Bryce
@brycepearce.bsky.social
Tāmaki Makaurau
Surf Lifeguard
Film and TV Safety Officer
Sometimes rides a bike
Surf Lifeguard
Film and TV Safety Officer
Sometimes rides a bike
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Not only keeping the lights on at the milking shed during a storm - keeping the irrigators going in the heat of summer when the grid is also struggling.👍
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
#renewables #solarsystems #agsky #Solarfarming #energysky
www.farmersweekly.co.nz/technology/s...
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
#renewables #solarsystems #agsky #Solarfarming #energysky
www.farmersweekly.co.nz/technology/s...
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
Fairbank Farms kept milking through a storm using solar and battery storage, cutting costs.
www.farmersweekly.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Not only keeping the lights on at the milking shed during a storm - keeping the irrigators going in the heat of summer when the grid is also struggling.👍
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
#renewables #solarsystems #agsky #Solarfarming #energysky
www.farmersweekly.co.nz/technology/s...
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
#renewables #solarsystems #agsky #Solarfarming #energysky
www.farmersweekly.co.nz/technology/s...
Does @chrishipkins.bsky.social stand by his statement:
“It comes after Labour leader Chris Hipkins, a potential coalition partner, hit out at the comments, saying they were "ill-informed, were unwise, in fact were stupid".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
“It comes after Labour leader Chris Hipkins, a potential coalition partner, hit out at the comments, saying they were "ill-informed, were unwise, in fact were stupid".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Green MP Tamatha Paul doubles down on criticism of police
She says a "visible police presence" makes people feel "more on edge."
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Does @chrishipkins.bsky.social stand by his statement:
“It comes after Labour leader Chris Hipkins, a potential coalition partner, hit out at the comments, saying they were "ill-informed, were unwise, in fact were stupid".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
“It comes after Labour leader Chris Hipkins, a potential coalition partner, hit out at the comments, saying they were "ill-informed, were unwise, in fact were stupid".
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Auckland Transport again rolling over and having their tummy scratched by Simeon Brown.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Auckland Transport again rolling over and having their tummy scratched by Simeon Brown.
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$29,990
V2l
nCap 5 star
65kW motor
30kwh/220km range
The BYD Atto 1, small, smart, safe, and cheap(*)!
V2l
nCap 5 star
65kW motor
30kwh/220km range
The BYD Atto 1, small, smart, safe, and cheap(*)!
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 AM
$29,990
V2l
nCap 5 star
65kW motor
30kwh/220km range
The BYD Atto 1, small, smart, safe, and cheap(*)!
V2l
nCap 5 star
65kW motor
30kwh/220km range
The BYD Atto 1, small, smart, safe, and cheap(*)!
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This is Eric does his work
This case points out fiddle with the Discount Rates and oh hello Roads of National Significance start getting BCRs over 1 where traditionally they would not
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/04/b...
This case points out fiddle with the Discount Rates and oh hello Roads of National Significance start getting BCRs over 1 where traditionally they would not
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/04/b...
Be careful what you wish for – new cost-benefit analysis paves paradise
Opinion: Critics wanted to reassess projects' merits to get environmental initiatives approved; instead they've ended up with more roads, writes Eric Crampton.
newsroom.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is Eric does his work
This case points out fiddle with the Discount Rates and oh hello Roads of National Significance start getting BCRs over 1 where traditionally they would not
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/04/b...
This case points out fiddle with the Discount Rates and oh hello Roads of National Significance start getting BCRs over 1 where traditionally they would not
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/04/b...
I don't know if it is coincidence or not but, Instagram seems to be dishing up a lot of right wing/white nationalistic posts on my timeline this morning.
Has Zuk lost his mind the the success of US elections yesterday?
Has Zuk lost his mind the the success of US elections yesterday?
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I don't know if it is coincidence or not but, Instagram seems to be dishing up a lot of right wing/white nationalistic posts on my timeline this morning.
Has Zuk lost his mind the the success of US elections yesterday?
Has Zuk lost his mind the the success of US elections yesterday?
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FYI here’s my Daily Chorus email/newsletter. Open to all today in full immediately. Many thanks to paying subscribers for your support to make this available publicly. #nzpol
thekaka.substack.com/p/thursdays-...
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Thursday's Chorus: 'Where are we moving these people to?'
Govt eyes 'move on' law to shift homeless out of city centres after building two (not a typo) more Housing First places; Watts throws climate policies on the bonfire the night before Guy Fawkes
thekaka.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
FYI here’s my Daily Chorus email/newsletter. Open to all today in full immediately. Many thanks to paying subscribers for your support to make this available publicly. #nzpol
thekaka.substack.com/p/thursdays-...
thekaka.substack.com/p/thursdays-...
The Auckland Lamborghini crash is up on TikTok and, you guessed it, the Lambo driver ran out of talent. Insurance company is going to love the dashcam footage.
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The Auckland Lamborghini crash is up on TikTok and, you guessed it, the Lambo driver ran out of talent. Insurance company is going to love the dashcam footage.
The absolute beauty about this is, if the next 4 years go well a bunch of people might, might, start to think “hey, this democratic socialism isn’t so bad’.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The absolute beauty about this is, if the next 4 years go well a bunch of people might, might, start to think “hey, this democratic socialism isn’t so bad’.
"We are doing everything we can." - Christopher Luxon 29th October, 2024
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"We are doing everything we can." - Christopher Luxon 29th October, 2024
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night:
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Government quietly loosens climate rules
An announcement at 8pm on Tuesday saw the Government delinking the ETS from the Paris Agreement and extending another emissions deadline by 25 years.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night:
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
- Decoupling the ETS from Paris
- Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years
- Delaying the public sector target by 25 years
- Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
If Len Brown doesn’t get to open the CRL, it’s a travesty. I’d even allow John Key to stand alongside.
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
If Len Brown doesn’t get to open the CRL, it’s a travesty. I’d even allow John Key to stand alongside.
Bravo to @meridianenergy.bsky.social socials person.
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Bravo to @meridianenergy.bsky.social socials person.
Is it possible that the new French owners will require more demanding measures around environment and climate?
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Is it possible that the new French owners will require more demanding measures around environment and climate?
The new Reeves Road flyover is proof of just moving the block to the next intersection. Now everyone is bitching about it. Used it last week. Just another flyover.
October 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The new Reeves Road flyover is proof of just moving the block to the next intersection. Now everyone is bitching about it. Used it last week. Just another flyover.
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Projects that build resilience. Look up Red River Floodway.
Looks boring as hell.
Looks boring as hell.
October 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Projects that build resilience. Look up Red River Floodway.
Looks boring as hell.
Looks boring as hell.
And why are Waiheke, Aotea etc not their own ward? Having the tied to Waitematā seems bonkers. These are not the same.
October 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
And why are Waiheke, Aotea etc not their own ward? Having the tied to Waitematā seems bonkers. These are not the same.
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"Attract people into cities with stuff that’s worth visiting, or that they can’t get online, like music, culture, history or public realm that encourages you to stay there a little longer.”
From dilapidation to delight: @patrickreynolds.bsky.social digs into CityEd's take on Manchester's revival. ❤️
From dilapidation to delight: @patrickreynolds.bsky.social digs into CityEd's take on Manchester's revival. ❤️
Manchester: an urban renewal case study - Greater Auckland
I lived in the UK in the 1980s, so whenever anyone describes the Auckland city centre as “dilapidated” (as the Herald did in an recent editorial), I can’t help chuckling. While we do have very real pr...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Attract people into cities with stuff that’s worth visiting, or that they can’t get online, like music, culture, history or public realm that encourages you to stay there a little longer.”
From dilapidation to delight: @patrickreynolds.bsky.social digs into CityEd's take on Manchester's revival. ❤️
From dilapidation to delight: @patrickreynolds.bsky.social digs into CityEd's take on Manchester's revival. ❤️
Hey, you know what could help people affected by recent storms - a climate emergency response fund.
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hey, you know what could help people affected by recent storms - a climate emergency response fund.
At Mr18’s graduation and, while education is never perfect, I thank the lucky stars he got through before these muppets got a chance to go out of their way to make it worse.
Vote for the tamariki, if nothing else.
Vote for the tamariki, if nothing else.
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
At Mr18’s graduation and, while education is never perfect, I thank the lucky stars he got through before these muppets got a chance to go out of their way to make it worse.
Vote for the tamariki, if nothing else.
Vote for the tamariki, if nothing else.
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Jesus fucking christ on a bike.
This is really REALLY BAD. This isn't history, it's propaganda.
This is really REALLY BAD. This isn't history, it's propaganda.
The new Social studies curriculum is atrocious in general, but I just want to shine a spotlight on the explicit retreading of literal Nazi propaganda that is woven through the year 10 content! Buckle up this shit is shocking!
October 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Jesus fucking christ on a bike.
This is really REALLY BAD. This isn't history, it's propaganda.
This is really REALLY BAD. This isn't history, it's propaganda.
I would really love a raised intersection outside our place.
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I would really love a raised intersection outside our place.
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wow, which common vaccine was it?
October 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
wow, which common vaccine was it?
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What was actually in the fine print of yesterday's roading announcement: a $40-to-$50 billion bill that we could not pay without bankrupting ourselves. This has been implicit for a long time and should be in the damn headlines. greaterauckland.substack.com/p/reality-bi...
Reality bites: RoNS will bankrupt the nation
The government’s mega-roads programme is now looking to cost an astonishing $40-50 billion, based on new documents released yesterday by the NZTA.On Monday, Transport Minister Chris Bishop touted the ...
greaterauckland.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
What was actually in the fine print of yesterday's roading announcement: a $40-to-$50 billion bill that we could not pay without bankrupting ourselves. This has been implicit for a long time and should be in the damn headlines. greaterauckland.substack.com/p/reality-bi...