David Mathieson
@seafever.co.nz
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by |
Lawyer (Fintech) | Currently developing an obsession with wing foiling
Lawyer (Fintech) | Currently developing an obsession with wing foiling
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#nzpol
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
#nzpol
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
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Safer cycling to Glen Innes - finally! 🥳
Plus, we share how you can raise your voice in support of the Merton West Cycleway.
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/safer-cycling-through-glen-innes-finally/
#GlenInnes
#EastAuckland
#cyclelane
#safercycling
#ChooseBike
Plus, we share how you can raise your voice in support of the Merton West Cycleway.
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/safer-cycling-through-glen-innes-finally/
#GlenInnes
#EastAuckland
#cyclelane
#safercycling
#ChooseBike
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Safer cycling to Glen Innes - finally! 🥳
Plus, we share how you can raise your voice in support of the Merton West Cycleway.
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/safer-cycling-through-glen-innes-finally/
#GlenInnes
#EastAuckland
#cyclelane
#safercycling
#ChooseBike
Plus, we share how you can raise your voice in support of the Merton West Cycleway.
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/safer-cycling-through-glen-innes-finally/
#GlenInnes
#EastAuckland
#cyclelane
#safercycling
#ChooseBike
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Trail of Dreams: the long journey to bring the first mountain bike park to Auckland’s central suburbs 🚵💪
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/trail-of-dreams-the-long-journey-to-bring-the-first-mountain-bike-park-to-aucklands-central-suburbs/
#mtb
#inspirational
#AucklandNews
#bikepark
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/trail-of-dreams-the-long-journey-to-bring-the-first-mountain-bike-park-to-aucklands-central-suburbs/
#mtb
#inspirational
#AucklandNews
#bikepark
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Trail of Dreams: the long journey to bring the first mountain bike park to Auckland’s central suburbs 🚵💪
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/trail-of-dreams-the-long-journey-to-bring-the-first-mountain-bike-park-to-aucklands-central-suburbs/
#mtb
#inspirational
#AucklandNews
#bikepark
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/trail-of-dreams-the-long-journey-to-bring-the-first-mountain-bike-park-to-aucklands-central-suburbs/
#mtb
#inspirational
#AucklandNews
#bikepark
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Gotta say Auckland Transport is getting better. Clean carriages, more trains, loads of staff on the ground walking around offering help. I know I've moaned about it for years but credit where it's due, it seems to be on the up and up. 👍
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Gotta say Auckland Transport is getting better. Clean carriages, more trains, loads of staff on the ground walking around offering help. I know I've moaned about it for years but credit where it's due, it seems to be on the up and up. 👍
All go in GI putting in foundations for the new over bridge at the train station today @nztransitbuzz.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
All go in GI putting in foundations for the new over bridge at the train station today @nztransitbuzz.bsky.social
Took the dog for 10km through Waiuku Forest this morning. Lovely track, but quite frankly that’s both of us sorted for the day.
November 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Took the dog for 10km through Waiuku Forest this morning. Lovely track, but quite frankly that’s both of us sorted for the day.
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"Investigations have confirmed that the fire originated from the car involved, and the bus batteries were undamaged and not a factor in the resulting fire." www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
'Devastating accident': Bus driver killed in fiery Auckland crash
A key route into the CBD remains closed today.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"Investigations have confirmed that the fire originated from the car involved, and the bus batteries were undamaged and not a factor in the resulting fire." www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
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Disasters don’t happen in a vacuum, legal systems play a big role in making them worse. 🌪️⚖️ LSCA's newest blog outlines the role that the legal industry plays enabling fossil-fueled disasters, such as the tragic the summer 2025 floods in Texas.
Read it here: www.ls4ca.org/blog-show-al...
Read it here: www.ls4ca.org/blog-show-al...
October 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Disasters don’t happen in a vacuum, legal systems play a big role in making them worse. 🌪️⚖️ LSCA's newest blog outlines the role that the legal industry plays enabling fossil-fueled disasters, such as the tragic the summer 2025 floods in Texas.
Read it here: www.ls4ca.org/blog-show-al...
Read it here: www.ls4ca.org/blog-show-al...
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Narcissus anno 2025.
October 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Narcissus anno 2025.
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The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
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E-bikes as rapid transit. There is a sweet spot, 8-14km from the city centre, where gaps in the mass rapid transit network and slow buses can be filled by e-bikes. Map = 45 minute e-bike travel time.
October 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
E-bikes as rapid transit. There is a sweet spot, 8-14km from the city centre, where gaps in the mass rapid transit network and slow buses can be filled by e-bikes. Map = 45 minute e-bike travel time.
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Andrew Hoggard says he will allow cancer-linked glyphosate to be increased by 100 x in our food production.
He's also ignored a High Court order telling farmers to remove cruel farming practices around pigs - extending the 2025 due date out by 10 years. This is ACT #nzpol #kiwi
He's also ignored a High Court order telling farmers to remove cruel farming practices around pigs - extending the 2025 due date out by 10 years. This is ACT #nzpol #kiwi
October 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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UK, Canada, Australia & 26 other countries have signed a joint statement calling for unimpeded humanitarian aid access to #Gaza. NZ has not signed it. This is beyond embarrassing. It’s utterly disgraceful. People are starving. Where is our govt’s moral compass?
August 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
UK, Canada, Australia & 26 other countries have signed a joint statement calling for unimpeded humanitarian aid access to #Gaza. NZ has not signed it. This is beyond embarrassing. It’s utterly disgraceful. People are starving. Where is our govt’s moral compass?
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18 & 19 year olds with no income support should “just go where the jobs are” said the Prime Minister who famously had his limo deliver him across the road.
“Good luck with the train-hopping, you plucky young hobos,” he added, suggesting hedge-&-ditch as an affordable alternative to bed-&-breakfast.
“Good luck with the train-hopping, you plucky young hobos,” he added, suggesting hedge-&-ditch as an affordable alternative to bed-&-breakfast.
Watch: Christopher Luxon defends cuts to benefits for youth
The prime minister says businesses are 'crying out for young people' as advocates decry the changes as a punishment.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
18 & 19 year olds with no income support should “just go where the jobs are” said the Prime Minister who famously had his limo deliver him across the road.
“Good luck with the train-hopping, you plucky young hobos,” he added, suggesting hedge-&-ditch as an affordable alternative to bed-&-breakfast.
“Good luck with the train-hopping, you plucky young hobos,” he added, suggesting hedge-&-ditch as an affordable alternative to bed-&-breakfast.
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"Building a short section of cycleway, or proposing to take away a car park, gets more column inches in the media – and more scrutiny from both local and central government politicians – than any multi-billion-dollar mega-project ever experiences.
All of this is the opposite of how it should be."
All of this is the opposite of how it should be."
The secrecy of mega-projects - Greater Auckland
How is it that mega-projects costing billions get such little public involvement and scrutiny? That’s a question that Mayor Wayne Brown effectively hits on in
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
September 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"Building a short section of cycleway, or proposing to take away a car park, gets more column inches in the media – and more scrutiny from both local and central government politicians – than any multi-billion-dollar mega-project ever experiences.
All of this is the opposite of how it should be."
All of this is the opposite of how it should be."
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Three major crashes today on roads where the current NZ govt *increased* the speed limit (previously lowered for safety reasons) in pursuit of "productivity"?
Serious injuries. Lengthy closures. Costly disruptions to lives, whānau, the transport network, our health system. This is not productive. 😞
Serious injuries. Lengthy closures. Costly disruptions to lives, whānau, the transport network, our health system. This is not productive. 😞
September 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Three major crashes today on roads where the current NZ govt *increased* the speed limit (previously lowered for safety reasons) in pursuit of "productivity"?
Serious injuries. Lengthy closures. Costly disruptions to lives, whānau, the transport network, our health system. This is not productive. 😞
Serious injuries. Lengthy closures. Costly disruptions to lives, whānau, the transport network, our health system. This is not productive. 😞
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Peter Mandelson resigning in scandal, Oasis are the biggest band in the country, and there's an enormous tech bubble that may or may not burst.
Is it 2025 or 1998?
Is it 2025 or 1998?
September 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Peter Mandelson resigning in scandal, Oasis are the biggest band in the country, and there's an enormous tech bubble that may or may not burst.
Is it 2025 or 1998?
Is it 2025 or 1998?
Have just had a read through the list of #TāmakiMakaurau mayoral candidates. The options are ... largely underwhelming.
September 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Have just had a read through the list of #TāmakiMakaurau mayoral candidates. The options are ... largely underwhelming.
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Ideology vs Freedom
Apparently
Apparently
August 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Ideology vs Freedom
Apparently
Apparently
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The absolute audacity of this woman blaming “local leadership” and cycleways for the flailing economy after firing our public servants. You’re the Minister of Finance AND Economic Growth. Take a hard look at yourself, your lack of plan and your missing boats before coming at us. #nzpol
#Wellington economy shrinks as 177 businesses shut in a year-Economic Growth Minister #NicolaWillis is responsible for Wgtn’s grim economy as those in the capital spend less, businesses go bust & more people join the jobless queue #Neoliberal #austerity #NZGovtFail
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...
The city suffering as 177 businesses shut – does Nicola Willis accept any blame?
New numbers show the region's economy continues to be hit more than the national average.
www.nzherald.co.nz
August 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The absolute audacity of this woman blaming “local leadership” and cycleways for the flailing economy after firing our public servants. You’re the Minister of Finance AND Economic Growth. Take a hard look at yourself, your lack of plan and your missing boats before coming at us. #nzpol
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“New Zealand is a very unusual country in that it has so few checks and balances on executive power.
Judicial review is one of the only ones we have, and we should be very careful to dilute it, particularly when it’s really a response to the ministers being pulled up for not having followed the law.
Judicial review is one of the only ones we have, and we should be very careful to dilute it, particularly when it’s really a response to the ministers being pulled up for not having followed the law.
Fisheries minister's constraint on court challenges 'restrictive' – officials
MPI warned a 20 working day deadline to file court cases could be viewed as restricting the right to judicial reviews, suggesting a much longer timeframe
newsroom.co.nz
August 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“New Zealand is a very unusual country in that it has so few checks and balances on executive power.
Judicial review is one of the only ones we have, and we should be very careful to dilute it, particularly when it’s really a response to the ministers being pulled up for not having followed the law.
Judicial review is one of the only ones we have, and we should be very careful to dilute it, particularly when it’s really a response to the ministers being pulled up for not having followed the law.
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C&R’s big transport policy this election is to reverse the Dominion Road bus lane time extension.
Folks, you could’ve had Light Rail down that road but National’s local govt grouping won’t even let you have bus priority at peak times.
10,000 people bus through there each day!
Folks, you could’ve had Light Rail down that road but National’s local govt grouping won’t even let you have bus priority at peak times.
10,000 people bus through there each day!
August 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
C&R’s big transport policy this election is to reverse the Dominion Road bus lane time extension.
Folks, you could’ve had Light Rail down that road but National’s local govt grouping won’t even let you have bus priority at peak times.
10,000 people bus through there each day!
Folks, you could’ve had Light Rail down that road but National’s local govt grouping won’t even let you have bus priority at peak times.
10,000 people bus through there each day!