by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 9, 2024 | Uncategorised
My grandmother used to say that things come in threes. I’m not sure why she thought that but I’m sure it was nothing more than a grand old superstition of her time. It happened a year or so ago. Three things in one week. All surprised me. All made me think. In one...
by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 9, 2024 | Uncategorised
I’ve been surprised by the reaction to Christopher Luxon’s meeting with former Prime Minister Ardern. Social media has been alive with criticism of the new PM’s decision to meet to discuss the future of one of her projects. For me, irrespective of whether you continue...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jan 20, 2024 | Uncategorised
It happened right in front of me. In fact it was only 30m away. I was riding my bike on a country road. Although the speed limit was 100km/h, and there was some traffic around, it’s a peaceful place to ride when you’re used to a life in the city. Suddenly, a loud...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 23, 2023 | Uncategorised
It feels like we need a good dose of national pride. It’s been a challenging year in many ways. The end of a controversial government has left us almost unrecognisable from our 2017 selves. That government left us financially bereft and emotionally divided. Many New...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 21, 2023 | Uncategorised
There’s a bit of a storm brewing around the new government’s proposed workplace reforms. True to the National and Act campaign manifestos, and to their combined coalition agreements they’re moving quickly to change the regulations around fair pay agreements and the...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 12, 2023 | Uncategorised
The transport headlines have been coming thick and fast. And it seems that the various plans we’ve had forced on us over the last few years are unravelling. It’s almost as if the various transport authorities have seen the election outcome as an opportunity to come...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorised
You can easily spot the guy who’s been there before. He gets straight back into the business. He knows where to go and what to do. It’s as if he’s never been away. In this case, he’s back to his old tricks. Of course, we’re referring to the newly appointed, but not so...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 25, 2023 | Uncategorised
Last week’s Weekend Herald published a short article that highlighted the extent to which we are still grappling with life after Covid-19. The headline read, “Students win fight not to attend uni in person”. It said the Victoria University of Wellington Students’...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 23, 2023 | Uncategorised
It looks like we’ll have a new government locked in and ready to go some time in the next 24 hours. And I’m looking forward to seeing the new line-up in action. Of course to date, all we have seen from our new leaders is the infrequent discussions with the media about...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorised
I was listening to Jamie McKay on The Country radio show last week. He was talking about the retail price of a rack of lamb. Farmers in this country are selling their lambs for about $6 per kilogram. In case you’re wondering, that’s not a lot of money. The average...
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