Disestablishment of the Ministry for the Environment is another terrible bill emblematic of this government’s continual attack on our environment - it is now open for submissions - until 4.30 on 11th March.

Applies to Aotearoa NZ as well.

Hot take of mine, but I think there are better things to spend $22,000,000,000 on than one (1) road.

The Live Nation-owned Spark Arena doing what the government wouldn't for Auckland's small music (and in one case, comedy) venues. The $100k for capital improvements given here is tiny in the scheme of things, but it will make a huge difference to the grassroots venues. nzmusic.org.nz/music-indust...

"Per household in Auckland/ Northland, it's over $30k. Like, if you put a $30k solar system on every house... you'd still have a billion dollars left over!"🤯 @connorsharp.bsky.social talks @bernardchickey.bsky.social through the cost of the latest Road of National Significance (Northern Expressway)

Iran has struck the Saudi Aramco refinery in Ras Tanura, reportedly with Shahed drones, which is one of Saudi Arabia’s key oil processing facilities, with a capacity of up to 550,000 barrels per day.

Fascists hate walkable cities Because they show that you can build diverse communities And that these communities will stand up for eachother

“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…” @nondriver.bsky.social in @motherjones.com #Accessibility

New Zealand (Auckland) mentioned! Unfortunately. You can figure out how we stack up. Proud to be one of that small number in Auckland though. Well done @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social youtu.be/cx7BqoZ_Kzg?...

New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Luxon just appointed his reported Waiheke Island neighbour Cecilia Robinson, a New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) Her related companies, Aratataki Health / Tend, has also been awarded multiple contracts under his government #nzpol #Kiwi #aratataki

What a mayor

It's all about priorities. Save people's lives, or get places faster

A friend send me this post. I see nothing wrong here. 🙃😂

If you don’t like oil wars, the latest fascist version of the global US oil empire, or climate disasters stop funding them, and stop causing them. Starve the beast. Solar+Battery+EVs!

This is sadly hilarious. "More Roads!", but those roads cant be used by the bigger trucks recent governments have encouraged instead of, you know, investing in rail. "Truckers surprised by update of NZ's 50-year-old manual on bridge building" www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

In case, like me, you didn’t know - The Warehouse has a clothing recycling programme www.thewarehouse.co.nz/the-good-drop

First cold night in my new house. With 6-8 degrees at night/morning, it stayed relatively warm in house at 15 degrees ☺️ But importantly I got to try out my new gloves from King Louie 🙃💃

Oamaru boutique stocking POM Amsterdam. Who would’ve thought 🙃

You heard the lady, needs more DOG!

"Christopher Luxon’s Government has intentionally increased homelessness. ... They must make different political decisions to stop the growing problem, and instead ensure that everyone in this country has access to a safe, warm, dry, and affordable home." action.greens.org.nz/stop_homeles...

Townbelt active trial. Go check it out and give feedback! www.dunedin.govt.nz/community-fa...

Such a good day. Felt like summer lol 🌺 Grabbed a coffee in the city, got some groceries, worked in the garden, now time for Bridgerton finale.

You can truly feel the difference in Paris nowadays. Our hair stays cleaner longer, and the city feels less noisy. C’est très agréable.

"Telling struggling families to “compare plans on Powerswitch” while the system is rigged against them is not a solution. It’s an insult." www.linkedin.com/pulse/electr... Might be available outside LinkedIn as well, somewhere?

Thing I do love about Ōtepoti Dunedin; the Octagon / part of Stuart Street gets closed off for events quite regularly in the weekend (must be around once a month over summer) without much protest. Something that’s almost unimaginable for Queen street in Auckland.

I was thinking where could I get a strawberry green matcha outside, without sitting next to a road with (loud) cars. Problem solved; Stuart street closed to cars and bagpipes as background music 🤣💚❤️

Why is spending a few million on advertising a $5.5b investment that is due to open this year a controversy... ...but spending ten times that on designing mega-roads that'll never get built is *never* questioned? 🤔 www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

City doing one more study - hopeful this one will conclude that doing nothing about the car-centric status quo is the best way forward.

A compelling case of advocacy affecting policy, Lersundi Kalea is Bilbao’s first pedestrianized “school street”. Rather than a top-down initiative, it was a product of years of activism by families from nearby Colegio Público Cervantes concerned about safety, pollution, and quality of public space.🧵

The UK Green Party stormed to victory in Thursday's by-election in the Labour stronghold of Gorton and Denton, bagging over 40 percent of the vote. The result deals a serious blow for PM Keir Starmer. Read the full story: www.politico.eu/article/uk-g...

Expect weeks of "family voting" rhetoric from Reform. They're out of the gates on it already. It mustn't be allowed to wash because look at the scale of that win. Tactical voting has obviously played a massive part. Gorton and Denton rejected Reform and its hateful agenda.

Cutest little rubbish truck spotted in Sydney. Scale your vehicles to your city, don’t scale your city to your vehicles!

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Queue the tiny violin 🎻

What fills your streets is a choice.

The United States media environment becomes more of a dumpster fire each day. Other countries need to protect our media from right-wing oligarchs at all costs.

So true! Shout out to my awesome one in Ōtepoti Dunedin. Just off George street. A sustainable hair salon. Our conversations often involve, around liveable cities, a car-free George Street (hell yeah 😂), (local) politics, and the anti-Māori stance of the current government. 🤣👊

This was one of their big campaign issues, remember.

Is it a core service or a nice to have?

One of the world’s great streets, is getting rid of cars: #London’s Oxford St. to be pedestrianized. www.ft.com/content/37b3...

1.) NZ women earn $900,000 less than men in their lifetimes - the NZ Government just made closing that gap harder 2.) Home ownership is predicated on patriarchal norms e.g. single women are seen as a risk by men I mean banks 3.) Cultural misogyny - this story is reported often and nothing changes

The pattern is clear. This Government is secretly locking New Zealand into deeper alignment with the US without ever putting it to the public, whether it's critical minerals deals, AUKUS Pillar 2, or now handing over our biometric data.

The Government is currently negotiating an Enhanced Border Security Partnership with the US Department of Homeland Security that would grant US agencies, including ICE, automated, direct access to New Zealanders' biometric data and identity records.

Bath street upgrade. Clearly not today, because it’s cold and grey today. 📸: streetkiwi

Well the hive-mind is not wrong. The people want climate adaptation, electrification, rail, and ferries, way before, massive road projects. And least of all- subsidised fossil fuel infrastructure.

“Obviously, you create a design with transit lanes, better footpaths, and a protected cycleway for people on bikes. You extend it west to St Andrews Rd to maximise the benefits for everyone already using this route, plus the hundreds of new residents… Right? RIGHT??…”

I finally had a chance to use the new Sydney Harbour Bridge bike ramp. No more pushing your bike up 55 steep stairs! The views are breathtaking, I was extremely impressed.

FUN is a feeling, not an activity. Playfulness to connection to flow... feeling alive! Cities should make Living Older, Healthier, Happier, the easy choice. For everyone. Everywhere. Policies + Infra + Programs that facilitate feeling fun. All ages & abilities.

Trams on grass: Bilbao edition. Chris is delighted to be back in beautiful Basque Country to speak at the ‘Metropolis of the Future’ International Seminar on behalf of the @dutchcycling.nl Embassy. Expect plenty of dispatches over the next few days; exploring the region on two feet and two wheels.

They still want us to think cars equal freedom. But car DEPENDENCY is the opposite of freedom. Mobility freedom comes from mobility choices. #UrbanTruth