Celebrating the People's Republic of Christchurch

Poetry

March 29, 2020 by tuesdayclub Leave a Comment

Firstly, lets start with a poem which Sam Hunt used in an interview this week. It’s by James K Baxter:

High Country Weather
Alone we are born
And die alone

Yet see the red-gold cirrus
over snow-mountain shine.
Upon the upland road

Ride easy, stranger
Surrender to the sky
Your heart of anger.

Then there is this poem from famous Irish poet Derek Mahon:

A poem: 'Everything is going to be all right'

Amid the sad news and anxiety the Covid-19 crisis is causing us all, here are words from one of Ireland's most famous poets, Derek Mahon pic.twitter.com/PajNgoNmkJ
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) March 27, 2020

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The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch3 days ago

Great news - and a tribute to a lot of people's hard work, including councillors and our own Garry Mooore

The following two amendments to the Christchurch City Council's Letter of Expectations passed unanimously today!

Hopefully this helps secure great union relationships at Lyttelton Port and keeps operations under direct management (rather than leasing out, which seems to be a persistent rumour)!

1. Council requests that CCHL as part of its Statement of Intent’ acknowledges that it and its subsidiaries are owned either wholly or by majority by Christchurch City Council on behalf of the Community and it will conduct itself in a manner and make decisions that are consistent with public ownership being retained. Council also expects that CCHL will engage with Council before progressing any proposed significant change to it, or its subsidiaries operating models.

2. Council expects CCHL and its subsidiaries to act as a good employer fostering relationships of good faith and promoting the Object (section 2) of the Employment Relations Act 2000. This should include strong employee and union relationships, support collective bargaining, improve health and safety, and maintain its commitment to a directly employed workforce at LPC. Noting, Council is not supportive of the leasing out of our port operations or any other significant operations involving directly employed staff.

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The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch1 week ago

A real story of redundancy - not just numbers but skilled people being spun off.

What it’s like to be made redundant by the Ministry of Education

I was one of hundreds of people who lost my government job this week. Here's exactly how it played out.

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The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch2 weeks ago

Rounding off a challenging year...

Garry writes to round off 2024 - The Tuesday Club

What a year this has been for us all. This government has continued to make decisions which has widened the gap between the haves and the have-nots. The South Island has been put on the back burner. Personally, Rosemary and I have both had health challenges, but are completing the year in a better...

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