Once upon a time bullying and harassment was denied by those who perpetrated it. Society agreed with guilty parties too often and those who complained remained victims. Lately we have had many amazing examples where authorities have been caught out in USA because those at events have recorded … [Read more...]
Green Economics – Cycling is a disaster!
Sanjay Thakrar, CEO at Euro Exim Bank Ltd got economics thinking when he said: A Cyclist is a disaster for a country's economy. They do not buy cars, or take a car loan. They do not buy car insurance or fuel. They do not send their car for servicing and repairs. Do not pay for parking, or pay … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 28 July 2020
Christchurch water chlorination
Over the last year, we've had a number of articles from Garry on chlorination and one talk. On 28 August 2019, CCC's head of the Three Waters, Helen Beaumont, spoke right at the time when the city was hit with a change in the regulatory system. Subsequent articles were published in February … [Read more...]
Garry writes 21 July 2020
One of the societal challenges, post Covid 19, is to the number of people who will be unemployed in our community. Especially the young. A local Trust, the Wayne Francis Trust, engaged a talented young woman, Lauren Tyler-Harwood, to research what worked, and what didn’t, last time we had a … [Read more...]
Last Week – James Shaw
How many times have we sat listening to an MP who just blathers on with general statements and sounds off about how fantastic their party is? Well, last week we had a talk by James Shaw, co-leader of the Green Party, which demonstrated just what a class act he really is. His presentation was … [Read more...]
This Week – The Salt District
This week we are going back to Zoom. Smash Palace is having a facelift and the Government is constructing a laneway down the side of the bar. The bar will not be able to be in action for the next 6-8 weeks. Join Zoom Meeting: … [Read more...]
We’re thinking of you Lianne and Robbie:
I’m sure all of the Tuesday Club will join with me in saying our thoughts are with our Mayor Lianne Dalziel, and her husband Rob Davidson, at this time of Robbie’s terminal illness. It’s a sad time, and a time of great reflection as a loved one is dying. It’s a time of celebration of the fun … [Read more...]
The promise of infrastructure projects by political parties is so old hat its boring:
I was on New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) when the National Party last came into power. The new Minister of Transport, Steven Joyce, handed us a shopping list called “Roads of National Significance”. This was a mis-description. It should have been labelled “Marginal seats retention … [Read more...]
The big accounting firms. Is their time up:
One of the casualties of neo-liberal dogma and nonsense like “lower taxes” has been the loss of expertise within the public sector. It has frustrated me time and time again to read of a yet again expensive report by one of the large accounting firms on a vast myriad of topics. These accounting firms … [Read more...]
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