Yadana
@yadana.bsky.social
World-class procrastinator. Governance/music/sport/community enthusiast. Trying to minimise Anthropocene meltdown. Eats rice with hands. 2nd term GWRC councillor
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
Patrick Morgan@patrickmorgan.bsky.social · 8mo agoWant to know why biking is booming in Wellington? Here's our champions at Go By Bike Day: Miriam, @yadana.bsky.social @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social @geordierogers.co.nz @jonnyosborne.bsky.social @sarahfreenz.bsky.social @lauriefoon.bsky.social @cyclewgtn.bsky.social
Wellington PT users and their public transport authority be like 👀
Mike Dickison@adzebill.bsky.social · 11mo agoThe new integrated payments on Christchurch Metro lets you use a credit card, but you can only buy one ticket. Driver was having to give free rides to family members because there was no way to pay for them. Surprised nobody anticipated the rare scenario of buying two bus tickets.
Dear coalition government, thanks for giving regional councils the biggest publicity boost. Lots of love from the “boring den of civility”
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...
'Serious shake-up' of local government imminent
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told National party members there would be a "very serious shake-up coming" to local government.
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In my very narrow Venn diagram of local government , radio and all things music - here’s an interesting development in student/college/independent radio.
Emily White@emwhitenoise.bsky.social · last yr.College radio stations are seeing a surge in student interest. Stations that once struggled to fill airtime are now overflowing with student DJs. I spoke to 7 college radio stations across the U.S. to understand what is driving the revival: emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...
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
Geordie Rogers@geordierogers.co.nz · 11mo agoAnother 6 month review will not deliver the Golden Mile, just like the reviews before it. This city is stuck in managed decline and we desperately need to build our way out of it
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...
Matariki and the value of art
OPINION: We need to continue investing in the arts if we want jobs, economic benefits and strong communities ‒ and yes, that means central government, too.
thepost.co.nz
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
Daniel Vernon@yeehawtheboys.bsky.social · last yr.The Regulatory Standards Bill creates an expectation that if governments act in the public interest, they would have to pay out corporations whose 'property rights' are affected. In short, corporations could demand compensation any time the government tries to protect people or the planet.
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.
Geordie Rogers@geordierogers.co.nz · last yr.Your Wellington Greens are committing to delivering a faster and more efficient bus network with bus lanes, stop improvements, and priority lights all the way from Seatoun to the Railway station
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-...
Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows
Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
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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 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
New Zealand is failing to protect its vast ocean resources. We owe it to the world to act | Helen Clark and Kayla Kingdon-Bebb
Less than 1% of our country’s seas are highly protected and the damaging practice of bottom-trawling must be restricted
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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
Thomas Nash@thomasnash.bsky.social · last yr.The increase in Wellington’s weekend bus use is remarkable. Saturday is up 31% from 2019. Sunday is up 45%. In this period we increased our off peak discount and boosted off peak frequency, reducing drivers’ inconvenient split shifts. Still loads of untapped potential for off peak travel I reckon.
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...
'What a load of crap': Chris Bishop caught 'ranting' during Stan Walker's Aotearoa Music Awards performance
Renowned musician Don McGlashan confronted the Cabinet minister over his comments at the event on Thursday night.
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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...
The Post
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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.
Local councils and the battle for money
Local councils have more effect on our daily lives than policies from the Beehive. But more than half of eligible voters fail to have their say on who represents them.
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"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...
Verity Johnson: ‘Running the country like a household’ is a political con
OPINION: Government knows there’s nothing similar between household borrowing and government borrowing. But it also knows that you don’t know that.
stuff.co.nz
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.
Thomas Nash@thomasnash.bsky.social · last yr.This new $143m covers the next two years of maintenance and renewals of the Crown’s rail assets. Having two years of certainty should help lift some of the speed restrictions KiwiRail has put on the network due to the state of its assets while giving rail partners time to agree a new funding model.
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/
Hey guys just wondering how many bills NZ First has put in the tin to help with this issue where women are getting harassed? #nzpol www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/08/i...
'It broke me': Female councillors on 'horrifying' online abuse
Twenty local body politicians from around the country told Breakfast they had been the target of online harassment and threats.
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James Cameron seems to have fallen into the trap that because he didn’t have it his way there was no consultation. The fact is that there was mass consultation (1800+ submissions), and we made a significant number of changes to respond to it. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
James Cameron hits out at Wellington cycle ways
The film director alluded to a lack of consultation on Wellington’s controversial cycle ways, but what are the facts?
stuff.co.nz
WTF, the entire parliament.nz site is down with a 502 error. Most likely due to people trying to submit against the Treaty Bill (or less likely a DDoS attack) #nzpol
In which, once again, our transport minister fundamentally misunderstands his responsibility to oversee a network of different transportation modes in favour of the most expensive, difficult to maintain, least healthy one. 🤦🏻♀️
Thomas Nash@thomasnash.bsky.social · 2y agoThe government has proposed targets to increase the share of public transport costs from fares (and other revenue like advertising, which is small and not scalable). Our target equates to a 71% fare hike. Our only other option is even more cost cutting, which just cuts patronage and fare revenue. 1/