own death notice in the Press and in the first person. "After … [Read more...]
Submit on Organics Plant options by 1 October
Please consider putting in a submission - help given below CCC is asking for submissions ono what should happen to our Green Bin organics - have your say. It is really important in my mind that Information and link to submission form Submissions please by 1 October NOTE: … [Read more...]
Garry’ thoughts 24 September 2023
I have always voted Labour for my constituency seat. Last election my party vote went to the Greens. This year they will get both votes. I have become deeply disillusioned by the Labour Party which I was a member of for 43 years. In the Sunday Times this weekend Andrea Vance wrote under the … [Read more...]
Garry writes on CCHL for The Star
In our front room’s a trunk. It carried my grandfather’s life possessions across the world to NZ. A reminder of the risks he took for us to have a better life than he experienced in Ireland. He stayed here and our family flourished. Every family has the same story with reminders of where they came … [Read more...]
Councillors are being led down a one-way path by CCC staff who want to sell assets
Recently in a behind closed doors meeting our elected Councillors were told that the estimated rates increase in the Long-Term Plan for next year will be 18%. They must resist this and push hard for a decent analysis of costs. In an article in the … [Read more...]
Election 2023: An open letter to Labour from climate activist Bruce Bisset
Bruce Bisset says "Labour no longer has a transformative bone in its collective body" This opinion piece was in the “Hawkes Bay Today” last Saturday. By Bruce Bisset … [Read more...]
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