The approach of Sweden is really well reported in this article https://unherd.com/2020/08/why-sweden-is-different-when-it-comes-to-covid/?tl_inbound=1&tl_groups%5B0%5D=18743&tl_period_type=3 In the article the author, who describes himself as half-Swede, half-British wrote at the … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 1 September 2020
Better Futures Forum
Rosemary writes: A forum of people unified by a single objective: to seize this opportunity to transform New Zealand. Better Futures Forum sprung out of the Covid crisis. A crisis that will be one of many if we do not fundamentally change the way we live or use the finite resources on this … [Read more...]
Garry writes 25 August 2020
This week I haven’t been able to think about much other than the disaster which is occurring at the CDHB. Having a chance to listen to Sir John Hansen on Tuesday night didn’t settle my concerns. Time and again I turned my mind to what a friend wrote to me some weeks ago that we are dealing with … [Read more...]
Last Week Sir John Hansen
Last week we had Sir John Hansen, current Chair of the Canterbury District Health Board. Sir John gave a relatively short talk and then answered questions from those attending and those who had submitted questions earlier. It was one of the few times which Sir John has spoken publicly, and we were … [Read more...]
This week’s speaker: Ian Powell on CDHB
How can CDHB best serve its population... This week we are privileged to have Ian Powell, who for 30 years was the Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. Ian has a unique view of Health having been there before most of the current players and having worked with … [Read more...]
What happens to political parties when they get into power:
This week there was a Webinar organised by the Community Housing Sector. All the political parties were invited to discuss Community Housing policies. They were all there; except Labour. Before the last election it was my job to arrange for all of the political parties to speak about Community … [Read more...]
Elections GE2020
This article deserves closer examination: Despite Judith Collins’ claim, the caretaker convention – the understanding that in certain circumstances significant governing decisions should have a parliamentary majority, or be consulted on by the opposition – does not apply in the pre-election … [Read more...]
A really neat idea for us to have rainwater tanks:
A friend, who notices these things, said to me recently that we aren’t having much rain these days. She trawls through the weather forecast and her eyes light up as she reads about rain being predicted. Each time I just hope she’s wrong, as I’ll get wet on my bike. She’s almost always wrong. So’s … [Read more...]
Shamubeel Eaqub:
I really enjoy Shamubeel’ s thinking. So, it was interesting to read this article this week in Stuff from Shamubeel Eaqub commenting on the pros and cons of lockdowns. He stated: Level 2 restrictions did not have a big impact on the economy, but level 3 reduced economic activity by around 30 per … [Read more...]
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