by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 11, 2023 | Uncategorised
It’s time to have a conversation about Green politics in New Zealand. Of course, we already have a Green Party. But it seems to have strayed from its intended purpose. So much so that, as an interested voter, I’m not sure what it stands for any more. The Green Party...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
As we near the end of 2023 our attentions turn to 2024. And after the welcome distractions of the Rugby World Cup and, for the moment, the Cricket World Cup, it’s great to have another mammoth sporting event lined up for next year. The Olympics. In Paris. We’re good...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 2, 2023 | Uncategorised
The unfolding saga about the online grocery business Soupie is very sad, but also enthralling. In case you missed it, Soupie has been placed in Voluntary Administration and it appears that the Company does not have sufficient funds to meet the most basic of...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 29, 2023 | Uncategorised
We were promised the most transparent Government ever. We received the opposite. Now they’re gone. I’ve been trying to recall what our perception of government was before 2017. While we all have differing political views, we’ve probably tended to think of governments...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorised
I’ve been keeping an eye on the media channels, scanning for political updates. Of course there have been precious few. The silence is deafening. But it’s also been quite pleasant. After the hurly burly of the election campaign, and the associated wall to wall media...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 24, 2023 | Uncategorised
I had another “time-poor” moment this week. So between meetings, I dropped into a Newmarket café for some lunch on the run. There wasn’t much food left at 2.45pm, so I grabbed what there was. Then it hit me. The very helpful guy running the counter told me that my BLT...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 19, 2023 | Uncategorised
The election is now behind us and there have been plenty of lessons for the outgoing government and the one that awaits us. There are some learnings for business too. So I thought I’d recap on a few of the outcomes from the campaign and offer a brief view on one...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 12, 2023 | Uncategorised
I think we’re ready for the election. The campaigning is becoming oddly repetitious, with some political parties constantly re-stating their policies that we now know well, while others continue their approach of attacking the ideas of their competitors. As the major...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 5, 2023 | Uncategorised
There’s a viral video going doing the rounds. It’s eighteen months old now and It features what appears to be the conclusion and prize giving at a children’s gymnastics tournament. The young girls are all lined up and in the process of everyone receiving a medal. They...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 2, 2023 | Uncategorised
The good thing about being away from the country, aside from escaping Auckland’s weather, is that you come back with a clearer perspective and an eagerness to get up to date with what’s been happening. I’ve been overseas for a couple of weeks, so arriving home just in...
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