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We need to have a mature discussion about how we can find other uses for the Convention centre:

May 10, 2020 by tuesdayclub Leave a Comment

It’s time for a community discussion about how this City will use the Convention Centre. It has cost $500m+ to build. What are we going to use it for? It has closed off Christchurch streets. Somebody rang me recently and suggested that it should have been painted white; to go with its elephant … [Read more...]

THE Convention Centre:

March 1, 2020 by tuesdayclub Leave a Comment

Regular readers of this column will be fed up with my thoughts on the Convention Centre. However, I will repeat myself. We must never, ever, ever accept this white elephant building from Central Government. They built it. They can keep it. Our original Convention Centre struggled to hold its … [Read more...]

The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch

The Tuesday Club Ōtautahi Christchurch2 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 Christchurch6 days 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 Christchurch1 week 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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