Monthly Archives: June 2017

Listening to the Discordant Harmonies of Land

Posted on June 20, 2017 by cjkperley

I have stood on hilltops in the south and felt the bone-biting blast of Antarctic winds. I have felt the difference between that and the relief you get when you shift to a space three to four tree heights out … Continue reading →

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Instead of Dam Thinking from the 50s, Look to the Landscape

Posted on June 9, 2017 by cjkperley

Reblogging because this article is far less about the Ruataniwha Dam than it is about shifting our gaze away from the idea that we cannot change the paradigm of land use, and so we demand more dams, more fertiliser, more … Continue reading →

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Confessions of an ex-Public Servant: Watching the slow death of the Public Sector

Posted on June 6, 2017 by cjkperley

Remember Geoffrey Palmer suggesting we need an inquiry into the public service in 2014?  Low morale and the fear culture which gets in the way of “free and frank advice without fear or favour” were some of the issues.  There … Continue reading →

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Reimagining the Potential of Landscape I: Start with the Deeper Story

Posted on June 1, 2017 by cjkperley

This is a paper in two parts, or perhaps three.  This first part looks to some of the mechanical assumptions within New Zealand’s colonial land management, and a glimpse at the potential by shifting that view.  There is so much … Continue reading →

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