Spirited Conversations
Dave Hansford, QSM
Predator free: moonshot, or misfire?
Free-lance writer, blogger, editor and photographer Dave Hansford lives in Nelson. His writing on environmental topics appears regularly in The New Zealand Geographic and other magazines and he has won multiple awards for his writing and photography. In 2017 he received the Queen's Service Medal for services to the environment. Most recently he wrote and co-produced the acclaimed TV documentary series Fight for the wild, and presented the accompanying podcast series on Radio NZ.
Can we really get rid of rats, stoats and possums by 2050? We’ll have the technology — but will we have the consensus? The zeitgeist is giving us a few clues…
Venue: Cafe Yaza, Montgomery Square, Nelson, No reservations
Date: Wednesday 25 August.
Yaza opens for dining/drinks 6.00pm. Conversation 7.30-9.30pm.
Koha to cover costs, please.
Volunteer Needed - Nelson Red Cross shop
We are looking for friendly and reliable volunteers for our Nelson Vanguard Street Red Cross Shop for Tuesday and Thursday.
Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.4% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.6% I want to be able to choose.
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47% Against. I want to deal with people.
NZ Post and Rachel Boyack
I see our MP, Labour’s Rachel Boyack, is shedding crocodile tears over the NZ Post closures announced today for Nelson. Perhaps Rachel has ‘forgotten’ it was Labour that corporatised NZ Post, intentionally turning it from a service organisation into one focused solely on profit. Her cries would be a little more credible if she could promise Labour would reopen the closed offices or, even better, reverse that Labour-directed profit-only change.
Come on Rachel, what is Labour’s real position - public service or money?
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