I’d LOVE to see HastingsDC follow Napier’s lead on this!! #nzpol
Napier council cracks down on signs advertising political meetings
Candidate says council's wasting ratepayer money 'searching for public meeting signs'.
nzherald.co.nz
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My mother survived walking through Hiroshima the day after as a 13 year old, so I have a fair idea of what a nuclear holocaust looks and feels like 🇯🇵 🇳🇿
Well look at that,11 yrs ago it was the Key govt. Bit of a trend here, Nats are fucking useless with economic fundamentals. So move aside you bungling bastards, enough of your bullshit bias and your blatant bigotry.The ghastly Bishop and Brown are despised by all. Best bugger off & let NZ grow!
“This is an initiative of the chief government statistician, it is an initiative that’s come out of Stats NZ. It’s been in ferment for several years now,” said National Party Minister of Statistics, as he sought to nimbly side-step the bus he had just chucked Stats NZ under. #nzpol
Newsroom NZ@newsroom.co.nz · 12h agoThe Government lacks the 75 percent support needed to push reforms through – but the next Parliament could vote to delay the 2028 census.
At some point we — all of us — have to have a serious conversation about priorities. We can't just keep squeezing corporate profits out of everything and insisting everyone just make do somehow.
RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 22h agoOlder Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite
O9:00 Get comfortable 10:00 Relaxing 11:00 Rehearsing what I would just say to you 12:00 Fly to lunch in army chopper 15:30 Fly back from lunch in army chopper 16:00-16:10 Laser focus on thinking about the economy 16:10-17:00 Ignoring advice 17:00-18:00 Scalp shining 18:00-18:15 Watch me on TV news.
Waikato Gardens and its Metropolitan Centre (the 3rd and largest Metro Centre in Waikato) pretty much complete. Yes it is a Transit Oriented Development with lots of transit and pedestrian streets. Now to Pahurehure which will use the Japan urban set #CitiesSkylines2
Waikato's latest community underway (using the Japan urban set). Welcome to Pahurehure, nestled around the shoreline of Pahurehure Inlet. 12 mins to the Steel Mill and regional airport, or 40 mins to the City Centre by Metro and heavy rail (transfer required at Waikato Gardens). #CitiesSkylines2
Most economists had been expecting a smaller increase in the unemployment rate
Politicians weigh in on unemployment reaching its highest level in over a decade
Most economists had been expecting a smaller increase in the unemployment rate
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The (Japanese) founder of the rail based (self funding if not near self funding) Transit Oriented Development. Something we try to emulate here in New Zealand but have very severe allergic reactions in doing so when NZers find out it is a TRANSIT Oriented Development not a CAR Oriented Development.
It was a fine morning at the Whau River mouth. The sky was clear & the rising sun's light made the sky on the horizon golden. #river #WhauRiver #publicTransport #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #bus #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes
Here’s one to bookmark for next time some Americans get upset about how we do conservation. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...
Kurawanko, a laid-back dog, and Hiranyanko, a capricious cat, are the mascots of Hirakata City, and both wear loincloths.
All the talk that NZ got this resilient abundant power supply for data centers... facepalms with the first dusting of snow in ... Winter.. #nzpol
Meanwhile in Aotearoa, not a single high speed railway line…. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The most dynamic countries are surging ahead with high-speed rail. Others, like Britain, are stuck in the station | Christian Wolmar
Around the world, these trains have boosted economies, development and prestige. The costs of missing out are high, says transport writer and author Christian Wolmar
theguardian.com
Been on this case for over two decades now, especially since assisting learners to pass their licence. Driving is a privilege, not a right and some people need regular reminders of this #nzpol
Gir@edufk.bsky.social · yesterdayImo everyone should have to resit the theory & practical tests at least every 10 years. Preferably every 5 years.
Non-white people have been called monkeys by the white people they’re trying to help, and this society must somehow figure out a way to understand that the problem in this situation is white people
Ok, I am a noobie fuckwit- but why would they do that and not tell me after I’d returned it?? I genuinely didn’t realise the actual controller encased within another case that looked like a controller 🫢 Thanks for solving that issue. I’ll have a chat with PBTech about their response
We have always known what a shitty MP Brownlee is and knew his role as speaker was going to outclass the worst in his own shitty way. Not surprised that it’s come to pass #nzpol
Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa@sanjanah.bsky.social · 2d agoHuh? #nzpol @openpolicy.bsky.social
15,000,000 litres is SIX OLYMPIC SIZED SWIMMING POOLS PER DAY! That's not "leakage". Hawke’s Bay water leaks waste more than 15 million litres a day www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
Leaks waste more than 15 million litres of water a day in Hawke’s Bay
Hastings had the sixth-highest loss rate among 62 of NZ's councils.
nzherald.co.nz
