Thank you for the opportunity to say a few words.
Just before being elected as Mayor of Christchurch I discovered that the Rockefeller Foundation had decided to celebrate their centenary by devoting $100M to building resilience – the first step was establishing a network of 100 Resilient Cities. The deadline for expressions of interest was before the local body elections. So I contacted Bob Parker and asked him if he would make that happen, and he readily gave me someone to work with. And after I was elected one of my first tasks was to sign the official application.
Just before being elected as Mayor of Christchurch I discovered that the Rockefeller Foundation had decided to celebrate their centenary by devoting $100M to building resilience – the first step was establishing a network of 100 Resilient Cities. The deadline for expressions of interest was before the local body elections. So I contacted Bob Parker and asked him if he would make that happen, and he readily gave me someone to work with. And after I was elected one of my first tasks was to sign the official application.