#auspol - pity the poor Kiwis getting absolutely fucked over by an extremist #AtlasNetwork government. (BTW John Howard is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society, the inner sanctum of the Atlas). #Nzpol

13 degrees. That works for a catchup outside with a beersie. #terassen🍻

My own electric limousine 🚌

The argument that 'the increase is necessary to get good people in the role' fails because she is already in the role and signed up at the lower rate. So either the money isn't necessary to get good people, or she is an example of the bad people you get for less money.

Hospitals are enormous trip generators. Visitor cycle parking is a good use of space. Patient cycle parking too. I once cycled to A&E in London after scalding myself badly.

BREAKING: Massive passenger congestion incident on the Tokyo Underground. 📸 Teagle_Noir

The story that holds Dunedin in its grip today. 🙃

The role of Simeon Brown in enabling this nonsense is further highlighted here.

If we want stadiums to be economic engines for a city, the land around them can’t just be used on game days!

Report author Shamubeel Eaqub said the research challenged the assumptions that stopping projects saved money. "The surprising finding is how expensive pausing or cancelling projects really is. Delays create inflation costs, productivity losses and defer public benefits that compound over time."

Flour and sugar is still relatively affordable so I strongly recommend stocking up today before the fuel shortages arrive, which will result in food shortages of imported items. Coffee is another product which will soon be affected. Buy some extra canned goods while you're at it. Fun times incoming.

left leaning people today: #NZPOL

The significant rise of the far-right in New Zealand after the 2023 general election. In conversation with Peter Bale and Bernard Hickey on The Hoon, broadcast on 28 May 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEUF... #nzpol

And NACT1 continue to dither with policies to transition us away from fossil fuels meaning we will constantly exposed to external shocks more painfully than nations that are transitioning away. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

I was reminded today that it won't be long until we get a Barnes Dance crossing along the motorway (just outside the hospital in the city). Yes, you heard that correctly on a SH1 intersection!! And the 19th Barnes Dance in Ōtepoti city. 🫡

You laugh, but this is Elon Musk's idea of an innovative new transit system.

Why is this suburban residential house described as an "office", while simultaneously being rated "residential"? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Whoops. You know when you are cycling along the harbour cycleway, you have your music on and you are just in the zone. Seems I was so in the zone I don’t even see people enthusiastically waving at me. A bit awkward when you meet that city leader the next day for coffee. 😂😂 #whoops

It’s felt like a very bad, no good day, news wise with all of the everything stupid happening. I’d love to hear some good news, if anyone has any. Any thing positive happening out there?

“3,400 deaths in a day: India's extreme heat days are deadlier than we imagined.” #ClimateCrisis

Early birthday present ❤️ + some cheese, licorice and a Brouwerij ‘t IJ beer opener #onlyessentials 🙃

Aotearoa should be doing pretty good here aswell.

It’s been quite a while since it rained. Ōtepoti giving wintery mysterious vibes.

'We are the party of democracy!', says the Minister for Local Government, right after announcing the forced amalgamation of councils across the country

So I assume the government will now remove the NZTA board? They’re unelected people making decisions for our transport network including overseeing $32B budget over 3 years. Also isn’t the Health NZ unelected? Wait… does ACC board have MPs on it or unelected people? Wait…

Direct correlation between Simeon Brown and his Culture Wars with National scraping road safety messaging & measures & rise in road deaths. Pretty simple to work out after the road toll was trending down prior. www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...

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This. I've had a bit of jovial "virtue signalling" pushback against my pins and t-shirts, but this is why I wear them: so the right people know they're safe around me.

This might be my favorite New York Post headline ever

It's a good day to repost the most beautiful view I've ever seen.

Fossil fuel lobby sure is getting its money’s worth. Really is scandalous how much they are getting for their investments in the ruling parties.

One of the most welcoming things to happen to our whanau was being able to vote after living here for just a year. We didn't have our permanent papers, let alone our citizenship yet. We were 'just' tax residents -- paying tax, using services like roads and schools. It was effin' awesome AoNZ. #nzpol

A tale of cycling projects in 2 pictures. Pic 1 a proposal for Greville Road Pic 2 what will get built following 30 people saying they didn't support it

In other transit news: the 666 bus to Hel has been reinstated

Average earnings per filled job and food price index changes, aka when employed people get grumpy

Sounds like some Locky Docks will be hitting the trails.

Labour won in 2017 because it's leadership offered hope and something different. It won in 2020 because it had DELIVERED MATERIAL SAFETY FOR THE COUNTRY. It lost in 2023 because it offered neither of those things. I have been saying this for 11 years now. publicaddress.net/speaker/hone...

It’s not every day I encounter a sealion hunting for fish, while on my little bike ride! 😍🦭🚲

Are you enrolled to vote, NZ? Check (or double, triple check) here: vote.nz/enrolling/en...

Here is the resident workers who take public bus percentages. The ten minute Normanby route does look to get more workers.

Interesting data. Even though there is a really good bus connection from Green Island / Abbotsford and only a 15/20 minute bus ride to the city, 80% seems to choose to drive. Unfortunately the bus does go only once every 30 minutes which might deter some people.

Often seen on many rural roads when there is no seperate bicycle lane available.

Ok, so I wanted to show this here in Nederland ... This street is a 'fietsstraat' or a 'cycle street'. Cars are allowed here, but at lower speed and they are very much told that they are guests and not the priority (in fact cycles are): see the 'auto te gast' part of the sign, or "cars are guests".

Last day of autumn, sitting outside with the doors open

“The Highway Lobby spends millions to make sure we spend billions.” — Union of Concerned Scientists. Their profit, your cost. Pleased to support @ucs.org in sharing/boosting their important new article below, with our newest @urbantruth.bsky.social poster. #UrbanTruth

During a fuel crisis…

Ah NZ.

Just a normal day in Ōtepoti. People going for a nice walk along the beach, next to the lounging Pakake (sealion). 🦭

An incredible statement to read in 2026, even if there wasn’t a fuel price crisis going on. And incredible even in the context of a RW govt. Caused by the most extreme Venn diagram of reflexive RW Thatcherite ideology, imported culture wars nonsense, and pandering to the whims of certain donors.