Last week I sat at the end of the Christchurch City Council table and made a submission on the Long-Term Plan. When I presented there was a full attendance of Councillors. It was toward the end of the process, and they were impressively attentive. I had sat through this exercise 15 times and it can … [Read more...]
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Garry’s Thoughts 18 May 2021
As somebody who has been in the thick of change much of my life, I have formed some pretty strong views on Institutional behaviour. In both the public and the private sectors. However, because how institutions have been run the past thirty or so years, we have ended up with significant loss of … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 10 November 2020
Apologies from the cancellation of last weeks speaker from Mike Greer Homes at the last minute. Like most of the readers of Tuesday Club notes I have been soaking up each torturous step of the USA elections. There’s lots of friends in USA who receive the Tuesday Club notes. To you all our best … [Read more...]
Garry 19 May 2020
Hasn’t this week been amazing. Instead of travelling overseas to catch up with old friends and family, this time we have just had to hop on our bikes and achieve the same thing. In our own City. It’s been so exciting, and scary. The lock-down gave me a chance to have a big think. The main doubt … [Read more...]
Garry writes 31 March 2020
Pam and I have been in self-isolation for two weeks tomorrow. That’s because we arrived from Australia (on probably the last cheap flight we’ll ever experience) after the lock-down notice from the Government. When the “bubble” was announced we were joined by our daughter Rosie and for part of … [Read more...]
Mass rapid transit, climate change, and Huanui Lane
You may not know Huanui Lane and if you do, you might be wondering what it's got to do with those big topics of our time. Well, hear me out. Huanui Lane got built as part of the East Frame. It runs between Armagh Street and Lichfield Street some 50 m east of and parallel to Manchester Street. … [Read more...]
Let’s get City Planning right in Greater Christchurch
Where are the city planners? I have written earlier in this email about the fact that CCC does not have a City Planner. When we think about the changes brought about by just Covid 19 we need to have to have skilled people in key positions who can lead an intellectually rigorous process to manage … [Read more...]
Green Star Communities – coming soon to a neighbourhood near you?
Latest Post from Better Futures Forum After reading BFF’s earlier post on the 20 minute city concept, Brad Crowley got in touch with us from the New Zealand Green Building Council. Brad is Senior Manager, Buildings and Communities at NZGBC. He is passionate about their Green Star … [Read more...]
The Face of Evil Behind Trump
I have a German relative who, as we discussed Trump for the umpteenth time, recommended that I read about the men behind Hitler. He said this would inform me on the sort of people behind Trump. The book read like a blueprint of the manifesto for the 2025 document driving those behind Trump. In my … [Read more...]
Rate Caps – lets blame Local Government (again)
In an excellent article in the Press the summary of the very good CCC submission to the government on its proposed rates caps was in this article. The government proposal of linking rates increases to the CPI is just plain daft. The article wrote: The Government’s intention to use … [Read more...]
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