Nation-building is back! Guest post by Brendon Harré. Readers will know I have been a strong advocate for New Zealand building pumped hydro. For instance, I compiled a very detailed report earlier this year, including a very popular extended comment on the proposed Onslow pumped … [Read more...]
For and against pumped hydro
The electricity market is a complicated beast to understand and now the Government has proposed to add pumped hydro at Lake Onslow to the mix. You hear rather mixed messages from industry stakeholders about it. Brendon Harre wrote about pumped hydro in general for Garry’s newsletter earlier this … [Read more...]
Garry’s musings 28 July 2020
It appears that people are really concerned that we support those in our community who have been made vulnerable by Covid 19. I have had really wonderful responses from all sorts of people who read about the research which was conducted by the Wayne Francis Trust on employment programmes. This … [Read more...]
Last week: The Salt District
Last week we heard for the first time about the SALT district. They presented us with a number of ideas which were really stimulating. Here was a rich combination of public and private sectors working together to come up with ideas and projects which will shake the conservative forces which have … [Read more...]
This Week – more Salty Thoughts from ARC
I asked the speakers this week to describe themselves. They are working on an alternative design for the new multi-use arena. Here is the best they could do in describing themselves: “We are ARC. An inner-city think tank created to help put Christchurch on the world stage. We partner with people … [Read more...]
What’s happening at Smash Palace:
A number of people have asked, what exactly is happening at Smash Palace. Many of you will be aware that we have been locked in debate with Otakaro Ltd, and latterly LINZ, for the past few years over their proposed walkway which was proposed to go right through our site. The original proposal … [Read more...]
Drinkable rivers report:
It was exciting to receive the latest report from Drinkable Rivers during the week. Drinkable Rivers group has also produced a great film "A Brief History of the Ōtākaro/Avon River" which I recommend for you to all watch. It was poignant to watch and listen to Evan Smith on the side of the river … [Read more...]
Let us have an immigration debate which is sensible and sensitive:
Every single one of us in New Zealand is a descendant of, or an actual immigrant. I despair when people start scrapping about whether or not we should accept immigrants and refugees. They display no knowledge of their own ancestry. The debate on immigration is one of the most transparent displays of … [Read more...]
The Christchurch community won’t thank Govt for proposed Urban Policy:
The Government announced a proposal for Urban Planning during the week. Here is an article which describes what is being … [Read more...]
Growing Transitional Engineering:
Taking a different approach to how engineers shape a low carbon future... The Sustainability Society, Engineers for Social Responsibility and the Global Association for Transition Engineering are hosting a webinar panel event exploring the transition engineering movement. Join them for a … [Read more...]
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