Travel writer, Tim Cahill, once said: “An adventure is never an adventure when it’s happening. An adventure is only an adventure when you’ve had time to sit back and think about it.”
I have now completed my Cape Reinga-to-Bluff cycling ‘adventure’.
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The Government is planning a ‘managed buyout’ of the country’s water services. This would see responsibility for the so-called Three Waters – drinking water, wastewater and stormwater – taken out of the hands of local councils.
Instead, they would be managed by several (probably four) regional public agencies.
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I rarely escape from a bookstore unscathed. When time and the mood permit, I’m an addicted browser.
It’s a good thing. All but one of the books noted here I discovered on the shelves of my favourite local bookshop.
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Travel will never be the same again. It won’t because Covid has helped us find closer-to-home things to do and enjoy. And it won’t because the planet cannot sustain us if we simply go back to our old ways when we can.
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With the election looming, all eyes are on the national prize. Yet we mustn’t forget how many important decisions are made at the local level.
Local government plays a crucial role in many sustainability initiatives.
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Polls suggest Labour could win the upcoming election with an absolute majority. No need for a coalition partner then. Without New Zealand First and its self-proclaimed “handbrake for bad ideas” role, Labour could move on its campaign promises.
So what about the National Party?
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There are lessons in this Kiwi-Seychelles connection. Lessons for conservation, for tourism, and for business.
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We learned a lot during lockdown.
We learned we can do without our celebrities, sports heroes, and marketing sharks. But not without our health care professionals, reliable delivery people, and that friendly person at the grocery checkout.
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First we must acknowledge the devastation Covid-19 has caused – here at home and around the world.
Now we must tackle unemployment and get the economy moving again and wise minds are calling for inspiration-ready, future-thinking-ready projects.
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This isn’t the column I wanted to write.
I was back on my bike, back on the road again. Last year I cycled from Cape Reinga to my home in the Waikato. I was continuing the journey this year, heading for Wellington.
When I left home, the coronavirus – Covid-19 – had barely a toehold here. But that changed rapidly as I pedaled slowly along, everyday further from home.
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