Posts by Sacha
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Muse: Hooray for Wellywood (Really!), in reply to recordari,
How about me?
Now that, I can stomach
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Hard News: Three months after, in reply to drumml,
Do you think Council/CERA might be up for this?
Great idea. Contact them and suggest it. City won't be productive or liveable unless people's immediate emotional wellbeing is addressed.
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Muse: Hooray for Wellywood (Really!), in reply to 3410,
Forgive me.
No
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Hard News: The Political Lie, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Just glance at what National has offered up to them.
Or propose a more ambitious and fair alternative. That's what you're missing thanks to a couple of years of piss-weak opposition and incompetent media, I'm afraid.
By comparison, Australia found ways to ensure everyone shares the responsibility and benefits of improving productivity. And the results are plain to see now.
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The TEDxEqChCh event on Saturday 21st featured engaging presentations about the way ahead for Christchurch, from the practical to the visionary.
Matt Taylor posted a useful summary of all presentations, and with a few pics at the top of the page. The third one is of the Cathedral, made from thousands of tweets.
The official site also has blogged notes about presentations in reverse order at the bottom of the home page (full presentations to be uploaded at some stage) and speaker profiles linked from the Programme page.
A few personal highlights:
Ngai Tahu's strategist Sacha McMeeking was really impressive, weaving the big picture of the city's past and future.
Urban designer James Lunday sketched pictorially what the new Chch could very achievably look like.
Playing an earlier TED presentation by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels showed what's possible if we stretch a little - highly recommended 18 minute watch.
Final speaker Art Agnos, San Francisco's Mayor during their recovery from the 1989 quake, exemplified much-needed civic leadership.
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Hard News: Three months after, in reply to Russell Brown,
Which may make Aucklanders laugh
Only in a wryly empathetic way - and only about the congestion.
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Hard News: Some Lines for Labour, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Let’s act like we’re a serious alternative government.
Let’s not.
Sadly, a good summary
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Muse: Hooray for Wellywood (Really!), in reply to BenWilson,
As in, a sign telling you something about Miramar?
No. Don't waste our time.
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Muse: Hooray for Wellywood (Really!), in reply to BenWilson,
confess I don't actually know where it will be
There are plenty of photos. It will be visible from planes landing and taking off and from surrounding suburbs. Mirimar is *behind* the hill it is on, though the surburb's visitors and residents are not really it's intended audience.
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Muse: Hooray for Wellywood (Really!), in reply to giovanni tiso,
Wellywood is not marketing a product - it's marketing the city. The city doesn't belong to the airport. This stuff doesn't seem to be particulaly difficult to grasp - is it just me?
Seems clear to me, for one.