Allan Taunt
@allantaunt.bsky.social
❤️💚🖤 Always looking for ways to help create stronger communities and improve the environment. YIMBY. 🌿🦎🚲🌏
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Today is World Bicycle Day - enjoy the bike rides people!
Thank you for your waves, smiles and support, it is very much appreciated 🚲❤️
Ngā mihi nui
Thank you for your waves, smiles and support, it is very much appreciated 🚲❤️
Ngā mihi nui
June 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Today is World Bicycle Day - enjoy the bike rides people!
Thank you for your waves, smiles and support, it is very much appreciated 🚲❤️
Ngā mihi nui
Thank you for your waves, smiles and support, it is very much appreciated 🚲❤️
Ngā mihi nui
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It’s disappointing to see our government ignore the advice of road safety experts in New Zealand and around the world by repealing this legislation. Slower streets enhance safety, build community, and improve neighborhoods! (1/3)
September 29, 2024 at 8:07 AM
It’s disappointing to see our government ignore the advice of road safety experts in New Zealand and around the world by repealing this legislation. Slower streets enhance safety, build community, and improve neighborhoods! (1/3)
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For Road safety week, Spokes would like to highlight the efforts of Christchurch City Council and its staff in designing and providing some great cycling infrastructure that provides safe routes through our city. (1/3)
May 24, 2024 at 12:27 AM
For Road safety week, Spokes would like to highlight the efforts of Christchurch City Council and its staff in designing and providing some great cycling infrastructure that provides safe routes through our city. (1/3)
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We have to do a better job protecting young women from the trolling and brutality of politics
January 15, 2024 at 11:58 PM
We have to do a better job protecting young women from the trolling and brutality of politics
This is a rough call… part way through day one in 2024 and the health app tells me this year’s average activity energy is below that of 2023.
I don’t think I’ll get too concerned - there’s plenty more bike rides and walks to be had this year 🚲🚶🏽🙂
I don’t think I’ll get too concerned - there’s plenty more bike rides and walks to be had this year 🚲🚶🏽🙂
January 1, 2024 at 2:58 AM
This is a rough call… part way through day one in 2024 and the health app tells me this year’s average activity energy is below that of 2023.
I don’t think I’ll get too concerned - there’s plenty more bike rides and walks to be had this year 🚲🚶🏽🙂
I don’t think I’ll get too concerned - there’s plenty more bike rides and walks to be had this year 🚲🚶🏽🙂
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Kia ora e hoa mā ❤️
You know more te reo Māori than you think you do, and that's a good thing
COMMENT: Research shows New Zealanders who can’t speak te reo Māori can define about 70 kupu (words).
www.stuff.co.nz
December 31, 2023 at 8:35 PM
Kia ora e hoa mā ❤️
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NEW: New Zealand’s new Transport Minister has halted dozens of important local council projects designed to encourage biking, walking and public transport ridership across the country, to reduce car dependency.
Likely just the start of the damage that the new right-wing govt will do to Kiwi cities.
Likely just the start of the damage that the new right-wing govt will do to Kiwi cities.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown slams brakes on cycling and walking projects | Newshub
Simeon Brown said the cycling and walking initiatives were a waste of time and money.
t.co
December 18, 2023 at 10:33 PM
NEW: New Zealand’s new Transport Minister has halted dozens of important local council projects designed to encourage biking, walking and public transport ridership across the country, to reduce car dependency.
Likely just the start of the damage that the new right-wing govt will do to Kiwi cities.
Likely just the start of the damage that the new right-wing govt will do to Kiwi cities.
Active transport (travelling via wheelchair, walking, cycling and similar) is very good for people’s health.
Decisions being made by this National Government will create a load on our health system that will be expensive and unmanageable.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/transport...
Decisions being made by this National Government will create a load on our health system that will be expensive and unmanageable.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/transport...
'Embarrassing': Simeon Brown criticised for halting cycling and walking initiatives
The Transport Minister said cycling and walking initiatives are a waste of time and money.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 17, 2023 at 11:02 PM
Active transport (travelling via wheelchair, walking, cycling and similar) is very good for people’s health.
Decisions being made by this National Government will create a load on our health system that will be expensive and unmanageable.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/transport...
Decisions being made by this National Government will create a load on our health system that will be expensive and unmanageable.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/transport...
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Smokefree repeal protest in Auckland, Wellington as pressure piles on Govt’s tobacco laws
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/smokefr...
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/smokefr...
Smokefree protest: Hundreds gather at Beehive and Auckland for anti-Govt rally
Hāpai Te Hauora will present a 45,000-signature petition to Parliament today.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 13, 2023 at 1:31 AM
Smokefree repeal protest in Auckland, Wellington as pressure piles on Govt’s tobacco laws
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/smokefr...
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/smokefr...
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This maiden speech is wonderful. Powerful, emotional, and focused on a future of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga. A future that is right there within our grasp... as long as we don't sit back and let this government take it away. Toitū te Tiriti!
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/12/t...
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/12/t...
'This was not the plan': Youngest MP in 170 years challenges Govt
Three MPs gave their maiden speeches in Parliament today, including Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Ōtaki MP Tim Costly, and Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris.
www.1news.co.nz
December 12, 2023 at 7:56 AM
This maiden speech is wonderful. Powerful, emotional, and focused on a future of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga. A future that is right there within our grasp... as long as we don't sit back and let this government take it away. Toitū te Tiriti!
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/12/t...
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/12/t...
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Shocking. I can’t stress enough how unusual it is for Cabinet to leak like this, or how seriously we should take this assault on our democratic process.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Second leak.
And it reveals the government doesn’t want to have the standard checks in place on its first pieces of legislation.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
#nzpol #hooligans
And it reveals the government doesn’t want to have the standard checks in place on its first pieces of legislation.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
#nzpol #hooligans
December 8, 2023 at 7:01 AM
Shocking. I can’t stress enough how unusual it is for Cabinet to leak like this, or how seriously we should take this assault on our democratic process.
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Also Brooke van Velden lied to Cabinet about who she had consulted. Total contempt for her fellow ministers and the Cabinet Manual. www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...
Fair Pay Agreements: Leaked Cabinet paper reveals Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden at ...
Inflation may be a major concern for Luxon but he's now got a new one, leaks.
www.newshub.co.nz
December 4, 2023 at 6:03 AM
Also Brooke van Velden lied to Cabinet about who she had consulted. Total contempt for her fellow ministers and the Cabinet Manual. www.newshub.co.nz/home/politic...
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Andrew Hoggard, ex-Fed Farmers and new ACT Minister, listed as contributor to Daily Telegraph NZ , which is currently spreading Liz Gunn's fatuous vax claims and has pages of anti-vax articles dailytelegraph.co.nz/category/cov... Please, someone in the media challenge him on this.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Liz Gunn emergency message, whistleblower's house 'surrounded by police' - Daily Telegraph NZ
Liz Gunn: Police surround houses of two persons involved in the recent Ministry of Health data release.
dailytelegraph.co.nz
December 4, 2023 at 12:32 AM
Andrew Hoggard, ex-Fed Farmers and new ACT Minister, listed as contributor to Daily Telegraph NZ , which is currently spreading Liz Gunn's fatuous vax claims and has pages of anti-vax articles dailytelegraph.co.nz/category/cov... Please, someone in the media challenge him on this.
#nzpol
#nzpol
National have talked a lot about getting tough on crime. Misleading the public on this scale is a crime, misrepresenting data that affects people’s health is a serious matter.
Media needs to ask Luxon how he’s going to get tough on disinformation.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/te-whatu-...
Media needs to ask Luxon how he’s going to get tough on disinformation.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/te-whatu-...
'Truly distressing': Woman who lost parents during pandemic furious over Te Whatu Ora vaccination da...
Te Whatu Ora says it is doing 'everything [it] can' to respond to the incident.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 3, 2023 at 7:33 AM
National have talked a lot about getting tough on crime. Misleading the public on this scale is a crime, misrepresenting data that affects people’s health is a serious matter.
Media needs to ask Luxon how he’s going to get tough on disinformation.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/te-whatu-...
Media needs to ask Luxon how he’s going to get tough on disinformation.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/te-whatu-...
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IDK who needs to hear this but diversity initiatives in healthcare are not about lowering standards they are about creating additional pathways to achieving the standard.
November 30, 2023 at 9:16 PM
IDK who needs to hear this but diversity initiatives in healthcare are not about lowering standards they are about creating additional pathways to achieving the standard.
The National led Government is fuelling the fire of racism. We must call it out in every form, including when that racism appears in Local Government.
Here a couple of racist individuals take exception to the name Ōtautahi. Well done those Elected Members that remove racist comments like this.
Here a couple of racist individuals take exception to the name Ōtautahi. Well done those Elected Members that remove racist comments like this.
November 30, 2023 at 10:05 AM
The National led Government is fuelling the fire of racism. We must call it out in every form, including when that racism appears in Local Government.
Here a couple of racist individuals take exception to the name Ōtautahi. Well done those Elected Members that remove racist comments like this.
Here a couple of racist individuals take exception to the name Ōtautahi. Well done those Elected Members that remove racist comments like this.
These youth need stability to help them to a good path. It is a serious fail from Erica Stanford and National not to continue funding The Kauri Centre. Also, more centres like this are needed.
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zea...
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zea...
Fears mainstream teachers will not cope as acclaimed Kauri Centre for troubled youth closes | Newshu...
It's prompting fears that troubled youngsters and ram raiders will end up back on the streets.
www.newshub.co.nz
November 30, 2023 at 9:04 AM
These youth need stability to help them to a good path. It is a serious fail from Erica Stanford and National not to continue funding The Kauri Centre. Also, more centres like this are needed.
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zea...
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zea...
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Canterbury needs to nearly halve levels of nitrogen polluting our rivers and lakes just to meet minimum water quality standards. Impossible without real change to what and how we farm www.thepress.co.nz/environment/...
November 29, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Canterbury needs to nearly halve levels of nitrogen polluting our rivers and lakes just to meet minimum water quality standards. Impossible without real change to what and how we farm www.thepress.co.nz/environment/...
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Young people can help solve the climate crisis. Let’s give them a seat at the table
Young people can help solve the climate crisis. Let’s give them a seat at the table
Success at Cop28 and in the future lies in equipping a new generation to lead the transition to a greener planet. Countries such as Kenya have already laid the groundwork
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2023 at 7:37 AM
Young people can help solve the climate crisis. Let’s give them a seat at the table
Having to defend the use of te reo Māori tells us Aotearoa New Zealand has much to do to improve inclusion and value diversity.
Language from a country’s indigenous peoples must be well supported and unconditionally accepted. Anything short of that is racism.
Language from a country’s indigenous peoples must be well supported and unconditionally accepted. Anything short of that is racism.
New Zealand's central bank defends Maori language use
New Zealand's central bank defends Maori language use
New Zealand’s central bank chief defended its use of the Maori language in official communications on Wednesday, as the country’s new centre-right government looks to roll back the use of the Indigenous language in the public sector.
www.reuters.com
November 29, 2023 at 10:01 AM
Having to defend the use of te reo Māori tells us Aotearoa New Zealand has much to do to improve inclusion and value diversity.
Language from a country’s indigenous peoples must be well supported and unconditionally accepted. Anything short of that is racism.
Language from a country’s indigenous peoples must be well supported and unconditionally accepted. Anything short of that is racism.
Tenants will not benefit from this landlord payday.
In addition every teacher, caregiver, nurse, cleaner, support worker, community worker, and those in similar occupations have got to be disgusted by this. This National led Government will make it tough for those that give their all for society.
In addition every teacher, caregiver, nurse, cleaner, support worker, community worker, and those in similar occupations have got to be disgusted by this. This National led Government will make it tough for those that give their all for society.
November 29, 2023 at 8:36 AM
Tenants will not benefit from this landlord payday.
In addition every teacher, caregiver, nurse, cleaner, support worker, community worker, and those in similar occupations have got to be disgusted by this. This National led Government will make it tough for those that give their all for society.
In addition every teacher, caregiver, nurse, cleaner, support worker, community worker, and those in similar occupations have got to be disgusted by this. This National led Government will make it tough for those that give their all for society.
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If you want to petition the new government to keep the Smokefree Act of 1990 and amendments, please voice your support here: petitions.parliament.nz/a2eaafbd-ded... Repost for visibility 🫶🏼
Petitions - New Zealand Parliament
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
petitions.parliament.nz
November 29, 2023 at 3:51 AM
If you want to petition the new government to keep the Smokefree Act of 1990 and amendments, please voice your support here: petitions.parliament.nz/a2eaafbd-ded... Repost for visibility 🫶🏼
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Whilst reading this is hugely embarrassing, they ARE asking for comments. Go!
#nzpol
#nzpol
New Zealand smoking ban: Health experts criticise new government's shock reversal
Health experts are appalled as the new government plans to repeal the policy to fund tax cuts.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2023 at 4:35 AM
Whilst reading this is hugely embarrassing, they ARE asking for comments. Go!
#nzpol
#nzpol
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I've seen a lot of people talking about using the #OIA to hold the government to account. Here are my rules for effective #OIA requests #NZPol norightturn.blogspot.com/2022/03/rule...
Rules for effective OIA requests
After seeing one too many terrible requests over FYI , I've tried to put together some basic rules on how to make an effective OIA request. ...
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November 28, 2023 at 2:04 AM
I've seen a lot of people talking about using the #OIA to hold the government to account. Here are my rules for effective #OIA requests #NZPol norightturn.blogspot.com/2022/03/rule...