We have found lots of errors made as we analysed the CDHB. This time by both EY and the Crown Monitor. Here is a response to the document produced by EY to the Board: EY Report Analysis Analytical and Interpretative Errors The EY Report provided to QFARC, comments and presentations to … [Read more...]
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Greater Christchurch 2050
I have already commented on my being delighted that the Greater Christchurch 2050 consultation has been conducted way better than last time. Here’s a couple of additional items, one a comment and the other notice of a public meeting. Thoughts of Bebe Frayle: I received these thoughts from Bebe … [Read more...]
It’s times like this that we should be grateful for the honesty of our political parties:
The pressure the Republican Party puts on one of their own is incredible. If our political parties head down this path then we have gone down a rabbit-hole and deserve to rethink things. Politics is too often about tribes, but sadly led by people who have little commitment to ethics. Read this … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 24 Nov 2020
Garry writes 17 November 2020
In New Zealand we have experienced two big political events. Firstly, our Central Government was elected by the voters…then we had the American election. Politics is seen by many in the community as something they would rather ignore until the event, and get on with their lives. We have to … [Read more...]
This Week: Screen Canterbury
This week we will have Bree Loverich, from Screen Canterbury. Bree is a wonderful speaker and an enthusiast for film promotion. We have to get in behind this sector as it is job rich and able to bring vast resources to Greater Christchurch and the South Island. The film sector brings around $1b … [Read more...]
Last Week – Sam Johnson
Last week we had Sam Johnson, one of the founders of the Student Volunteer Army (SVA), and now its National coordinator. I thought I knew what Sam is involved in; but I sure didn’t. His story of how the SVA is promoting active volunteering in the schools in New Zealand was inspiring. Sam took us … [Read more...]
A relative, born in Germany, wrote this chilling article for the Tuesday Club:
I have a relative who was born in Germany, Peter Moses. He has lived in New Zealand for a couple of decades and works as an Immigration lawyer in Auckland. He wrote this for the Tuesday Club notes: Political parallels He was a right- wing politician with a difference. He claimed to be an … [Read more...]
Smash Palace rises again:
I would like to thank people for your support as we rebuilt Smash Palace. It has been a very trying period. Otakaro Ltd decided some years ago that they were going to build a laneway right through Smash Palace. That’s what the designers decided should happen. Fighting that took a couple of years. … [Read more...]
It’s important that we get in behind Aotea Water Action in the Courts:
This is the team who are challenging the water rights issue about bottling of water and exporting it to China. It is really important for us to put our hands in our pockets and help fund this important challenging of this environmentally crazy exercise putting water in plastic bottles, loading them … [Read more...]
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