Rob🎸
@robdickinson.bsky.social
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Rob🎸
@robdickinson.bsky.social
· Nov 13
OK - Another introduction as this place is alive and kicking
I'm an NZ import, landscape photographer and teacher, SW dev, guitarist, #EV and clean energy fan
I'm based in #NewZealand, a place full of spectacular views, handpies and cheeky birds
Dont take me too seriously prepare for swearing
I'm an NZ import, landscape photographer and teacher, SW dev, guitarist, #EV and clean energy fan
I'm based in #NewZealand, a place full of spectacular views, handpies and cheeky birds
Dont take me too seriously prepare for swearing
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Why does anyone with half a brain and the ability to read know that will happen but people in government and the farming industry apparently don't?
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
Tesco's warning to New Zealand farmers
If New Zealand farmers want to continue exporting to the lucrative UK market, they will have to commit to a better climate future, says UK supermarket Tesco.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Why does anyone with half a brain and the ability to read know that will happen but people in government and the farming industry apparently don't?
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...
The pain is the point
Ruin our public services and health system so they can force privatisation on us
Ruin our public services and health system so they can force privatisation on us
As Craig Renney revealed to a shocked Dr Gary Payinda, Te Whatu Ora underspent its wages budget by $500m which has been signed off by Willis & returned to general coffers. Let that sink in. The money was there, but they deliberately underspent. On orders?
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The pain is the point
Ruin our public services and health system so they can force privatisation on us
Ruin our public services and health system so they can force privatisation on us
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Stolen off @darienfenton.bsky.social FB
National are in line to produce the worst economic returns for a Govt term, even worse than the Bolger/Richardson disastrous govt.
Austerity does not work. End of. #NZPol
National are in line to produce the worst economic returns for a Govt term, even worse than the Bolger/Richardson disastrous govt.
Austerity does not work. End of. #NZPol
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Stolen off @darienfenton.bsky.social FB
National are in line to produce the worst economic returns for a Govt term, even worse than the Bolger/Richardson disastrous govt.
Austerity does not work. End of. #NZPol
National are in line to produce the worst economic returns for a Govt term, even worse than the Bolger/Richardson disastrous govt.
Austerity does not work. End of. #NZPol
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Roger Gray, Ports of Auckland CE:
“All of you driving electric cars, you’re driving on coal, so keep doing so.”
What a fucking idiot.
“All of you driving electric cars, you’re driving on coal, so keep doing so.”
What a fucking idiot.
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Roger Gray, Ports of Auckland CE:
“All of you driving electric cars, you’re driving on coal, so keep doing so.”
What a fucking idiot.
“All of you driving electric cars, you’re driving on coal, so keep doing so.”
What a fucking idiot.
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What fucking planet are these cretins on?
#nzpol
#nzpol
'11-year high' - Business confidence soars as recovery takes hold
ANZ's Business Outlook survey shows a big bounce in optimism across the board.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
What fucking planet are these cretins on?
#nzpol
#nzpol
Voyager 1 is now almost a whole light day away and I am beginning to feel it has made the right move
Plastic surgeons wrestle with requests for ‘Mar-a-Lago face’: ‘You’re going to look like Maleficent’
Plastic surgeons wrestle with requests for ‘Mar-a-Lago face’: ‘You’re going to look like Maleficent’
The puffy, artificial look is rising in popularity - thanks to Maga elite such as Kristi Noem and Matt Gaetz
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Voyager 1 is now almost a whole light day away and I am beginning to feel it has made the right move
Right now I dont know if Arne Slot or Chris Luxon will be out of a job first
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Right now I dont know if Arne Slot or Chris Luxon will be out of a job first
And yet they are awarding the CEO a $1 trillion pay rise
The only country that really doesnt care who or what Elon is, is China, and that one has vast competition moving the game on every single week
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
The only country that really doesnt care who or what Elon is, is China, and that one has vast competition moving the game on every single week
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Tesla struggles to course correct from sales skid
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spent much of this year focused on the carmaker’s robotics pursuits and winning shareholder approval for his freshly minted $1 trillion pay package. In the meantime, the outloo...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
And yet they are awarding the CEO a $1 trillion pay rise
The only country that really doesnt care who or what Elon is, is China, and that one has vast competition moving the game on every single week
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
The only country that really doesnt care who or what Elon is, is China, and that one has vast competition moving the game on every single week
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
0 coal, 97% renewable
Cooker lies
Cooker lies
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
0 coal, 97% renewable
Cooker lies
Cooker lies
This prick here thinks EV drivers are driving on coal?
Mine is entirely fueled from my roof, and NZ is over 87% renewable
How can we have such out of touch cunts in positions of power?
Mine is entirely fueled from my roof, and NZ is over 87% renewable
How can we have such out of touch cunts in positions of power?
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This prick here thinks EV drivers are driving on coal?
Mine is entirely fueled from my roof, and NZ is over 87% renewable
How can we have such out of touch cunts in positions of power?
Mine is entirely fueled from my roof, and NZ is over 87% renewable
How can we have such out of touch cunts in positions of power?
This is just awful :(
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is just awful :(
Another .25 off the OCR as the reserve bank attempts to prop up economy despite Nact
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/26/o...
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/26/o...
Live updates: OCR dropped to lowest rate in 3 years
Follow 1News' live updates as the Reserve Bank announces its decision on the official cash rate (OCR).
www.1news.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Another .25 off the OCR as the reserve bank attempts to prop up economy despite Nact
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/26/o...
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/26/o...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Is there anyone, given #NewZealand's rental laws and quality of rentals, that would prefer to rent over own a home? if the costs were similar?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Is it cheaper to pay a mortgage, or rent?
In both markets, people looking for a home have the power.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Is there anyone, given #NewZealand's rental laws and quality of rentals, that would prefer to rent over own a home? if the costs were similar?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
The coalition chose the contract between those parties, they had a choice on this, its not a de facto thing
They didnt have to forma government if they didnt want this outcome
They didnt have to forma government if they didnt want this outcome
No wonder the entire coalition has voted as one over the past few years. A few bills would never had made it, if it was an individual vote.
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The coalition chose the contract between those parties, they had a choice on this, its not a de facto thing
They didnt have to forma government if they didnt want this outcome
They didnt have to forma government if they didnt want this outcome
246,473 people voted for ACT in 2023
Over 98% of public submissions against the Regulatory Standards Bill
Every other party wants rid of it
Yet Luxon sold us all out for a knighthood
#nzpol
Over 98% of public submissions against the Regulatory Standards Bill
Every other party wants rid of it
Yet Luxon sold us all out for a knighthood
#nzpol
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
246,473 people voted for ACT in 2023
Over 98% of public submissions against the Regulatory Standards Bill
Every other party wants rid of it
Yet Luxon sold us all out for a knighthood
#nzpol
Over 98% of public submissions against the Regulatory Standards Bill
Every other party wants rid of it
Yet Luxon sold us all out for a knighthood
#nzpol
:ShockedPikachuFace:
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
:ShockedPikachuFace:
NZ first and National both sold the country out to appease a racist atlas fuckwit and HATE the regulatory standards bill
But they are happy to vote in legislation they hate for power
They will sell out anything for power
#nzol
But they are happy to vote in legislation they hate for power
They will sell out anything for power
#nzol
Christ on a bike, these fucking idiots are ruining the country for no other reason than coalition agreements.
VOTE THEM OUT
#nzpol
VOTE THEM OUT
#nzpol
'It's not impossible': National may campaign on regulatory standards repeal
The National deputy leader said her party may also campaign to get rid of the law.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
NZ first and National both sold the country out to appease a racist atlas fuckwit and HATE the regulatory standards bill
But they are happy to vote in legislation they hate for power
They will sell out anything for power
#nzol
But they are happy to vote in legislation they hate for power
They will sell out anything for power
#nzol
When the gov act less responsibly than teens..
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
When the gov act less responsibly than teens..
We made kids starve to save < $100m
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We made kids starve to save < $100m
TBH if we had a rule where you had to build 1 for very 2 houses you bought I would be ok with that..
Landlords do not provide housing they’re in a shoddy business that offers very little protection to those who need to rent.
Yeah yeah not all landlords, not all men either but lens.monash.edu/@politics-so...
A great post on Instagram by Sophie Labelle. www.instagram.com/p/DRc7BI0DEZ...
Yeah yeah not all landlords, not all men either but lens.monash.edu/@politics-so...
A great post on Instagram by Sophie Labelle. www.instagram.com/p/DRc7BI0DEZ...
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
TBH if we had a rule where you had to build 1 for very 2 houses you bought I would be ok with that..