Allan Taunt

Today is World Bicycle Day - enjoy the bike rides people!

Thank you for your waves, smiles and support, it is very much appreciated 🚲❤️

Ngā mihi nui

It’s disappointing to see our government ignore the advice of road safety experts in New Zealand and around the world by repealing this legislation. Slower streets enhance safety, build community, and improve neighborhoods! (1/3)

For Road safety week, Spokes would like to highlight the efforts of Christchurch City Council and its staff in designing and providing some great cycling infrastructure that provides safe routes through our city. (1/3)

We have to do a better job protecting young women from the trolling and brutality of politics

National have rolled back climate action policies (e.g., clean car discount and funding for walking and cycling). They also have an unwillingness to address the emissions from farming.

This Government is presenting New Zealand as a country that does not give a damn.

Your thread is a great one Sarah - BlueSky needs a way of pinning a thread or saving to favourites.

BTW, I do have some OIAs in mind as well…. I need organisations to provide facts, because there is far too much misinformation being published from RW politicians.

Yeah it’s amusing, but also a reminder that when someone makes a case based on summarised data, we need to know how it was constructed before we can agree or disagree with the case being made.

I think 2024 best be the year of scrutinising decision makers, otherwise we will be misled.

Screenshot taken on the 1st January 2024 of the iPhone Health App comparing average active energy between 2023 and 2024.

This is a rough call… part way through day one in 2024 and the health app tells me this year’s average activity energy is below that of 2023.

I don’t think I’ll get too concerned - there’s plenty more bike rides and walks to be had this year 🚲🚶🏽🙂

Thank you, will do. What is also important to me is gaining more understanding of Māori identity and culture, Māoritanga and link to land and sea.

Recently I visited the Ngāmotu New Plymouth Museum, I spent hours viewing and reading about the Māori related displays - we must not continue the loss.

True, but for me I need to know more… 2024 is the year I’m going learn more te reo Māori - he pai te ako ❤️

You know more te reo Māori than you think you do, and that's a good thing COMMENT: Research shows New Zealanders who can’t speak te reo Māori can define about 70 kupu (words).

Kia ora e hoa mā ❤️

When hate becomes more mainstream (e.g. on media pages or elected member’s pages), then there is a larger audience influenced.

But also, alt-right groups will never fall into the shadows, they will escalate their position.

Unless there is a reversal of this, society will head into a bad place.

Thanks Byron. I read your book earlier this year, I really got it.

Over the years I’ve been an observer of online behaviour and how it how it affects direction in society. I have concerns - the hate is becoming more extreme, more frequent, more controlling and becoming more mainstream.

Transport Minister Simeon Brown slams brakes on cycling and walking projects | Newshub Simeon Brown said the cycling and walking initiatives were a waste of time and money.

NEW: New Zealand’s new Transport Minister has halted dozens of important local council projects designed to encourage biking, walking and public transport ridership across the country, to reduce car dependency.

Likely just the start of the damage that the new right-wing govt will do to Kiwi cities.

We need to make a strong stand for all those that don’t have a voice.

This Government’s behaviour is incredibly sad (and that doesn’t begin to describe it).

Their actions will result in deaths and life changing injuries on the roads, as well as environmental damage leading to health and wellbeing issues for everyone.

'Embarrassing': Simeon Brown criticised for halting cycling and walking initiatives The Transport Minister said cycling and walking initiatives are a waste of time and money.

Active transport (travelling via wheelchair, walking, cycling and similar) is very good for people’s health.

Decisions being made by this National Government will create a load on our health system that will be expensive and unmanageable.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/transport...

Agree, never click on links in emails. Instead, go to the company via their website (by typing in the address bar) or their app.

Tip: If an email implies urgency or makes you feel concerned, it will be a scam. It’s an attempt for the recipient to make a rushed decision.

Smokefree protest: Hundreds gather at Beehive and Auckland for anti-Govt rally Hāpai Te Hauora will present a 45,000-signature petition to Parliament today.

Smokefree repeal protest in Auckland, Wellington as pressure piles on Govt’s tobacco laws
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/smokefr...

'This was not the plan': Youngest MP in 170 years challenges Govt Three MPs gave their maiden speeches in Parliament today, including Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Ōtaki MP Tim Costly, and Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris.

This maiden speech is wonderful. Powerful, emotional, and focused on a future of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga. A future that is right there within our grasp... as long as we don't sit back and let this government take it away. Toitū te Tiriti!
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/12/t...

Shocking. I can’t stress enough how unusual it is for Cabinet to leak like this, or how seriously we should take this assault on our democratic process.
#nzpol

The nastiness from this National Government knows no bounds.

Congrats 👏 - all the best for the new gig.

Fair Pay Agreements: Leaked Cabinet paper reveals Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden at ... Inflation may be a major concern for Luxon but he's now got a new one, leaks.

Also Brooke van Velden lied to Cabinet about who she had consulted. Total contempt for her fellow ministers and the Cabinet Manual. www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...

A post from the bird site.

Sharing this because Clint isn't here and the press gallery cannot be relied on to point this out. #nzpol

This protest is needed. The National led Government have made their intentions clear - they do not care about people, communities or the environment.

Liz Gunn emergency message, whistleblower's house 'surrounded by police' - Daily Telegraph NZ Liz Gunn: Police surround houses of two persons involved in the recent Ministry of Health data release.

Andrew Hoggard, ex-Fed Farmers and new ACT Minister, listed as contributor to Daily Telegraph NZ , which is currently spreading Liz Gunn's fatuous vax claims and has pages of anti-vax articles dailytelegraph.co.nz/category/cov... Please, someone in the media challenge him on this.
#nzpol

'Truly distressing': Woman who lost parents during pandemic furious over Te Whatu Ora vaccination da... Te Whatu Ora says it is doing 'everything [it] can' to respond to the incident.

National have talked a lot about getting tough on crime. Misleading the public on this scale is a crime, misrepresenting data that affects people’s health is a serious matter.

Media needs to ask Luxon how he’s going to get tough on disinformation.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/te-whatu-...

…and that misleading the public started well before they they were elected. The media needs to get to work and call out all the deception. In doing this the public will regain confidence in the media.

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