I received this information from Cam Bradley about a meeting sponsored by Generation Zero. Who supports your concerns for climate justice?Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 6 PM – 7:30 PMTūrangaPublic ·meeting hosted by Generation Zero Tickets available at … [Read more...]
Comments by John Burn:
Each day I receive a daily blog from John Burn, who was a City Councillor back in the days when dinosaurs roamed the planet. In fact, when I think about it, he might be a direct descendent. However, I allow myself to be distracted. This week I took the poor old chap out to a café for a wee break … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 29 Sept 2020
Poor old Boris Johnson is finding the office of Prime Minister a bit of a bind. Apparently he is struggling without his massive fees he changed for his newspaper columns which apparently were around 275,000 pounds per annum. He can’t afford to keep on their nanny. Pam and I found that by sharing the … [Read more...]
Garry writes 22 September 2020
During the week Spinoff published an interview with an amazing young woman, AIGAGALEFILI ‘FILI’ FEPULEA’I-TAPUA’I, who lives in South Auckland. She is referred to as “Fili” in the article. I hope she does not peak too early, which I have seen so many times with young able people. I really liked what … [Read more...]
Last Week the Film Sector
Last week we had a series of speakers from the Film Sector. They covered a range of topics including: International TVC industry is gone due to boardersLoosing Crew to the North Island due to lack of productionsCentral Government has a huge amount of funding available for content creation.We need … [Read more...]
This Week Jo Kane – CDHB
Jo is a member of the CDHB who is known for her honesty. She is one of only three who are finding their voice in speaking out about what is happening. Join us on Zoom this week to hear more: 5.00 for a catch up, 5.30 to … [Read more...]
Response to my comments about politics in New Zealand:
I have received a lot of really interesting comments about my lamenting the absence of serious political debate by the two main political parties this election. What happens when somebody says something which pushes around our dogma? We bury our heads and unsubscribe because we are … [Read more...]
The battle for the “centre” makes politics dull:
This week there was a fascinating article about how Labour and National are essentially the same. Tweedledum and Tweedledumber. The article writes: How did we end up with two main parties that are basically pretending to do things differently? One economist, Harold Hotelling, wrote a … [Read more...]
How Government Departments treat pioneers:
I have always felt sorry for people who start things and excel at whatever they started. They are often not honoured for their courage and other, more timorous, types take their idea and sanitize what they have promoted. The pioneers often head off disillusioned and broken. The really strong … [Read more...]
A series of articles on the Canterbury District Health Board:
Garry has put together some interesting articles on the CDHB - worth perusing, including a letter to and from the Minister of Health and several OIA requests. 1. A letter from the Minister of Health: I received a letter from the Minister of Health this week. In the letter he … [Read more...]
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