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AshleyC
@ashleykiwi.bsky.social
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Ōtāutahi 4eva (after stints in other larger & smaller places). Outspoken, shades of green, red & teal.

Environment Canterbury Councillor for the Christchurch Northeast/ Ōrei constituency

www.campbell4ecan.nz
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The sound of late summer in the Dallington red zone #Ōtautahi
February 14, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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Andrea Vance at her scathing best
February 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Call me negative, but I'm thinking that cutting spending on drinking water and wastewater may not be a very good idea right now...
sarainchch.bsky.social TheSarapocalypse @sarainchch.bsky.social · 1d
CCC Mayor and councillors approved a draft annual plan with $33m less proposed to be spent on drinking water pipes & pumps and $44m less on wastewater pipes & pumps than proposed in the LTP. The LTP had already pushed out funding for 3 years from the previous one, inspite of inflation 🤷‍♀️
Photo of a laptop screen showing a lot of lines of numbers in a budget. Hard to read, but all the red highlighted bits (a lot) are cuts to drinking water budget lines. Screenshot of an article from The Press in 2024 reads "The risk of pipes bursting along Christchurch’s ageing water infrastructure network is not going away, as councillors consider not funding a third of priority projects. The city’s water infrastructure is described as “sweating” in the council’s own draft long term plan, but staff told councillors on Tuesday it will make do with the budget it gets. As it stands, in the draft long term plan (council’s 10 year budget) the team won’t have the funding to tackle its backlog of asset renewals for four more years."
February 14, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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Anyone for water reform?
February 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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Ex-term-in-ate! Ex-term-in-ate
February 13, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Only 3 rows, but all day

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February 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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Today's harvest. @flaneuse1.bsky.social the black cherry tomatoes have grown well and are now ripening. Other tomatoes are Purple Cherokee from saved seed, yellow cherry and medium red from saved seed. Peach tree from red-zone foraged stone. Yellow beans & blueberries
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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Not today
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February 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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It's the middle of summer and I've caught a friggin cold
February 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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That was really tricky - right up to the point where it wasn't
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February 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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There goes that theory!
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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On this te rā o Waitangi, a flag design has been offered up on Threads. Infinitely superior to anything we've been offered before IMHO
www.threads.com/@flagsforaus...
Flags for AUS (@flagsforaustralia) on Threads
Aotearoa / New Zealand flag proposal: Te Ara Wai. Based on the strong camaraderie and close historical ties between New Zealand and Australia, I explored a new design for New Zealand that follows the ...
www.threads.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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Relatively quick today
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February 4, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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Excellent
February 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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NEWSFLASH: I agree with Mike Yardley
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Lax enforcement is costing the city millions of dollars
OPINION: The 2028 goal of having 20,000 central city residents is being cannibalised.
www.thepress.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Streets of Minneapolis now has a video
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 30, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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A bit tricky today. Took time, if not lines
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January 29, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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One News finally giving the chaos in the US the prominence it deserves by featuring it in its promo
January 25, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Reposted by AshleyC
jeffrueter.bsky.social
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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Ōtautahi peeps - who has heard, or used, the term "Linwood tree tunnel". It's a new one on me, but I quite like it 🌳🌳🌳
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by AshleyC
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They said this couldn't be done. They said, no way people would stop working, and march out on a Friday to protest. They said no city has had a successful General Strike. They were all wrong. This is Minneapolis. This is Minnesota. And these people care about their neighbors and community. Bravo!
January 24, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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Seeing these videos here and on Threads. Huge numbers out protesting
simonwdc.bsky.social Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 22d
Incredible. The people of Minnesota are inspiring a nation.
faeryqueene73.bsky.social Tanya 🧚‍♀️👑 @faeryqueene73.bsky.social · 22d
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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All the rows, but very quick
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January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Stand by for incoming Ōtautahi
(sound up)
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January 23, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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The low and long rumble of distant thunder
January 23, 2026 at 12:50 AM