If you are a Councillor, please watch this. It happened nearly 50 years ago in the Netherlands. The arguments against restricting traffic were the same as those made today and were proven to be wrong. Many cities would greatly benefit from a circulation plan. youtu.be/bgKokpZMFnU?...

EU’s energy crisis response is broader than expected: remote work mandates, heat pump subsidies, EV leasing schemes — plus electrification targets and new laws to tax electricity below fossil fuels.

#NZ Science funding policy Science offers great benefits, but to get it you want to fund basic science as widely as you can, stably, not only "commercialise". You can later *add* support for focus topics, not at the expense of basic research. This outlines similar concerns I have previously, 1/3

Ok choosing a birthday gift from my parents. And as I only have one coffee cup atm…. How cool do these look! 😍 www.debijenkorf.nl/d/hkliving-7...

We can create this in Aotearoa; if we made walking, cycling and PT easy/convenient, and getting around by cars harder in our cities.

So these are the kinds of streets in the neighbourhood of my Airbnb, and I just adore them …open right onto the street, gardens & patios in back, everything is so quiet, you can hear bicycles come by, cars are slow & hella infrequent so make very little noise. I can walk in the street easily.

“If you invite more cars, you get more cars. If you make more streets better for cars you get more traffic...If you invite people to walk more and use public spaces more, you get more life in the city. You get what you invite.” - Jan Gehl

"It’s closed out. It's finished. We voted it down yesterday, and it's over, and we're moving forward." - Luxon “Cremated and buried”. - Potaka They lied. Despite over 90% of submitters opposed and massive divisions caused. National Govt continues to roll it out. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

The Green Party says a national electrification plan is needed to build NZ’s energy security as, unlike oil shipments, wind and solar can’t be held up in the Strait of Hormuz.

This Stuff story doesn't mention Westmere's street makeover but the video gives a glimpse: two kids galloping joyfully over a new crossing at the formerly hostile intersection. Burying the lede: new bike lanes etc didn't "destroy" this village – quite the opposite! 🥰 www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...

A nice story about a local "village" that's much more walkable (and more easily and safely accessible by bike from neighbouring burbs) thanks to some recent street upgrades.* *which the article doesn't mention, but which are clearly playing a role in the resurgence: www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...

"There is only one majority in this country and it's the working class." I'M HOOTING

NEW: “The initiative is less an advocacy group & more a communications intervention. Its premise is blunt: the reason so many good urban ideas stall isn’t because they’re wrong—it’s because they’re losing the narrative war.” Read about us in @momentummag.bsky.social! momentummag.com/urban-truth-...

It is time for us, as a nation, to come together and standardise our pints. It is OK if we decide that when you order a "pint" you get 425mL, but we must have consistency.

Jeez. Put on a sweater because yesterday it was quite cold, but it’s quite hot today. Anyway, I have voted! 🗳️ Make sure you don’t leave it till the last minute folks, or even forget to do it all together 😁

The best (new) spot in Ōtepoti? 😎 Vigo has just openend, but will be a popular spot soon, I bet.

Hmmm a thought on harnessing masculinity and bikes came to mind that also shifts the overton window left anyway Time for more of those Tim Tams again

“Bike House Dunedin co-owner Matt Dunstan said they were booked for the next four weeks for servicing and had about 250 service jobs in their queue.” Definitely seeing lots more people riding including people on older bikes and people on mountain/gravel bikes.

Bigger vehicles, bigger impacts. New analysis of NZ travel data finds ‘supersized’ vehicles are mostly used for short urban trips despite their outsized health, safety, and climate costs. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/we-...

Bloody hell.

Word is the service issues here are a DoS attack techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/i...

Thanks Jacinda and Grant we were lucky to have you during COVID times. ❤️

In the queue, security’s tight, but we’re here for it — looking forward to a great night with Jacinda and Grant 🙌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ And yes, a few anti vaxxer signs aswell 😬

Only passenger on this electric limousine tonight. 🚌⚡️

Every country in the world needs to provide low-carbon, affordable options for people's everyday travel and the transport of small goods. Dutch doorfietsroutes are a model to jump-start that process.

Got my voting papers!! 🙌 Good to know the postie got my new address. As someone from a country that only gets one day to vote, I was getting a bit worried. 😅 And this weekend I’ll drop it off so I get it over and done with 🗳️

OMG! How cute are these!! 😍😍 "Timaru's bus service is soon to be fully electric. Six of the new EVs, known as "very small buses" or VSBs, are the first of their kind in NZ and can seat up to 13 people, with another 13 standing." THEY ARE LITERALLY CALLED "VERY SMALL BUSES"💗Source: shorturl.at/yBQy1

YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts

“How lucky is the United States that everytime they look for democracy in other countries they find oil instead”- Spain Deputy Gabriel Rufián

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

Transport expert and MP @julieannegenter.greens.org.nz calls on government to green-light bus service bids from Councils, to help with fuel crisis. #NzPol

#BusNews: National bus company InterCity says it has increased fares in the face of an escalating diesel price, which has hit $4 a litre as the Iran war grinds on - but more people getting on buses had helped to soften the blow. Via Waikato Times: www.waikatotimes.co.nz/business/360...

Would you use an Oamaru - Dunedin bus? Let the ORC know what would and wouldn't work for you... #Oamaru #Dunedin www.orc.govt.nz/orbus/travel...

Come join us for the Wild Ride! And win prizes!! (Worth $350). 🎉 Also, meet scientists and learn about the natural environment, join for a yoga sesh or collect stamps for your festival passport at Tohu Whenua stations. And keen to try an ebike? Rent one via bikehouse, electrify or ebike rental ltd

Adelaide City Council is launching pop-up bike lanes as bike sales soar by 136% amid the fuel crisis. “With fuel supplies squeezed and prices through the roof, South Australians need alternatives to cars to get to work, school and the shops,” said Greens leader Robert Simms.

When we’ve run out of fuel stocks, the government announcement will be: Fuel Stocks are no longer falling and levels are stable. #nzpol

The Trust in News survey once again reveals the most trusted media in NZ are state-owned or independent. And 43% of respondents say their trust in the media would decline if owners/boards or managers were to interfere with editorial decisions. Again, not great news for the NZMEs of the world.

The Trust in News survey shows trust is up slightly, with one cause being AI slop leading people back to trusted news sources. Also people don't like AI-produced journalism. Of course NZME and Stuff are using AI right now. So they can't really crow about the results.

I’ve helped get 35 people enrolled in Roskill South over the last little while, with many more enrolled by our dedicated team of volunteers - including many first time voters! We want everyone in Mt Roskill to be able to have their say this year and enrolment is the first step 1/2

Here we go poisoning the well for higher density development for another generation. Having a school of 900 pupils between a not yet finished road and a soon to be one-laned road is completely nuts. And yeah you can go bicycles bla bla but don't forget 5 year olds have to make it there.

a clear toaster so you can see how toast the toast is

An average vehicle is parked 95% of the time. An average e-bike? This is where it gets complicated (in a good way)🚲 — In 2015, people who purchased e-bikes increased cycling trips increased from 0.9 to 1.4 per day, distance from 4.8 km to 10.3 km and (…)

Even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has to deal with drivers parked in the bike lane

Retail NZ: “Every extra dollar spent on transport is a dollar lost to a local retailer.” Showing how important transport choice is for our thriving city centres and local shops.

Also on the news: Ministry of Transport says petrol users are not covering their share of road tax. Remember this next time someone says cyclists don’t pay for cycle lanes.

Riding with the sunset 🌇 😍

All of a sudden everyone drives around with a family of four with two dogs and a horse and is going to Costco. When I’m on my bike, I mostly see one person in each enormous automobile.