Tim Gummer
@timgummer.bsky.social
Designer, indie is my tribe. Just launched changegear.nz - get the best #declarewear for a terrifying year. Pls follow @changegearnz
Btw, in amongst the "everything is kinda awful" political news at the moment ... how about some cool science news for a change? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
Paved with pine: The Kiwi tree-based bio-bitumen replacing imported oil
One Kiwi start-up thinks it’s cracked the formula to harness the strength and pliability of trees to pave our streets
stuff.co.nz
Join me at Hui ē! Together for The Vote - The Big Launch our.actionstation.org.nz/events/hui-e...
Hui ē! Together for The Vote - The Big Launch
Together for The Vote is for anyone wanting to lift enrolment and get out the vote this election. If you’re serious about Te Tiriti, economic and climate justice, you know the need for real change is...
our.actionstation.org.nz
Biking in NYC with AOC She started with citibike, then decided to buy her own ebike. Many such stories! youtu.be/s1-jM1SuZR0
We went on a bike ride with AOC
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
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Last day today for Local Board 3 year plans! Ask for safe, connected walking, cycling and micro-mobility options, and be specific. Name the street, the intersection, the gap. How to submit: https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/07/20/quick-speak-up-for-local-board-three-year-plans/
Only one country voted against a UN declaration to reduce crash deaths. Want to guess which one? Info: www.linkedin.com/posts/overwh...
This reductionist 'urge to snatch defeat from the jaws of a massive visual design achievement is deeply regressive - like all the reaccounting on the creative sector's societal contribution that happened under the Clark govt… is getting wiped from the ledger.
Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈@sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 3w agoThis article is nearly a week old but I wanted to express how much I dislike this argument. Not only is this kind of tall-poppy skinflint traditional kiwi culture just really detrimental to having a nice country with good infrastructure, but we deserve nice things www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
This article is nearly a week old but I wanted to express how much I dislike this argument. Not only is this kind of tall-poppy skinflint traditional kiwi culture just really detrimental to having a nice country with good infrastructure, but we deserve nice things www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
'Future-proofing is a stupid word': Wayne Brown expresses mixed feelings about CRL opening
The Auckland Mayor compared the Karanga-a-Hape and Te Waihorotiu designs to ‘cathedrals'.
nzherald.co.nz
Hegseth announces his plan to begin injecting service personnel with testosterone as part of his experiment in creating a new breed of super warriors. Straight out of science fiction. A nuttier than normal day at the Pentagon.
there's a poll on unions in this story please vote @nzctu.bsky.social @clrenney.bsky.social www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
Green Party to take automatic union membership bill to the election
The Green Party wants union membership to become the default for new employees, arguing it would strengthen workers’ bargaining power while still allowing people to opt out.
stuff.co.nz
who is advising Hipkins because this is so pathetic either ignore them or boost their profile as an option for liberal National/ACT voters but either way, be confident about Labour rather than negative about TOP this makes Labour look scared and gives TOP leftwing framing - which is bad!
‘There is a risk’: Labour warns left-leaning voters over party nearing 5%
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says “it’s still very early days” to consider speaking with Opportunity, after the fledgling party again came close to the 5% threshold to enter Parliament in the latest po...
stuff.co.nz
Looking for something to read this weekend? Here's a blog featuring a great selection of #thrutopian books, curated by Seeding Our Future. seedingourfuture.org.uk/2026/07/a-sk...
A skimpy guide to Thrutopian fiction - Seeding Our Future
I’ve only just discovered Thrutopia, so this blog highlights the books I’ve read which broadly fit this category. In fact, the term Thrutopian was coined recently, by Rupert Read of the Climate…
seedingourfuture.org.uk
The complete elimination of Meta would yield unambiguous, far reaching benefits for global society.
There's only 5 days left to submit on the Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill. This Bill would prevent lawsuits against companies for climate-changing emissions like the Mike Smith case. Submission link in the comments. #nzpol
The convo were not having. (After climate change)
Te Ara Paerangi Com - Research Advocacy Capability@te-ara-paerangi.community · last mo.When we have the opportunity to ask questions of political parties about the public research system, this issue underpins the whole thing. If adherence to the 30/30 rule continues, then nothing much will happen to make things better. #NZPOL @savesciencenz.bsky.social @nzscientists.bsky.social
Correlation just gets stronger... Real house prices vs the employment rate. You see, it takes two wage slaves to tango in the NZ housing market. The little yellow skulls are changes in Government, which is what happens when swing voters aren't pacified by those sweet capital gains.
I think we should start measuring government programmes in Hayden Donnell's 'metres of roading'. Lowering the age of bowel cancer screening to 45? 5 metres of road. A year of Three Waters? 63 metres of road. Reading recovery? 13mm of road.
& yet everyone on FB on $75,000 is loosing their collective shit. NeoLiberalism is a helluva drug NZ is addicted to.
Newsroom NZ@newsroom.co.nz · last mo.The plan aims to provide $32 billion over four years, largely by taxing the 'super rich': anyone with a net worth of over $10 million.
I’m loving the simple clear graphics in the NZ Greens campaign messaging. It makes it pretty hard for ordinary kiwi voters to justify such an obvious grift by the super rich, when you see the sheer cheek of it displayed like this. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ #TaxTheSuperRich
The Cure's Robert Smith perfectly sums up the difference between Americans and Brits.
well done @aucklandcouncil.bsky.social now, in lieu of central govt action… do #housingfirst Ibanez IEBS4C www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...
Rough sleepers, beggars should not be subject to move-on orders - Auckland Council
Most councillors have agreed to ask for begging and rough sleeping to be removed from the bill, because it could displace people who are already vulnerable
rnz.co.nz
#housingfirst in Finland was introduced by the Centre Right. Take that in for a moment. I really wish every AoNZ politician would take a moment to entertain the idea of a solution that benefits everyone, rather than clinging to notions of 'worthiness'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jt_...
Finland Solved Homelessness: Here's How (Spoiler: It's More Than Housing First)
YouTube video by Invisible People
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BREAKING: Charles Manson backs out of the Freedom 250 concert
“Jack, you would do well as an interviewer to not make comments like that." (Seymour > Tame: ) ”I’d be careful saying that, John”. (Luxon > Campbell). While the govt are amateurs compared with Orbanist/Trumpist electoral authoritarianism - these and other threats are the chilling direction #nzpol
