Jessica de Heij

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.

Good day to have an EV or to get around by bike or PT.

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.

Stadium debt set to surge: funds urged Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is in a financially unsustainable position unless the city council puts in more funding, councillors have been told....

Meanwhile in Ōtepoti….

www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

Spark Arena Community Fund Announces $100K Pilot to Future-Proof Auckland’s City Centre Independent Music Venues | NZ Music Commission The Spark Arena Community Events Fund (SACEF) has today announced a landmark venue support initiative, providing more than $100,000 in initial resource support to independent music and comedy venues across Auckland city centre.

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...

Bernard Hickey (L) talking to Connor Sharp (R) about newly revealed documents on the costs & timing of the Northern Expressway, starting with Stage 1, Warkworth to Te Hana and eventually going all the way to Whāngarei. They're laughing ruefully, in disbelief at the numbers involved.

"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

Do car-free zones hurt disabled people? We asked experts. City planners and advocates are seeing "accessibility used as a political football."

“…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

YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity! The Most (and Least) Car-Free Cities in the Anglosphere

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!

Truckers surprised by update of NZ's 50-year-old manual on bridge building Bridges built recently in Auckland Waikato are off limits to the heaviest haulers.

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

It is. Feeling very lucky. 😇

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 - Stop growing homelessness!

"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.

The Electricity rip-off that politicians won’t fix Something has to give with New Zealand’s electricity market. And this week, the numbers arrived to prove it.

"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?

Just thinking of people struggling to pay rent and put food on the table. Asking for lower rent with no-cause evictions could mean their landlord ends the tenancy, losing stability at a time when even moving costs are out of reach.

He is back! 😅

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