by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 12, 2024 | Uncategorised
A few weeks back, I was driving along Interstate 40 between Memphis and Nashville. I was three lanes wide on a four-lane highway and travelling along at the speed limit of 75 miles per hour. That’s about 120km/h in our language. Up ahead I noticed traffic slowing on...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 28, 2024 | Uncategorised
I’ve been observing the Prime Minister over the past few weeks. I must admit there was a time when he didn’t have me convinced, but it feels like he’s growing into both the role and the enormity of the challenges that go with it. As we’ve all heard, he is repeatedly...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 14, 2024 | Uncategorised
You have to feel for Jodi O’Donnell, the relatively new CEO of TVNZ. Her appointment was announced at the end of last year. That meant that most of the damage for the financial year ended June 30 was done before she took the top seat. But there she was a couple of...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 31, 2024 | Uncategorised
It finally happened. At last. It’s been a long time coming. But the message has finally been delivered. And from the high office of the Prime Minister no less I refer to the fact that Christopher Luxon has finally delivered a message to our local body mayors,...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 17, 2024 | Uncategorised
We’ve just finished another two-week-long sporting extravaganza, courtesy of the Olympic Games. Despite an opening ceremony that left many wondering how these games might be judged, the athletes took over the show, as they usually do, and ensured that the 2024 Olympic...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 3, 2024 | Uncategorised
Most of us believe, or would like to believe, that those who put their hands up for public office do so with the intention of seeking something better for the people they represent and the country as a whole. We are currently seeing an episode play out, almost daily,...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 20, 2024 | Uncategorised
The attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump has changed the world. Again. In all probability, it changed the US’ Presidential election, too. That election is due to be held in November. Given the differing policies of the two protagonists, one a...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
I’ve just spent 10 days in the United States. Most of my time has been spent in the Southern states. Think Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. It’s clear that the world’s last remaining superpower has many of the problems that we have and plenty more on...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jun 22, 2024 | Uncategorised
They say that there are lies, damn lies and statistics. I don’t know much about the other two, but the stats are giving us bad news on a weekly basis. Everywhere we look, we seem to be underperforming. We’ve talked about most of it already. The state of the economy,...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jun 8, 2024 | Uncategorised
For the first time in a generation, we now have two sides of the political spectrum that stand for very different things. Traditionally, our two major parties have straddled the political centre and that has resulted in decades of very stable government. But as MMP...
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