The maths doesn’t lie
I’m just thinking of our council alone. If this government is “laser focused on back to basics” then maybe leave us to deliver on our long term plans rather than digesting and responding to a bunch of badly written bills.
Can anyone collate the collective human hours NZers have spent on submissions to this government? Imagine all the productive things we could have spent all that time and money on.
Can’t wish for a better bunch of homies to progress our evil woke agenda
but what will the minimum viable product be??!!!
Wellington PT users and their public transport authority be like 👀
This is a great advertisement for public transport (interpret as you wish)
Dear coalition government, thanks for giving regional councils the biggest publicity boost. Lots of love from the “boring den of civility”
Clearly I need to dust off my mic and interview @emwhitenoise.bsky.social. May the universe make this possible
Local government itself knows it needs reform - it’s been bandied about for most of my lifetime. But given this government’s record on environment, constitution, te tiriti, democracy, public transport, fiscal discipline and localism - the signs are not good.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
In my very narrow Venn diagram of local government , radio and all things music - here’s an interesting development in student/college/independent radio.
Delays irrespective of reasoning cost money and time. The net result for the Golden Mile will be a more expensive for less. And when it finally happens…we will all love it and wonder why we didn’t do it sooner
As we head into Matariki, I was reminded how important the arts are to Wellington's cultural and economic wellbeing. It's super important we support creatives - you can read more about this in my op-ed!
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3607...
Just an FYI from council land. The current government’s proposed direction will not stop the degradation of waterways and in some cases make things worse.
Wade in the water while you can
All we need is some paint and political will to deliver what Pōneke’s PT users deserve.
Only us Greens are going hard on making our city a modern 21st Century place to live.
The first known detention by the US Marines in their recent Los Angeles deployment is of... a US Army veteran on his way to an office at the Department of Veteran Affairs building. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
In the face of current government reform and incoherent investment choices I can’t help but feel the deep intergenerational vandalism we’re going to have to recover from. Don’t forget the power you have to make a better world.
New Zealand has one of the world’s largest ocean territories and that carries significant responsibility, but our government is failing in its duty of care.
#unoc #banbottomtrawling #protecttheoceans
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I can’t wait until we unlock the potential of PT for Saturday morning sport. It’s time for our transport networks to break out of 20th century patterns of work and play
The most effective action a Wellington mayor can do is commit to delivering bus priority measures that include the Golden Mile, Harbour Quays and Route 2 without any further delay. @misswhanau.bsky.social doubled the kms of bus priority in this term. That’s how our city moves faster and better!
Our regional council has already approved fare capping, integrated ticketing and debit card payment - this isn’t new PT policy. It’s just that we’re at the behest of the govts national ticketing system. Wellington deserves what Auckland PT users already have. We shouldn’t have to wait longer
I was there on Thursday night and Stan Walker's performance was vivid, vibrant and meaningful, the high point of the evening. That's why people were on their feet. Chris Bishop's behaviour was thin-skinned, disrespectful and sad. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
These comments by the PM are once again a blatant punching down on Wellington, where groundbreaking, transformative projects are already underway. Perhaps he should look at his own policy choices – like the recent decision to slash pay for women on low incomes.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Any candidate talking about 0% rates increases is either being completely naive or misleading the public. That will almost certainly lead to cancelling important infrastructure projects AND community services. We’ve been forced into this due to underinvestment from previous councils & governments.
"The Government knows there’s nothing similar between household borrowing and government borrowing. But it also knows that you don’t know that. (Because no one ever explains this properly.) So why use this metaphor if it’s so misleading?"
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
Given this government’s assault on te taiao. I’m beginning to wonder if they EVER watched any David Attenborough shows and who would ever want to wield power in a way that would disappoint him.
Finally this government is Choo Choo choosing rail.
With @misswhanau.bsky.social stepping back from the mayoral contest. Can we just reflect on the reality that she worked in and what she managed to achieve
Tory Whanau has delivered record investment in water infrastructure, freed up record amounts of space for new homes in the inner city and installed a record number of bus and bike improvements. In all these areas Tory has delivered more than any Wellington mayor in recent history, possibly ever. 1/
