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Keeping track
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 […]
Posted in: Dunedin
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 […]
Posted in: Dunedin, government
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 […]
Posted in: Dunedin, government
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 […]
Posted in: Dunedin
Community benefits as sustainability framework
July 25, 2010
In the second of two talks Professor Geoff Syme presented a social psychological approach to water allocation. While many of us don’t have the extreme water allocation problems Australia does (he seriously described Australians as becoming environmental refugees), the concepts have wider appeal. The key message is that rather than focussing on managing the allocation […]
Computing for Sustainability 
August 24, 2010
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