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Tag Archives: community
‘Human capital depreciation’ and the Pike River Mining Disaster
There are moments when a few words can open up a vista on an entire worldview. The words shoot through the air for a few days like a rapidly fading spark on Guy Fawkes night but, every so often, and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Free Market, Human Wellbeing, Labour, New Zealand Politics, Welfare
Tagged capitalism, community, self-interest, welfare, wellbeing
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The school of hard knocks and ‘the curious incident of the dog …’ – Part II
What was it all for? One answer has been given by the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata: The education sector, just like everything else in greater Christchurch, has experienced huge disruption due to the earthquakes. Buildings have been damaged and … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Earthquakes, Education, Human Wellbeing, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Christchurch, community, disaster, National
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The school of hard knocks and ‘the curious incident of the dog…’ – Part I
Often the best way to learn something is the hard way. You tend not to forget when you get bruised in the process. If that’s the case, then many Cantabrians are gaining memorable lessons about what it is like to … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Earthquakes, Education, Freedom, Human Wellbeing, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Brownlee, Christchurch, community, disaster, Elections, Freedom, Local Government, National, unity
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A rainy Christmas Day in Christchurch
Monday night last week was like Christmas Eve in Christchurch. As the evening darkened, the presents – carefully wrapped and prettily presented by the best PR Christmas wrappers CERA could buy – were lain beneath the brightly lit Christmas Tree … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Earthquakes, Economics, Fascism, Freedom, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Brownlee, Christchurch, cities, community, disaster, Freedom, John Key, Local Government, National, private sector, wealth
25 Comments
Underneath the ‘underclass’
Joe Bageant died on the 26th of March last year. Apparently, he was sometimes referred to as an American ‘leftneck’ – which is not a bad label for him. Bageant’s book (and, more generally, his literary life) has been devoted to laying … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Economics, Education, Free Market, Human Wellbeing, New Zealand Politics, Welfare
Tagged capitalism, community, economic history, John Key, markets, self-interest, unity, urbanisation, welfare, wellbeing
13 Comments
City in a box
It was meant to be the ‘City in a Park’. But, according to a Press editorial, a lot of people in Christchurch have taken a look at the future and they don’t like what they see: The artists’ impressions of … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Earthquakes, Free Market, Human Wellbeing
Tagged Christchurch, cities, community, disaster, human nature, Local Government, markets, private sector, wellbeing
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Disdaining democracy
All those years ago – you know, way back when John Key wasn’t the Prime Minister – the populace, so we found out, was getting restless. Its main complaint about the government of the day was that it was ‘off … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Economics, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Christchurch, community, democracy, Elections, ideology, Local Government, National, urbanisation, Voting
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California dreaming
If the future form of Christchurch’s central city now hangs in the balance, the outcome will depend upon the weightings given to two quite distinct sets of ‘instincts’ about how to create a vibrant, sustainable, thriving city centre. One set … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Economics, Free Market, Freedom, Human Wellbeing, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Brownlee, Christchurch, community, disaster, Freedom, Local Government, markets, private sector, wellbeing
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Devils, details, dark arts and Trojan horses
Allow me a Cassandra moment. Like the Trojans in the midst of a decades long war, living in Christchurch is, for many people, an experience with precious little long-term hope. Many people have, however, invested a good deal of hope … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Economics, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Brownlee, Christchurch, community, disaster, Local Government, markets
12 Comments
Christchurch’s Second Coming
“And what rough beast, its hour come round at last Slouches toward [Christchurch] to be born?” The ground is now being prepared for the future incarnation of Christchurch. What comes our way will bear the marks and influences of the … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Economics, Fascism, Freedom, Human Wellbeing, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Brownlee, capitalism, Christchurch, cities, community, disaster, fascism, Freedom, Local Government, markets, National, private sector, unity
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