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Trees and community gardens: a positively fruitful election issue

September 2, 2010

Anna Chinn raises the question of Council Policy on fruit trees and community gardens and asks candidates for their opinion and policy. To date, eight candidates have responded, all positively. Several other people have also commented – positively but with one exception. “Farsighted” replies with this: You are joking, right? The city is in debt […]

Keeping track

August 24, 2010

Here’s a round up of recent conversations here and in the various media. Keep neurosurgery in Dunedin. We set up this facebook page to bring attention to the nonsensical proposal to remove neurosurgery from Dunedin Hospital. The South has joined the fight in large numbers with heartfelt and reasoned messages. Samuel Mann talks with Channel […]

Dunedin Neurosurgery March

August 6, 2010

On the 6th August 10,000 people marched through Dunedin to support Neurosurgery in Dunedin. On this page I’m collating media coverage and along with photos from participants. Video from Anthony Baikie shows about half the march from opposite the Golden Centre. ODT “up to 10,000 marched through central Dunedin at lunchtime today protesting the possible […]

Facebook objected to in NZ Parliament

August 6, 2010

Yesterday our local Member of Parliament Pete Hodgson attempted to table a Facebook page in the House. Unfortunately, it was objected to. I’m telling you this because the “Keep Neurosurgery in Dunedin” was my doing. Richard Thomson and I set it up to bring attention to the nonsensical proposal to remove neurosurgery from Dunedin. As […]

Heartfelt and reasoned messages back Dunedin Neurosurgery

July 29, 2010

On Sunday the 19th July Richard Thomson and Samuel Mann set up a facebook page “Keep Neurosurgery in Dunedin” to bring attention to the nonsensical proposal to remove neurosurgery from Dunedin Hospital. The South has joined the fight in large numbers (4200 to date) with heartfelt and reasoned messages. The 54 pages of messages are […]