by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 13, 2022 | Uncategorised
Believe it or not, it’s now two years since the term “Covid-19” started to enter our daily conversations. In those two years, the combination of the pandemic and an unpredictable government have changed our way of life. It’s natural to go into...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
I remember starting the year with a “glass half full” outlook on the 12 months ahead. After the trials of 2020, I was focused on 2021 being better. How wrong I was. We’ve reached that time when many of us reflect on the year just passed and look...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
I’m always surprised when I come across people who don’t seem to follow what’s going on in the world. Last week, I had such an experience. I bumped into an old mate I hadn’t seen in a while. He’s a great guy. He’s bright, educated and successful. He owns his own...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
Sometimes we tend to overlook what’s staring back at us. As the health crisis has deepened, the economic crisis has scarcely been mentioned. Sure, we have expressed some sympathy for retailers and other business owners in Auckland, and we’ve listened to...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
I’ve learned a number of lessons from the pandemic. The most important are about the features of life that we once took for granted. As I’ve reflected on those things, there is one that stands out. It’s something we’ve always had in this...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
It’s a great line, that: “The team of 5 million”. It may have been written by a public relations person, but it has been delivered eloquently and repeatedly by our Prime Minister. So much so that she has made it her own. It’s a very clever...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
You can just about imagine the farcical scenes unfolding in the Cabinet room. The leader looks puzzled. “What can we give them this week?” “Well, we can’t give them anything. There are too many cases.” “What about walks on the...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
Let’s be positive. Despite everything going on around us at the moment, we’ve had a couple of bright lights. And we need to give credit where it’s due. You see, this week we finally took a couple of steps forward in the fight to get our economy, and...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
In the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed a bit more commentary starting to appear about the behaviour of the media. One of the often repeated charges is that the media is demonstrating bias in favour of the Government and against the various Opposition parties....
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
It was a couple of Fridays ago — five days before the latest lockdown. I had a spare afternoon so I decided to get a haircut and a Covid jab. The haircut, at least, was straightforward. Then I walked into the local medical centre. It was about 1:45pm and the place was...
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