Good Spot Carpark

February 5, 2023

GAP FILLER AND FLETCHER LIVING

What a privilege to be asked to share the story of the Good Spot car park! Ryan Reynolds and Gap Filler are behind the Good Spot model recognised in 2021 with the  Sustainable Business Network Social Impactor award. It’s an award presented to an organisation that is deliberately and consistently improving people’s lives through its day to day business practices, where social good is integrated throughout the whole organisation. The judges said: “Good Spot is an outstanding application of community-centric problem solving that meets multiple community needs through the innovation and transformation of a sector – car parking. There is genuine meeting of community needs, both through operations and in creating social and environmental outcomes in a hyper-localised way. The model of Gap Filler is inspirational and feels applicable to many other spaces and sectors. Impressive integration of values and honesty shown throughout.”

Māori Rock Art

By John Sellwood • June 7, 2026
For generations, the ancestral rock art of the Arowhenua people has been owned by others, with the land and limestone caves held in private ownership as part of a Gould family farm. Now after more than 170 years, Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua has purchased back the land and full access and ownership of their ancient taonga.

Listen before responding

By John Sellwood • June 2, 2026
Sit across the table if you're able from that person that you harmed and disarmed listen leave defences at the door and do nothing more than listen.