Review: Two weeks of being actively involved in my local communityThe Spinoff Daily, Wednesday February 19
Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: A pitiful procession of patsy questions in parliament, a ‘massive wake-up call’ as two long-awaited reports into alleged personal data misuse are released, and how hot is too hot to be on the bus?
“Gilmore Girls, Schitt’s Creek, even The Vampire Diaries – my favourite television shows are set in tight-knit neighbourhoods where everyone knows everyone. Characters attend town meetings where they debate local issues, spend time in shared public spaces and have energy leftover to stick their noses in each other’s business. But my family has lived in the same area for 16 years and, beyond the people I went to school with, I can’t say I know my community very well. Being actively involved takes more time than most people have to spare. Since becoming unemployed, however, I am not most people. And so, I challenged myself to spend two weeks immersed in my home town of Johnsonville, Wellington – the suburb perhaps best known for its dying mall.”
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Review: Two weeks of being actively involved in my local community
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