By Peter Carr In the early 90’s New Zealand decided that the parliamentary system should remain a singular House of Representatives – but that a portion of the membership could effectively get a free ride onto the green leather seats. The new methodology was affected with half the…
Is it just me or has November come around really quickly? This week I am writing on the topic of children’s wellbeing. As I write we have heard of the move to level 3 – step 2…
Ōtorohanga Mayor Max Baxter deserves high praise for breaking a Covid mould. Since the arrival of Covid, the government, health boards and local bodies have staged managed information releases where and when they want. Mayor…
By Peter Carr Visiting Timaru two weeks ago on a business journey reminded me of an incident which happened 56 years ago. I was serving as Second Officer on a ship capable of lifting large…
By Peter Nicholl This month, I return to my pet subject, interest rates and inflation – I was after all, a Central Banker for nearly 40 years. The issue is topical again because on October 6 the Reserve Bank of New Zealand…
It gets knocked down – but it gets up again. A controversial Cambridge sign warning people to be on the watch for “aged” people was in storage this week after being being put up in the wrong place. News…
As some of you may have heard, last week we were able to return a stolen training AED and CPR dummy to its owner. That is the best sort of outcome. The Cambridge owner’s Australian relatives saw a Waikato Police Facebook post seeking…
By Peter Matthews Anyone know what a devious lick is? Sitting at the dinner table this evening I mentioned that my deadline was rapidly approaching and I had yet to settle on a subject. Hidden…
By Matteo Di Maio Half of the things in politics are disagreements over how to solve the agreed-upon problem, and half are about whether the problem exists at all. The housing crisis is, thankfully, the…
By Peter Carr During the past week I have spent time in the South Island making presentations from Mosgiel in the south to Nelson in the north. Four planes, six meetings in all and time…
