Got your 'Play Map' ready for the 75th Anniversary of the Auckland British Empire Games, 4-11 Feb 1950? The main stadium was Eden Park (opening/🏃‍♂️), Newmarket Olympic Pool (🏊‍♀️), Town Hall (🥊/🤼‍♂️), Western Springs (🚴/closing), Lake Karapiro (🚣‍♂️) while the village was at Ardmore Teachers' Training College.

The "Regulatory Standards Bill" brings ACT's sneaky, slimy, greedy racism to the forefront yet again. NZ's regulations are world leading. This bill will gut our regulations, expedite them for quick corporate cash, & scrap Te Tiriti provisions. National supports it. www.tiktok.com/@rianatengah...

Is the new trade deal between NZ and UAE a good thing? Talk of renewables but their exports dominated by fossil fuels and their imports of food not massive compared to machines, and more fossil fuels. What am I missing? tradingeconomics.com/united-arab-...

Safe swimming possible in Hobson Bay! Thank you Healthy Waters and Watercare who have been quietly getting on with separating pipes. Lots more to do, but progress! safeswim.org.nz

New research is deepening our understanding of how noise permeates lives, and arming communities with information to better plan for their health and their future. ow.ly/2CZQ50UCFmn