Tag Archives: Lessons of history

The Loss of the Napier-Gisborne Rail Link: Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold

This article criticising the current government’s decision to close the Napier-Gisborne rail line was published in the NZ J Forestry in December 2012. ================================================================ Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart, … Continue reading

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There are Alternatives to the Ruataniwha Dam

There are Alternatives to the Ruataniwha Dam. via There are Alternatives to the Ruataniwha Dam.

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Does Ozymandias Live in the Bay?

A democratic society is based on the values of an open society, those nebulous things that don’t fit into a financier’s or an economist’s spreadsheet.  These values provide for the trust, participation, creativity, freedom and imagination that makes the good … Continue reading

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