by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
I’m in the middle of a two-week stint in Central Otago. I’m touring the towns that need tourists. Riding my bike and enjoying some of New Zealand’s amazing scenery. In preparing for the trip, I took an interest in the various commentators referring...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorised
I still remember the excitement in my dad’s voice. It was the early 1970’s and he was telling me you could now buy a new car “off the floor”. You see, until that moment, you could wander into a car showroom – which usually only had a...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
Most people I speak to can’t wait for 2020 to end. Businesspeople in particular seem keen to move on in the hope that 2021 might be a better year. Of course, there is still plenty of uncertainty about what the next couple of years may bring. But for now, it...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
Do you remember George Burns? He was a wonderful American comedian who was still performing live in the 1990’s, complete with a cigar in one hand and a quick wit, at the age of 101. I once saw him speaking about his experience as an actor. He said, “acting...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
My kids bought me a voucher for Father’s Day. Because they both work in the city, they purchased it from a retailer in Auckland’s Queen St. A couple of weeks ago, I was in the city for a series of meetings, so I took the opportunity to drop in to the store...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
And so New Zealand’s election is over. It felt like the most drawn out election process I can remember. But in the end we have a result, one which is decisive and unambiguous. We’ve now had a few weeks to consider the results. In this time the elected...
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