Merewyn Groom

Economist, mountain biker and roadie, family woman. Hopes for an economy which works for business, people and our environment. Views my own.

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

@nzsd Backwards logic anyway, look at Timaru, main street was ruined by traffic, a mall was built on north side to shift commerce away from traffic. Bypass went in (around the main st not the whole town) cue shopping and cafe revival because it was nice to be there again

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@Quixotic3lixer @MorganGodfery How good tho 😁

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@MorganGodfery Looks like nearly all of them. I suspect they are carrying a lot of vacancies it has got a lot harder to choose courses many I wanted to do aren't scheduled to run this year

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

@bernardchickey Fascinating, thanks for laying it out so clearly

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

This was a great listen. As a child of the 80s there was lots of context and history I'd never before connected as relevant to the Muldoon era

[Nate Bear @NateB_Panic]

Breaking news: A leading cardiologist and covid scientist in the UK says the average age of referrals to her clinic has gone from 55-80 years-old before the pandemic to 16-40 years-old now. This astonishing shift seems worthy of media attention

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

@juliefairey @jobartleynz Foggy memory but there's another quirke in the road toll data re drugs. I think you can see if they died in a crash and if they had drugs present, but you can't tell if they are the driver - ? Unsure, it was a while ago, but useful analysis was very limited.

[Richard Hills @RichardHills_]

Call me wild, but it seems sensible to still require people to stay away from school & work etc, while they have covid as it is now one of the leading causes of death in NZ.

Why do some employers want staff to come to work with covid? Surely that causes more sick days?

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

@FoxyLustyGrover This is why we love you Foxy, keeping it real

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@swarthy_swabs Unfortunately we are vehicles quite often

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@metlink who is responsible for maintenance of bus shelters? Someone crashed into our shelter on Randwick Rd about a week ago and the glass hasn't even been swept up. Kiddos have to stand in it to catch the school bus each morning

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

@nz_voter Hmmm I'm struggling with this conclusion

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

@nz_voter Thoughts and prayers

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

@popcornhistory Well today it was about 7 so split the difference?

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@Te_Taipo Maybe the reporting is part of the problem,why does it highlight gender instead of the achievements that earned the award?

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

@duooJulie @michaelwoodnz @JulieAnneGenter As the owner of a 4x4 I totally agree, would never have bought such a big vehicle but for owning a leaf as well. Try hard to avoid trips unless the extra size is required. Almost never bring it into the city

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

@darrenb6773 @michaelwoodnz @JulieAnneGenter Balanced against significant public benefit

[Merewyn Groom @MthreeGee]

@Te_Taipo I hope she's right about the future, looking forward to it