Garry writes 6 April 2021
Last week there was an article by an anonymous writer in Newsroom about RNZ. This writer is a current staff member of RNZ and has written the article anonymously. The fact that they had to write this under cover is a worrying sign. I would hazard a guess that the greater proportion of Tuesday … [Read more...]
Last Week: Andrew Turner
Last week we had, what I thought, was an excellent presentation by Deputy Mayor Andrew Turner. Andrew was completely on top of his task as Chair of the Finance Committee at the Council. It was good seeing three Councillors, Pauline Cotter, Phil Mauger and Jake McClellen supporting Andrew. Here’s … [Read more...]
This week’s speaker: Farid Ahmed
This week we are honoured to have Farid Ahmed who has become internationally recognised for his promotion of peace after the dreadful Mosque massacre two years ago. This photo is when he received an international Peace Award in Abu Dhabi. Here’s what was written about him in the International … [Read more...]
Strike4Climate
Concerned about Climate Change? This Friday at midday let's join the Strike4Climate young people in Cathedral Square https://www.facebook.com/schoolstrike4climatechch … [Read more...]
Is local manufacturing going to come back?
It has been fascinating to witness the debate about “supply lines” with the Suez Canal debacle. For the last few decades, we have been told that “just-in-time” is the best economic model for businesses to operate under. Combined with the race to the bottom on the absolute need to get the lowest … [Read more...]
A Series of Articles on Housing
1. A housing debate in Wellington This week there was a debate in Wellington hosted by Rev Charles Waldegrave. The two speakers were the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and economist Shamubeel Eaqub. Here is a link to the debate. Note how many times Grant Robertson nodded as Shamubeel … [Read more...]
Proposed Water reforms a series of articles by City Councillors
Last week I sent out Deputy Mayor, Andrew Turner’s questions about the proposed Water Reforms. I asked other Councillors for their opinions and here is a response from three more City Councillors. This topic is one which we will consider in great depth over the next few months. It’s another topic … [Read more...]
Ng Building gains support of Civic and Heritage Trusts
MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE NEED TO RETAIN THE THREATENED NG BUILDING From: Christchurch Civic Trust and Historic Places Canterbury. 1. The Christchurch Civic Trust (“CCT”) and Historic Places Canterbury (“HPC”) strongly support the retention of the historic NG building, 212 Madras St. “Our primary … [Read more...]
Public meeting on Wednesday evening on water consents:
A public meeting has been called to discuss the water consents process through Mayfield-Hinds-Valetta, and the precedents that may be set. Bring Back Clean Water: Canterbury Nitrate Pollution and our futureWed 7 April 7pm at Aurora Centre cnr Memorial Ave and Greers Road Burnside The … [Read more...]
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