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Wellington climate change explainers that everyone can understand. Written by @kaseymcdonnell.co.nz Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/wellyclimatenerd
Imagine: a pollution-free transport network. Calmer streets, affordable travel options, trains & lanes for all. Totally achievable—and brimming with benefits, says @allaboardaotearoa.bsky.social's Better Moves report, covered here by @wellyclimatenerd.net: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/15/m...
Making Better Moves in Aotearoa - Greater Auckland
This guest post by Kasey McDonnell first appeared on his site
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Greens light rail plans should be much cheaper than in their policy document They've used the top end of costs identified in the Infrastructure Commissions work (95th percentile at $250m per km) Whereas 75% of surface light rail projects are $100m per km or under. #nzpol
I know! Of course the Nats go with the small number for the RoNS and never get pulled up on it though!
My latest vid for @wellyclimatenerd.net and I’m basically frothing over all the practical and ambitious transport improvements announced by the Greens today!!
AHAHAHAHA OMG the sludge minimisation facility, which is the biggest investment into climate mitigation in the city’s history, will reduce Wellington’s emissions by 0.2%. 2000 tonnes a year. It will cost $500m, the same as like… what? Half price e-bikes for 166,000 people?
Just recorded a great pod, and I gotta say ... solar and batteries are going to win. They are the main dish. Everything else is a side dish. In 10 years, you won't be able to find anyone who disagrees with this.
Karl Tiefenbacher isn't supporting the triennium plan, in part because of Living Wage.
Catching up after a busy week on @marcdaalder.bsky.social’s work, and this is a real treat. What stands out to me is the patchwork nation is the one where we are worst off economically. Thanks for your explainer, Marc! newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/04/c...
Charting New Zealand's five energy futures
Newsroom breaks down a major new report into New Zealand's five energy futures, from AI revolution to solar explosion.
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“Transport advocate @connorsharp.bsky.social compiled a decade's worth of business case work [in] an attempt to revive the idea of a cheaper form of surface light rail through the Auckland isthmus.” Fair to say, if not for Connor’s efforts, this crucial route likely *wouldn’t even be on the list* 🤯
Kent Lundberg@kentlundberg.bsky.social · 8mo agoLegend @connorsharp.bsky.social keeping the OG light rail project alive. www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/28/l...
Fascinating LGOIMA: Welly bus replacement passengers broken down by snapper category, incl seniors, children, community services card holders, regular adults. Seems the burden of bus replacements are being held mostly by those who have the fewest options. wellyclimatenerd.net/lgoima-bus-r...
LGOIMA: Bus replacement demographics, Jan 2024 to Dec 2025
Snapper tag-on data for Metlink rail replacement bus services and scheduled rail services across Wellington, broken down by fare type and line (Jan 2024–Dec 2025).
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Pls pls pls can we have congestion charging first, put the money into public transport for a few years, and see whether the second tunnel is even needed???
henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 8mo agoNEW: Chris Bishop just opened the door to cancelling or severely delaying the Wellington tunnels, if a congestion charge shows they aren't needed in the first place. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
I know you wanna know just how many bus replacements there’ve been in Wellington since September 2017. Well I’m the annoying person who is ready and willing to request, then publish, that information wellyclimatenerd.net/lgoima-every...
LGOIMA: Every bus replacement from September 2017 to January 2026
Greater Wellington Regional Council has released monthly bus replacement service counts for all four Metlink rail lines from 2017 to January 2026, broken down by planned and unplanned disruptions, in ...
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Cleaned up my Obsidian over the weekend and stumbled on this gem from Henry Cooke again. It needed a share. wellyclimatenerd.net/on-a-culture...
On a culture of oui
Henry Cooke, writing for the Post: But you’ll note from my examples above that we don’t need to look away from democracies or the global north to find places that can build things quickly - we just n...
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Many of the commuters could save the hassle and take the train instead! All the commuters in that photo could fit in one mātangi train. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'This is crazy': Commuters face long delays as Lower Hutt's $1.5b road works continue
Roadworks across Lower Hutt have a busy choke point even worse.
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AA Insurance is temporarily halting new insurance in Westport
AA Insurance is temporarily halting new insurance in Westport
Kate Newtown, writing for RNZ: AA Insurance, which has approximately half a million New Zealand customers, wrote to Buller District Mayor Chris Russell at the very end of 2025 to tell him the company would halt new business, home and landlord insurance policies for properties in the 7825 postcode, which
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Huge fan of @greaterauckland.bsky.social. It’s always a pleasure to share stuff on their site ❤️
Greater Auckland@greaterauckland.bsky.social · 9mo ago“1943 was a Wellington transport nerd’s dream: electric trams crisscrossed our city streets & ran every 10 minutes, offering women, children, the elderly & workers a way to traverse a growing city efficiently.”🚋 A great guest post from @threesixtysix.news: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/01/29/t...
Fiscal conservatives should be clamouring for cycleways
Fiscal conservatives should be clamouring for cycleways
Hayden Donnell, telling it like it is for the Spinoff: During his tenure as transport minister, Brown made it clear that value for money was his top priority in funding decisions and that’s continued under his successor, Chris Bishop. Given that, you’d think cycling
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A quote post for this great take by Hayden Donnell threesixtysix.news/fiscal-conse...
Fiscal conservatives should be clamouring for cycleways
Hayden Donnell, telling it like it is for the Spinoff: During his tenure as transport minister, Brown made it clear that value for money was his top priority in funding decisions and that’s continued...
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Jessica de Heij@jdeheij.bsky.social · 9mo ago“Fiscal conservatives should be clamouring for cycleways” thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-...
Please can we make “now we’re cooking with magnets” the phrase please please please please please www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Households ponder pros, cons of gas against electricity as supply dwindles
Faced with dwindling gas supplies, manufacturers are shutting down, but more than 2000 houses installed gas connections this year.
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Building a bigger traffic jam – My thoughts on the State Highway 1 changes
Building a bigger traffic jam – My thoughts on the State Highway 1 changes
If we're serious about solving traffic, this ain't the way to do it.
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Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap
Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap
Something I didn't realise until recently was that half of the warming impact of the world's flights comes from non-CO2 related activity.
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New post about buying a house in a warming world! Aaand now onto writing about methane. Ffs threesixtysix.news/how-to-buy-a...
How to buy a home in a warming world
Buying a home is one of the biggest choices you’ll ever make. Bundled in that one decision is a thousand factors that define your life. Your community, your bills, and who you’ll depend on in an…
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I tried to finish this one on a constructive note. With a stumbling economy, clean energy and innovation in agriculture are two ways we could really kick-start economic growth. Upping our ambition on climate is clearly a selfishly good thing to do! threesixtysix.news/australia-ha...
Australia has more ambitious climate targets than Aotearoa
RNZ, with a byline-less AP report: Australia has pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 62 to 70 percent from 2005 levels over the next decade, after warnings that homes and livelihoods are und...
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Next week's article is like two months in the making – a local elections climate issues index. So excited to share. Sub for free to get it on Monday! threesixtysix.news
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Schools can be the front line of climate action
Schools have been on my mind recently. Our kura (schools) are one of the few community institutions left in Aotearoa New Zealand. There aren’t many other places where people from all backgrounds inte...
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