This case is particularly egregious since it’s a car dealership that has parked in the cycle lane. Jerks. A reminder that it is illegal in Aotearoa New Zealand to park a car in a cycle lane.

Great conversation. Thanks David! ElectrifyNZ is also doing great work getting the word out in NZ that solar is the way to go!

Friday Night Bikes (not a Spokes initiative but one we attend regularly). Last Friday of the month, every month. Meet at the Bridge of Remembrance at 5:45pm for a 6pm roll-out. All welcome! Cruisy pace. Come explore the city with us 🚲🛹🛼 youtube.com/shorts/wMdLi...

Turkey Cider Hot Dish The one time of the year I buy tater tots lol. Eventually we will use all the turkey! 🦃

IT help please! Teen is doing extra NCEA standard through Te Kura summer school. So far, online platform working fine. Problem: Images in a quiz (which is just a webpage)are not loading. Tried different devices, diff browsers. Te Kura staff away for another week and she can’t move past the quiz. 😕

Masking these days is a sign of confidence and self esteem mixed with a streak of rebellion. Quite badass really…

So much to love in this piece on cycle networks. “Not everyone can use a bike, but not everyone can drive, and not everyone can walk long distances, either…And “bike and roll” lanes are used every day by people riding trikes and even mobility scooters (something the province needs to make legal).”

Meri Kirihimete! 🎄 It’s Christmas morning here in Aotearoa New Zealand. I’m up before my family to have a quiet coffee ahead of the busy day. Sending thanks & best wishes to my Bluesky friends here & around the world. Whether it’s laughs, local connections, bike photos or support, I value you. 💗

Wellington folks, my beloved vegge grocer Moshims opened their warehouse in Grenada/Tawa for the afternoon and they're selling the fruit and veg (AND EGGS) for SO CHEAP. We got an unreasonable amount of fruit to snack on tomorrow so I avoid hitting the chocolate and pastry supply. moshimsmmk.nz

Canada Post now has ONE DAY to deliver a small box of gifts to my family in Ontario. I am not very hopeful.

Santa Tracker 2025 is now LIVE! It’s Christmas Eve in New Zealand so Santa is on his way!

Don't become a bookless statistic this year 😥 #pukapuka

This wonderful story made me a bit teary. I don’t know, but have a feeling this is not the only good she does for her community.

Ōtautahi, don’t forget to get your library books!

The Hallmark aesthetic is always replicating all of the things we like about cities but pretending they are in small towns. Like I'm sorry a town of 2,314 people cannot sustain an independent boutique, a book store, a brewery, and an art gallery.

Another fun quiz by Nick. This one is pretty tricky!

Sorry but you can keep your metallic-tasting Jersey Bennes, AoNZ. Perlas are where it’s at. 🥔

Reposting this with alt text, taken from the fabulous @madhmstr.bsky.social who had shown us magic is still out there this holiday season. 🥰🎄🦌 (1/2)

1/ Since I'm home caring for teen suffering Flu A, I thought I'd check in on #bcpoli flu situation. Flu A test positivity - going up, up, up 😬 (COVID mercifully going down. Maybe a lull - never a disappearance - until BA3.2.# rolls in?)

I didn’t get to finish the wrapping of this on e before I went to a game night, but I call this my bike bus wrapping paper

Had fun tonight with the Auckland Bicycle Safari, visiting Christmas lights around the city (but I forgot to get a photo of the giant Christmas tree in Te Komititanga!) #MeriKirihimete 🇳🇿🎄🚲

Ride, and park, with pride! After the Florida state government banned rainbow crosswalks, one city has found a workaround: rainbow bike racks! 🚲🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ www.advocate.com/politics/st-...

Ok Aotearoa, my husband tells me he’s sure he’s seen cartons of eggnog recently. I can’t believe it. If this is true I will buy every single carton. Has anyone seen it?? PS No, I’m not going to make it from scratch. I am hankering for the sort that is in the dairy aisle in North America.

Ōtautahi if you’re looking for cranberries, Westland Cranberries has a stall at the South Christchurch Farmers’ Market today! Lots of craft stalls (some different ones from last week) along with the regular amazing produce and foodie stalls today.

SAD NEWS 😢 My friend's sister is in hospital for a kidney transplant Her husband is the donor There is no mask mandate at the hospital He acquired pneumonia & is in serious condition 10% chance he will lose his life saving his wife BECAUSE HOSPITALS WON'T MASK THE F*CK UP

I’d forgotten Christmas crackers till yesterday, couldn’t find any DIY kits then remembered we had these lovely cloth napkins from 2021! The eldest has embroidered our initials on them. They came from the Hilltop Makery in Wellington & had a Hōhepa candle w wooden holder, wood & wool tree ornament…

I REMEMBERED TO TAKE THE TURKEY OUT OF THE FREEZER. 🎄🦃 PS A bit of “math everyday” tells me it needs 91 hours (!!!) of thawing time, plus up to 48 hours that it can stay in the fridge before cooking. Last year’s BBQ turkey was chef’s kiss, so we’re doing it again.

Scientists. I want you to think of science communication projects you'd like to make happen in your neighborhood/town/city. Really think about it for a moment. Imagine that you're funding it yourself. How much is the minimum you'd need to make it happen?

“You don’t need to wear a car to ride in the rain.” 💯 A great little video thread here about commuting by bike in rain. 🚲 🌧️

This year I made an effort to wear tights as often as possible. I have lots of fun, coloured tights (from Snag) and they weren’t getting enough wear. That’s been fun so I’ll keep that up. I think 2026 will be my year of hats. I usually have my bike helmet on, but we’ll see how it goes otherwise!

Am just not interested in any coverage of this in the context of 'debate' or 'litigating' or starting a 'discussion' beyond the fact that he said 'mass uncontrolled immigration' which is specifically a white supremacist/nazi/far right line and a fake made-up thing that doesn't exist.

Kid Xmas hack: wrap up a box of their most-loved yet never-get-to-have cereal. Sounds budget but they'll go into ecstasy over those damn Coco-pops, and you don't have to make Xmas breakfast. You're welcome.

why is always the week leading up to Xmas? Needed 2 replacement tyres Broke my glasses & now smashed windscreen in the car. FFS wanna buy a calendar to help a guy out? paullecomtephoto.nz/products/202...

I am convinced in the future we will look back and realise the sheer unimaginable folly of letting a virus that can cause immune dysregulation and cognitive dysfunction in humans infect and re-infect the global population over and over again. Worse still, that we encouraged it.

on this stretch of road, please make a submission to AT and ask for protected lanes. GLW carries 25,000 vehicles a day and is a 50kph zone so bikeways need to be protected. @bikeauckland.bsky.social has a handy submission guide. Submissions close tomorrow. Tx 😸 🚲🇳🇿 also #nzpol

Ngā mihi to the Greens for this statement and the support!

PATHA judicial review against the govt's ban on puberty blockers for trans kids granted, partly on the basis that the decision was taken on political and not medical grounds Which, if it stands, seems like it could sink the whole scam www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...

For followers in Canada, the US and UK, that’s $1500 New Zealand dollars (so a good bit less in your currencies!). Ciara’s cross stitch works look amazing as they are, and incredible stretched and framed.

Bike lanes for the win! I'll be on RNZ this evening around 6.40 banging on about this new study. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/pub... @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social @rnzrss.bsky.social

BREAKING: Skate Canada is boycotting Alberta over the province's ban on Trans women competing in women's sports. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Now that it's public: RIP FluTracking, which I understand only cost $50k per year to administer, yet provided incredibly valuable and irreplaceable information on levels of influenza-like-illness. What an utterly dim decision.

Min of Health has decided not to continue with the FluTracking survey each week from next year. What a ridiculous decision. The cost savings must be minimal What are our taxes actually used for if not things like public health?

TUI JANDALS

Forward.

Finally!!! I pushed through lots of pain to finish her. Really need to sell her quickly, & for as much $ as I can possibly get… definitely wanting at least $1500 as she’s very big. 78.5cm x 70cm. Please share widely, I would greatly appreciate the help. #CrossStitch #Kikorangi #nzpol

You can buy one of these! You can also get one that says "extremist lefty loser". You could get both! Proceeds support PATHA's legal challenge to overturn this govt's illegal and unethical ban on puberty blockers for trans kids. cradlednz.digitees.co.nz/shop/categor...

YES. Will be happily votings two ticks Green again at the next election. ✅ ✅ #nzpol

Vote @greens.org.nz for a better future💚 #nzpol

Took my bike in for a service today. The bike mechanic asked where I got this sticker in particular. It’s from Stay Home Club in Montreal. I love it so much. stayhomeclub.com

This is an important read. More power to Louise.