When circumstances are at their worst, human-beings are at their best. Kia Kaha New Zealand.
ONCE AGAIN, the shaky isles of New Zealand have delivered a shuddering blow to their inhabitants. As the full impact of this latest major earthquake is assessed, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone living in the affected areas. Amidst all the emotional shock and property damage, it is good to remember that when circumstances are at their worst, human-beings are at their best. Kia Kaha New Zealand.
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God help us, I thought I was going to be bounced out of bed this morning. It seemed to be bouncing to a different rhythm to me. Hope everyone in this small community is safe.
ReplyDeleteRespect to RNZ's night-shift host, Vicky Mckay, for her calm and authoritative dissection and explanation of the rather confusing official communiques.
ReplyDeleteHow best to help little Kaikoura I wonder? Small conmmunity, working hard to make a living and shine in tourism and a farming support centre.
ReplyDeleteFor South Island in general, what aid can NZ Rail get, and quick road repairs so we can trade and travel with rest of NZ? For the regions it isn't motorways we need, it is well maintained roads with regular passing lanes, every say 10 kms? And good old reliable rail, chugging along doing the heavy lifting instead of behemoths filling the roads.
And low-cost government loans to put up necessary infrastructure paid for out of tourism taxes so that we aren't diminished in our lifestyle for the sake of tourist dollars from those who know where the money tree is that enables travel. They soak up our NZness, fading from being underfed, and pay us peanuts for the privilege.
Bill Rosenberg economist: It is sobering that two of our largest export industries, agriculture and tourism, have among the lowest wages. Qualifications, particularly vocational ones, are poorly rewarded in higher wages http://briefingpapers.co.nz/2014/08/new-zealands-wages-system-is-buggered/
But at present Kaikoura needs tourism for whale watching and just holidaying by the sea in an uncrowded little town, very relaxing visiting wineries, inland historic house venues, the greatest danger is getting your cafe eats pinched by gymnastic seagulls. So how can we help Kaikoura now? How would Kaikoura people like to be helped, right now - in the short term - to the medium future?
I must say, she did quite well – particularly trying to stop people speculating about tsunamis and after-shocks :). Just in case.
ReplyDelete'it is good to remember that when circumstances are at their worst, human-beings are [often?] at their best'. Even John Key to do him justice. He sounded like a Prime Minister rather than a shyster.
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