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Gary @netchicken1.bsky.social · 1d

Now this is cool.

Overseas comedian making a joke about Kiwis not having a chant.

Then someone in the audience sings out Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi and the whole audience shouts Hi aue hei in response.

So the comedian tries to learn it.

Good vibes, real kiwis.

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Kiwi crowd schools US comedian

Visiting US stand-up Jeff Arcuri expressed his surprise that there were no New Zealand chants - his fans quickly put him right.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Connor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 1d

Wouldn't something like this be useful idk say, BEFORE THE ELECTION???

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 1d

www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
"Australia doesn’t just excel at big renewables and big batteries. Four million homes produce rooftop solar; a few weeks ago, those households temporarily supplied 55% of demand on the National Electricity Market, Westerman said."

As coal fades, Australia looks to realize dream of 100% renewable…

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other…

www.canarymedia.com

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 2d

this is a nice rendering by @nickevershed.bsky.social but, er, it definitely shows coal power output remaining persistently high even as renewable energy grows, which feels like a problem

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

a hand-drawn chart showing renewable energy griwing but coal output remaining stagnat for the past three entire years because demand itself has been growing oddly fast

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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 2d

BAM! Last coal-burning power plant in New England will be converted into a solar farm: buff.ly/3PMNcfY

We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 4d

Well this cheers me up

Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 4d

@shakingstick.bsky.social please I need to know what/where this is?

Robert Hernandez @webjournalist.bsky.social · 4d

It’s tradition that when you see the frogs, you show them respect 🫡

(Someone should do the Creed cut with the footage)

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 4d

‘Never pick a fight with people who order ink by the barrel’ is an old truism, but do they any more? Probably need a new paradigm in the post-mass media age…

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 4d

Auckland’s once paper of record, the Herald, senior local affairs reporter wrote 0 articles on the race, even taking an overseas holiday as the campaign reached its peak. ‘No-one cares about city politics’ no doubt is the excuse, well no one can if all they are feed is imported gossip, for clicks.

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 4d

Well done media, you achieved this brilliantly, your campaign to nearly completely ignore AKL’s local elections has flowed on to its inevitable outcome. Accelerating your own irrelevance simultaneously -> www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Auckland records lowest turnout in local elections

“Vote today or let someone else choose Auckland's representatives for you,” Aucklanders are told, with local body elections entering the home straight.

www.thepost.co.nz

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 4d

LA and Auckland are sister cities. AKL followed LA last mid-century in ripping out its tram network and going all in on highways and sprawl. Now both are trying to retro-fit Rapid transit networks, and legalise more compact living.
Necessary correction.

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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 4d

California legalizes life near public transit! Governor Newsom has signed SB 79. My thoughts: humantransit.org/2025/10/cali...

California Legalizes Life Near Public Transit — Human Transit

OK, the headline is a little exaggerated, but California’s Senate Bill 79, authored by Senator Scott Wiener and just signed by Governor Newsom, is a game-changer. It prohibits most cities from forbid...

humantransit.org

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Jennifer Ward @jenospeno.bsky.social · 5d

“…the proven merits of renewables and the work already underway to grow their contribution must be central to the continuing debate. “ theconversation.com/why-does-nzs...

Why does NZ’s new energy plan sideline renewables and ignore progress made already?

The government’s energy package is unnecessarily preoccupied with fossil fuels and ignores important reform work already underway.

theconversation.com

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 5d

Nation upset at the inevitable result of its own actions

Step one: push people out of work and onto the streets. Step two: get mad at people being out of work or on the streets...

thespinoff.co.nz

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 6d

Penthouse and Listener. Oh dear.

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 6d

“World’s Most Liveable City”
-interview to follow.

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 6d

Last week I caught up with the grand-daddy of the City Rail Link, the first Auckland Plan, and first City Centre Master Plan. The combined Auckland Council OG Mayor Len Brown. A great deal of good things are now completing that he began. Most important lesson - it all begins with vision:

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 6d

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

www.canarymedia.com

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 17d

Looks like a good time in the news cycle to tackle three big myths 🧵
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]

Graph of public pension costs as % of GDP for OECD countries in 2021 (latest data). NZ is lower quartile at around 5.1%. OECD average is 7.8%. Plenty of Euro countries are around 10% or above.

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Margaret Stanley @ecostanley.bsky.social · 7d

Check out NZ Parliamentary Commissioner for Environment's report: 3 points politicians should agree on: 1) our economy is a subset of the environment, not vice versa, 2) critical importance of high-quality spatial data, 3) be realistic about time frames/costs of tackling env. problems. #Aotearoa 🧪🌏

Annual report for the year ended 30 June 2025

The Commissioner has released his annual report for the year ended 30 June 2025. Here is an abbreviated version of his overview. The full version can be read here.

pce.parliament.nz

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 7d

What makes biz go delusional about the economy? Oh yeah, their party in power.
How great is the gap between reality + generally agreed right-wing public policy? Dead wrong about public finances + society, no matter how good they are at running own businesses? Via @bernardchickey.bsky.social

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 12d

"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019. As a result, wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the EU average"

Imagine having cheaper power

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Spain’s Renewable-Energy Boom Loosens Gas’s Grip on Power Prices

Soaring renewables output in Spain is weakening gas’s grip on electricity prices, setting the country apart from much of Europe where fossil fuels still dictate the cost of power.

www.bloomberg.com

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 8d

Well, Modernism is so last century… (heheh)

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 8d

^Cartoon above by Auckland architect Malcolm Walker

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 8d

Robbie says:

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 8d

*Sculpture by Toby Twiss

Auckland Rapid Transit Network (RTN) plan with red showing combined rail and busway network as will be in 2027, and two further busways ‘in design’ in green. One thing I will do if elected is push for unified branding of this top tier system as ART Auckland Rapid Transit.

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