Bryce
@brycepearce.bsky.social
Tāmaki Makaurau
Surf Lifeguard
Film and TV Safety Officer
Sometimes rides a bike
Surf Lifeguard
Film and TV Safety Officer
Sometimes rides a bike
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I feel like when this is all over we’re going to find out how fucked up on drugs all these people were
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I feel like when this is all over we’re going to find out how fucked up on drugs all these people were
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As we’ve noted for a while now, National’s much-touted “Roads of National Significance” programme would bankrupt the nation.
In today’s post, Matt looks at transport minister Chris Bishop’s significant walk-back of the frankly unaffordable RoNS fantasy.
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/20/m...
In today’s post, Matt looks at transport minister Chris Bishop’s significant walk-back of the frankly unaffordable RoNS fantasy.
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/20/m...
Minister admits RoNS reality is biting – and hard - Greater Auckland
“Whatever the problem, build another road” has been a hallmark of policy from the current government. And we’ve long suggested that is simply not affordable or practical – including just
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
As we’ve noted for a while now, National’s much-touted “Roads of National Significance” programme would bankrupt the nation.
In today’s post, Matt looks at transport minister Chris Bishop’s significant walk-back of the frankly unaffordable RoNS fantasy.
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/20/m...
In today’s post, Matt looks at transport minister Chris Bishop’s significant walk-back of the frankly unaffordable RoNS fantasy.
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/20/m...
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Did I just hear "minimum viable product" coming out of the mouth of the Centerport head regarding what Winnie has asked him to deliver for the ferry terminals?
Minimum
Viable
Product
Minimum
Viable
Product
#nzpol
Minimum
Viable
Product
Minimum
Viable
Product
#nzpol
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Did I just hear "minimum viable product" coming out of the mouth of the Centerport head regarding what Winnie has asked him to deliver for the ferry terminals?
Minimum
Viable
Product
Minimum
Viable
Product
#nzpol
Minimum
Viable
Product
Minimum
Viable
Product
#nzpol
The sooner NZ First get under 5% at an election, the sooner we can party like it’s 1999.
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The sooner NZ First get under 5% at an election, the sooner we can party like it’s 1999.
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Restricting the availability of puberty blockers to trans kids but allowing them for cis kids is a blatant violation of NZBORA (1990) and the Human Rights Act (1993).
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Restricting the availability of puberty blockers to trans kids but allowing them for cis kids is a blatant violation of NZBORA (1990) and the Human Rights Act (1993).
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
But what if everyone in Aotearoa goes to solar…? 🤣
Market operator forced to intervene three times as rooftop solar send demand below zero and issued instructions to big battery owner.
reneweconomy.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
But what if everyone in Aotearoa goes to solar…? 🤣
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The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
If you want to know where H2 as a transportation fuel source is heading…
etrucks.co.nz/october-2025...
etrucks.co.nz/october-2025...
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If you want to know where H2 as a transportation fuel source is heading…
etrucks.co.nz/october-2025...
etrucks.co.nz/october-2025...
A neighbours cat just walked past with a Tūī in its mouth. This is why I’ll never own another cat. Killers. All of them.
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A neighbours cat just walked past with a Tūī in its mouth. This is why I’ll never own another cat. Killers. All of them.
Finally fixed the stupid hands free microphone on my RAV4. After 6 years of ownership. Toyota couldn’t solve it. Solution? Cut wires and remount microphone at top of windscreen.
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Finally fixed the stupid hands free microphone on my RAV4. After 6 years of ownership. Toyota couldn’t solve it. Solution? Cut wires and remount microphone at top of windscreen.
I hope some journalist asks Chris Bishop if his family used the clean car discount for their 2 x EV’s.
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I hope some journalist asks Chris Bishop if his family used the clean car discount for their 2 x EV’s.
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NEW: Chris Bishop used housing money to fund a bridge in his electorate his own Govt had killed off.
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Chris Bishop diverts Kāinga Ora money to fund a bridge in his electorate
Officials warned against the use of housing funds for bridge building but Bishop says it was a “pragmatic choice”.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
NEW: Chris Bishop used housing money to fund a bridge in his electorate his own Govt had killed off.
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Andrew Little just loving $3.8 billion worth of tunnels. If he rolls over, Bish may even scratch his tummy.
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Andrew Little just loving $3.8 billion worth of tunnels. If he rolls over, Bish may even scratch his tummy.
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If you are calling Auckland and Manukau City Centres CBDs you are actually part of the problem.
City Centres are that, Centres of Cities that should be operating 24/7 in mixed use environments
CBDs implies you only support a 9-5 office environment that is not central either given how cities are
City Centres are that, Centres of Cities that should be operating 24/7 in mixed use environments
CBDs implies you only support a 9-5 office environment that is not central either given how cities are
To save the CBD, stop calling it the CBD
To save the CBD, stop calling it the CBD
To succeed in a post-Covid world, city centres need to be more than 'central business districts'....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you are calling Auckland and Manukau City Centres CBDs you are actually part of the problem.
City Centres are that, Centres of Cities that should be operating 24/7 in mixed use environments
CBDs implies you only support a 9-5 office environment that is not central either given how cities are
City Centres are that, Centres of Cities that should be operating 24/7 in mixed use environments
CBDs implies you only support a 9-5 office environment that is not central either given how cities are
Here’s a snippet of information from China. Period covered is Q3 2025.
“Electricity generation from solar and wind grew by 30%”
30% in 1 quarter!!!!!
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi....
“Electricity generation from solar and wind grew by 30%”
30% in 1 quarter!!!!!
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi....
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending a flat or falling trend that started in March 2024.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Here’s a snippet of information from China. Period covered is Q3 2025.
“Electricity generation from solar and wind grew by 30%”
30% in 1 quarter!!!!!
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi....
“Electricity generation from solar and wind grew by 30%”
30% in 1 quarter!!!!!
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi....
Look up ‘water vortex’ on instagram. Humanity is fucked.
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Look up ‘water vortex’ on instagram. Humanity is fucked.
A discussion last night
“Do you realise that when a motorway to Whangārei gets built, Whangārei District Council will then be responsible for maintaining the existing SH1?”
Penny drop moment.
“Do you realise that when a motorway to Whangārei gets built, Whangārei District Council will then be responsible for maintaining the existing SH1?”
Penny drop moment.
November 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
A discussion last night
“Do you realise that when a motorway to Whangārei gets built, Whangārei District Council will then be responsible for maintaining the existing SH1?”
Penny drop moment.
“Do you realise that when a motorway to Whangārei gets built, Whangārei District Council will then be responsible for maintaining the existing SH1?”
Penny drop moment.
Up in my old haunt, Whangarei, fo a few days. The disparity in incomes up here is smack you in the face obvious. But anyone who thinks a motorway will change that is deluded.
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Up in my old haunt, Whangarei, fo a few days. The disparity in incomes up here is smack you in the face obvious. But anyone who thinks a motorway will change that is deluded.
SH1 north of Brenderwyns to Whangarei could easily be upgraded to a limited expressway. I would hazard a guess that almost none of the bends nor hills fall outside of expressway standards. Just rebuild the existing road as a 2+1 or even 2+2 where it is easy to do so.
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
SH1 north of Brenderwyns to Whangarei could easily be upgraded to a limited expressway. I would hazard a guess that almost none of the bends nor hills fall outside of expressway standards. Just rebuild the existing road as a 2+1 or even 2+2 where it is easy to do so.
Has Chris Hipkins apologised to Tamatha Paul yet?
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Has Chris Hipkins apologised to Tamatha Paul yet?
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Not only keeping the lights on at the milking shed during a storm - keeping the irrigators going in the heat of summer when the grid is also struggling.👍
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
#renewables #solarsystems #agsky #Solarfarming #energysky
www.farmersweekly.co.nz/technology/s...
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
#renewables #solarsystems #agsky #Solarfarming #energysky
www.farmersweekly.co.nz/technology/s...
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
Fairbank Farms kept milking through a storm using solar and battery storage, cutting costs.
www.farmersweekly.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Not only keeping the lights on at the milking shed during a storm - keeping the irrigators going in the heat of summer when the grid is also struggling.👍
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
#renewables #solarsystems #agsky #Solarfarming #energysky
www.farmersweekly.co.nz/technology/s...
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
#renewables #solarsystems #agsky #Solarfarming #energysky
www.farmersweekly.co.nz/technology/s...
Does @chrishipkins.bsky.social stand by his statement:
“It comes after Labour leader Chris Hipkins, a potential coalition partner, hit out at the comments, saying they were "ill-informed, were unwise, in fact were stupid".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
“It comes after Labour leader Chris Hipkins, a potential coalition partner, hit out at the comments, saying they were "ill-informed, were unwise, in fact were stupid".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Green MP Tamatha Paul doubles down on criticism of police
She says a "visible police presence" makes people feel "more on edge."
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Does @chrishipkins.bsky.social stand by his statement:
“It comes after Labour leader Chris Hipkins, a potential coalition partner, hit out at the comments, saying they were "ill-informed, were unwise, in fact were stupid".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
“It comes after Labour leader Chris Hipkins, a potential coalition partner, hit out at the comments, saying they were "ill-informed, were unwise, in fact were stupid".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Auckland Transport again rolling over and having their tummy scratched by Simeon Brown.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Auckland Transport again rolling over and having their tummy scratched by Simeon Brown.
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$29,990
V2l
nCap 5 star
65kW motor
30kwh/220km range
The BYD Atto 1, small, smart, safe, and cheap(*)!
V2l
nCap 5 star
65kW motor
30kwh/220km range
The BYD Atto 1, small, smart, safe, and cheap(*)!
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 AM
$29,990
V2l
nCap 5 star
65kW motor
30kwh/220km range
The BYD Atto 1, small, smart, safe, and cheap(*)!
V2l
nCap 5 star
65kW motor
30kwh/220km range
The BYD Atto 1, small, smart, safe, and cheap(*)!
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This is Eric does his work
This case points out fiddle with the Discount Rates and oh hello Roads of National Significance start getting BCRs over 1 where traditionally they would not
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/04/b...
This case points out fiddle with the Discount Rates and oh hello Roads of National Significance start getting BCRs over 1 where traditionally they would not
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/04/b...
Be careful what you wish for – new cost-benefit analysis paves paradise
Opinion: Critics wanted to reassess projects' merits to get environmental initiatives approved; instead they've ended up with more roads, writes Eric Crampton.
newsroom.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is Eric does his work
This case points out fiddle with the Discount Rates and oh hello Roads of National Significance start getting BCRs over 1 where traditionally they would not
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/04/b...
This case points out fiddle with the Discount Rates and oh hello Roads of National Significance start getting BCRs over 1 where traditionally they would not
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/04/b...