Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈
@sarahhbickerton.bsky.social
Lecturer in public policy & tech, sociologist, tangata tiriti, feminist, geek, coffee-vampire, lesbian, urbanist, electric motorcyclist, ex-Chicagoan, wannabe Carol Danvers/Clarke Griffin/Kate Kane. She/her ❤️🖤🤍
https://about.me/sarahhendricabickerton/
https://about.me/sarahhendricabickerton/
Can we please stop pretending that making lots of money in c-suite positions means you have valid expertise on any topic outside of that narrow corporate success?
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November 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Can we please stop pretending that making lots of money in c-suite positions means you have valid expertise on any topic outside of that narrow corporate success?
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/11/28/w...
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Temp office set-up for the day as my main office gets moved floors … course be worse :)
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Temp office set-up for the day as my main office gets moved floors … course be worse :)
Oh ours are not pasties, they are very much pies, with a savoury flaky pie crust. Most popular are the hand-held single sized ones, but you can also get them in family size too
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Oh ours are not pasties, they are very much pies, with a savoury flaky pie crust. Most popular are the hand-held single sized ones, but you can also get them in family size too
Meanwhile, I’m nowadays not landing 2-seater Cessnas here, I’m sitting with a beer finishing the last of my student research paper grading. Smidge different :)
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Meanwhile, I’m nowadays not landing 2-seater Cessnas here, I’m sitting with a beer finishing the last of my student research paper grading. Smidge different :)
It’s weird, when I was 15, I was going through student pilot training in 2-seater Cessnas out of Mosgiel Aerodrome, and occasionally we’d do landing & takeoff practice at Dunedin Airport on tarmac.
And now I’m here again, more than three-and-a-half decades later, looking out at that same strip.
And now I’m here again, more than three-and-a-half decades later, looking out at that same strip.
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
It’s weird, when I was 15, I was going through student pilot training in 2-seater Cessnas out of Mosgiel Aerodrome, and occasionally we’d do landing & takeoff practice at Dunedin Airport on tarmac.
And now I’m here again, more than three-and-a-half decades later, looking out at that same strip.
And now I’m here again, more than three-and-a-half decades later, looking out at that same strip.
Ōtepoti Dunedin … you were gorgeous today.
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Ōtepoti Dunedin … you were gorgeous today.
Can’t get over how damn good the new Beresford Square entrance to one of the new underground CRL stations looks …
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Can’t get over how damn good the new Beresford Square entrance to one of the new underground CRL stations looks …
But till I do, this bike could be worse :)
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
But till I do, this bike could be worse :)
So looking forward to when I have a big electric motorcycle and can ride proper distances much further afield.
November 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
So looking forward to when I have a big electric motorcycle and can ride proper distances much further afield.
Could be worse before grading papers …
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Could be worse before grading papers …
I mean, I made it, so at least I know I can handle it, but jees …
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I mean, I made it, so at least I know I can handle it, but jees …
Well, that was genuinely awful. Riding home in that storm pushed me a tad too far out of my comfort zone. I made it home safe, but the rain was so heavy my bra & underwear were wet. And the wind over the Harbour Bridge was so strong & gusty I had to reduce speed & physically muscle the bike in-lane.
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Well, that was genuinely awful. Riding home in that storm pushed me a tad too far out of my comfort zone. I made it home safe, but the rain was so heavy my bra & underwear were wet. And the wind over the Harbour Bridge was so strong & gusty I had to reduce speed & physically muscle the bike in-lane.
Motorcycle advantages: continual free rock-star parking :)
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Motorcycle advantages: continual free rock-star parking :)
Exciting Saturday evening cleaning the cheek pads from my helmet.
November 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Exciting Saturday evening cleaning the cheek pads from my helmet.
Post you from a different era.
Me, a wee femme thing, on the couch of my first long term girlfriend, around 1996 I think.
Me, a wee femme thing, on the couch of my first long term girlfriend, around 1996 I think.
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Post you from a different era.
Me, a wee femme thing, on the couch of my first long term girlfriend, around 1996 I think.
Me, a wee femme thing, on the couch of my first long term girlfriend, around 1996 I think.
Oh btw, in case you're wondering about the bikes I am mentioning here, these are the DSR/X Black Forest (the tall bike with the hard panniers) and the SR/S (the red sports bike).
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Oh btw, in case you're wondering about the bikes I am mentioning here, these are the DSR/X Black Forest (the tall bike with the hard panniers) and the SR/S (the red sports bike).
Love this city … feels like summer is about to be here, finally
November 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Love this city … feels like summer is about to be here, finally
Yeah, I love the look particularly of the white DSR/X bike one guy took around the world, that white colour is just gorgeous I think.
November 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Yeah, I love the look particularly of the white DSR/X bike one guy took around the world, that white colour is just gorgeous I think.
I test rode a 2025 Zero S when I was over in Australia in February, and took these pics ... you're right, they're absolutely gorgeous bikes.
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I test rode a 2025 Zero S when I was over in Australia in February, and took these pics ... you're right, they're absolutely gorgeous bikes.
I even test rode a 2025 Zero S in February of this year when I was over in Melbourne for a conference, and goodness I loved the styling so much (see attached pics I took of it - note this is in Melbourne summer heat too!).
Honestly if I got any other Zero I'd consider getting a wrap in that white.
Honestly if I got any other Zero I'd consider getting a wrap in that white.
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I even test rode a 2025 Zero S in February of this year when I was over in Melbourne for a conference, and goodness I loved the styling so much (see attached pics I took of it - note this is in Melbourne summer heat too!).
Honestly if I got any other Zero I'd consider getting a wrap in that white.
Honestly if I got any other Zero I'd consider getting a wrap in that white.
Also, the partnership between Electric Motion and Yamaha Motor Japan that was announced a year ago is showing off their first concept, the YE-01 Racing. Don't know specs as yet, but I'm sure the design will have dirt-bike folks seriously interested.
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Also, the partnership between Electric Motion and Yamaha Motor Japan that was announced a year ago is showing off their first concept, the YE-01 Racing. Don't know specs as yet, but I'm sure the design will have dirt-bike folks seriously interested.
They're also saying a bigger 20.2kwh battery and that you can add just under 100km of range in 15 mins. It's also getting a NACS charging port for the US market (alongside the CCS2 one for the rest of the world), and bigger screens.
They also showed off a prototype of their upcoming scooter model.
They also showed off a prototype of their upcoming scooter model.
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
They're also saying a bigger 20.2kwh battery and that you can add just under 100km of range in 15 mins. It's also getting a NACS charging port for the US market (alongside the CCS2 one for the rest of the world), and bigger screens.
They also showed off a prototype of their upcoming scooter model.
They also showed off a prototype of their upcoming scooter model.
Then we have NIU, which is known in NZ as the most common electric scooter (ie moped-style scooter) manufacturer here. They're continuing their refinement of their lineup, including the new NQiX 1000 (125kph, 100km range, Google Maps inbuilt) and new high-tech-focused FQiX Series 150 & 300 models:
November 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Then we have NIU, which is known in NZ as the most common electric scooter (ie moped-style scooter) manufacturer here. They're continuing their refinement of their lineup, including the new NQiX 1000 (125kph, 100km range, Google Maps inbuilt) and new high-tech-focused FQiX Series 150 & 300 models:
Next up ... Royal Enfield showed off their new Flying Flea model (before the first model is on sale no less) which will be a scrambler variant, the FF.S6.
No word on specs just yet, but I imagine it's not too different from what the original Flying Flea variant will be, but it does look quite cool!
No word on specs just yet, but I imagine it's not too different from what the original Flying Flea variant will be, but it does look quite cool!
November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Next up ... Royal Enfield showed off their new Flying Flea model (before the first model is on sale no less) which will be a scrambler variant, the FF.S6.
No word on specs just yet, but I imagine it's not too different from what the original Flying Flea variant will be, but it does look quite cool!
No word on specs just yet, but I imagine it's not too different from what the original Flying Flea variant will be, but it does look quite cool!
However, Zero also revealed a new scooter, the LS1, with removable batteries, 115-170km of range, large storage under the seat, designed to be an affordable step into their lineup.
They also gave some concept prototype hints at what I think will be a 150cc equivalent 8.8kwh urban commuter: Lompico.
They also gave some concept prototype hints at what I think will be a 150cc equivalent 8.8kwh urban commuter: Lompico.
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
However, Zero also revealed a new scooter, the LS1, with removable batteries, 115-170km of range, large storage under the seat, designed to be an affordable step into their lineup.
They also gave some concept prototype hints at what I think will be a 150cc equivalent 8.8kwh urban commuter: Lompico.
They also gave some concept prototype hints at what I think will be a 150cc equivalent 8.8kwh urban commuter: Lompico.