A short monologue (YouTube video) arguing that politics should be set aside during natural disaster recovery, using the Christchurch earthquakes as an example; the speaker praises collaborative ('radical collaboration') approaches and criticizes the Minister for Earthquake Recovery for politicizing and divisive handling.
People will say that I'm being political. But when a disaster happens like the earthquakes here in Christchurch, there's no room for government and opposition. Actually, there's a lot of room for a collaborative, or they call it radical collaboration now, collaborative approach that actually brings parties together and enables people that have got knowledge and skills and experience to bring to the table to actually be part of the recovery. And, you know, I felt that there was quite a lack of understanding in the Minister for Earthquake Recovery in terms of how he approached it. It became very political, very divisive.
