Posts by Hebe
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Lilith __,
Thank you, that's interesting. I shall read more later. About that coffee...
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Islander,
I know David too -- I hadn't thought of your obvious Coastal connection! He is an artist of photography. I liked Gudrun's shot because that is so David, and so Wizard "performing" for the camera.
I put up the rainbow link for you; as it is a good "sign" for the Peninsula peoples.
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This is good. Rainbow over the central city and a blue sky. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/about-us/6996599/Scenic-views-greet-staff-at-Press-House
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,
The Wizard went as far as praying for the bishop.
Nice one Goodie. I like it especially when cropping across just under David Alexander's elbows and having Wiz in full flight against the backdrop of the Clarendon. Wiz was so much part of the Square for years, trading barbs with the likes of Ray Comfort and the Bible Lady against the backdrop of the mostly ugly tall buildings. This will probably be one of the last times we see him in his natural habitat.
As for the cathedrals, my family has one foot in the Anglican and one foot in the Basilica. Both were the locals for different older branches of my family; I was a flower girl for weddings in the Basilica, and the interior of the Anglican Cathedral had a special succour for me at difficult times of my life, but I can't get excited about either. Sad they have fallen; but the city has changed; it's gone as was and I see many opportunities for good things to take their places. At the same time I understand people being so upset.
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Hard News: Press Play > Budget, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Socialise losses, privatise profits. I'm not an economist so ob-viously I'm missing something vital that enables me to understand that system.
One of the few useful staements I ever heard at a union meeting was: "to get trickle-down economics ya gotta punch holes in the ceiling."
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Hard News: Press Play > Budget, in reply to Islander,
Comes from me; I see people who don't know where to turn; bewildered by process, and big words with no outcomes.
But back to the Budget... I find the mean-spiritedness of taxing kids' after-school jobs amazing. -
Hard News: Press Play > Budget, in reply to Islander,
And that comes from ?
Sorry don't understand that....
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Hard News: Press Play > Budget, in reply to Islander,
any muscled insurance company
I'm more thinking of advocacy/legal, engineering and geotech expert advice free for the dispossessed.
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Hard News: Press Play > Budget, in reply to Sacha,
not yet, apparently.
No, but serendipitous timing for the growth to really start feeding through to voters around New Zealand to ensure a third term. A lot of the insurance money from the CBD is leaving the city and will spread out around New Zealand.
BTW, I hear of wise commercial heads here speaking of the real time-frame for the rebuild being in the order of 50 years. -
Hard News: Press Play > Budget, in reply to merc,
but Bill, as you divie up the EQ spoils, erm monies
The quakes have been a windfall in economic growth terms for National when you look at the global economy unravelling again. Key had best hope the silly peasants down south do not start revolting about the crumbs they are being fed. Oh, I know: let them eat cake, put up a cheap stadium and hold a Cera fun day every month or two.
Meanwhile the real help needed by many residents is the Government to use its legal muscle to make insurers honour their contracts with the little guy, businesses and residents alike.