Bad Guitar Player
@nzstever.bsky.social
IT by day, Improv Comedy by night. Lover of e-bikes, good food and wine, family and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Have just completed the Kaikohe to Horeke section of the Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coast Cycle Trail. Didn’t see another soul all day! Grade 2-3, everything from forest glades to wide open river valleys. Stayed at Poneke Lodge. Both recommended but maybe not in 34 degree weather, like today☀️😎#nzbike
January 10, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Have just completed the Kaikohe to Horeke section of the Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coast Cycle Trail. Didn’t see another soul all day! Grade 2-3, everything from forest glades to wide open river valleys. Stayed at Poneke Lodge. Both recommended but maybe not in 34 degree weather, like today☀️😎#nzbike
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The Spanish version is “the left liberates, the right oppresses” and once I learned that, both screws and politics made more sense
the single line that has saved me the most hassle in my life is "lefty loosey righty tighty"
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The Spanish version is “the left liberates, the right oppresses” and once I learned that, both screws and politics made more sense
Lots of context to the invasion Venezuela here. Maduro has clearly overplayed his hand (this is not me agreeing with Trump invading the country and kidnapping it’s leader - just to be clear).
Essential reading for folks trying to sort through the role of Big Oil in the US invasion of Venezuela.
Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Lots of context to the invasion Venezuela here. Maduro has clearly overplayed his hand (this is not me agreeing with Trump invading the country and kidnapping it’s leader - just to be clear).
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My little boy loves Captain America, and he boos whenever he sees Trump on TV. He gets that Cap would be fighting the Trump regime, and suggests that Trump is likely the Red Skull in disguise.
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
My little boy loves Captain America, and he boos whenever he sees Trump on TV. He gets that Cap would be fighting the Trump regime, and suggests that Trump is likely the Red Skull in disguise.
Happy New Year all. If 2025 taught me anything, it was to seize the day, because who knows what’s around the corner? 🤔🥰
December 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Happy New Year all. If 2025 taught me anything, it was to seize the day, because who knows what’s around the corner? 🤔🥰
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For the price of less than ONE of National's Roads of National Party Significance you could expand the cycle network right across the motu, returning benefits easily 10x (so $12.8b) of what we have now (which is already formidable at $1.28b).
And more than RoNS will EVER return to Aotearoa 🚲 👇
And more than RoNS will EVER return to Aotearoa 🚲 👇
So cycling tourism particularly in the South Island is worth $1.28b to our national economy. And it will only expand.
NOW IMAGINE boosting cycle tourism even further into our big cities!
Exploring Auckland by e bike would be quite scenic given its very diverse geography!
voakl.net/2025/12/03/m...
NOW IMAGINE boosting cycle tourism even further into our big cities!
Exploring Auckland by e bike would be quite scenic given its very diverse geography!
voakl.net/2025/12/03/m...
Making Cycling Work for YOU and Your City!
Using Urban Simulator to illustrate how cycling can work for you So, you have medium density being built in your city, businesses want to establish or expand as a consequence of that medium density…
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December 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
For the price of less than ONE of National's Roads of National Party Significance you could expand the cycle network right across the motu, returning benefits easily 10x (so $12.8b) of what we have now (which is already formidable at $1.28b).
And more than RoNS will EVER return to Aotearoa 🚲 👇
And more than RoNS will EVER return to Aotearoa 🚲 👇
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Great article in The Press today.
“…cycling is no longer just a weekend hobby. It has become a small but serious part of the South Island economy – from tourism operators and motels to bike shops, and city transport budgets.”
Interesting to note the % increase in e-bikes local bike shops are
“…cycling is no longer just a weekend hobby. It has become a small but serious part of the South Island economy – from tourism operators and motels to bike shops, and city transport budgets.”
Interesting to note the % increase in e-bikes local bike shops are
The rise of the cycle economy: From trail towns to e-bikes
From billion-dollar rail trails and grey-haired e-bikers to packed Christchurch cycleways – we map how cycling quietly became one of the South Island’s most important little economies.
www.thepress.co.nz
December 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Great article in The Press today.
“…cycling is no longer just a weekend hobby. It has become a small but serious part of the South Island economy – from tourism operators and motels to bike shops, and city transport budgets.”
Interesting to note the % increase in e-bikes local bike shops are
“…cycling is no longer just a weekend hobby. It has become a small but serious part of the South Island economy – from tourism operators and motels to bike shops, and city transport budgets.”
Interesting to note the % increase in e-bikes local bike shops are
Realising that the 1st week of my summer holidays was all about Christmas, and the 2nd week will be all about watching it rain 🙄
December 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Realising that the 1st week of my summer holidays was all about Christmas, and the 2nd week will be all about watching it rain 🙄
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You need to read this story.
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
You need to read this story.
Repost with your Christmas tree 🌲
December 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Repost with your Christmas tree 🌲
Merry Christmas y’all. I hope it’s a truely blessed day. Remember, amongst the hubbub, to breath it in. We’ll only be this young once, may as well enjoy it. 🥰🎄
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Merry Christmas y’all. I hope it’s a truely blessed day. Remember, amongst the hubbub, to breath it in. We’ll only be this young once, may as well enjoy it. 🥰🎄
F*ck me. I’m still mourning my Mum passing 2 weeks ago and now I’ve just heard one of our oldest friends has left us as well! She was in her early 60’s and her hubby woke up to her having a seizure and then she stopped breathing. I no longer know how to navigate Christmas Eve.
December 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
F*ck me. I’m still mourning my Mum passing 2 weeks ago and now I’ve just heard one of our oldest friends has left us as well! She was in her early 60’s and her hubby woke up to her having a seizure and then she stopped breathing. I no longer know how to navigate Christmas Eve.
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This is truly the most wonderful time of year, when followers of the life and teachings of Satsu come together to celebrate Satsumas.
December 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is truly the most wonderful time of year, when followers of the life and teachings of Satsu come together to celebrate Satsumas.
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"The Ministry of Justice found 80.2 percent of submitters opposed the bill, with 0.5 percent supporting it."
In a shock move, NACTFirst heavy committee approves law that favours them even though voters hate it.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
In a shock move, NACTFirst heavy committee approves law that favours them even though voters hate it.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"The Ministry of Justice found 80.2 percent of submitters opposed the bill, with 0.5 percent supporting it."
In a shock move, NACTFirst heavy committee approves law that favours them even though voters hate it.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
In a shock move, NACTFirst heavy committee approves law that favours them even though voters hate it.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
My Mum (91) died in her sleep at North Shore Hospital a few weeks ago. I got the call at 6am to say she’d gone and the family gathered to say our goodbyes. The staff had laid her out with a single flower in her chest and tuned a radio to RNZ Concert. It was a beautiful, respectful gesture. (1/2)
December 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My Mum (91) died in her sleep at North Shore Hospital a few weeks ago. I got the call at 6am to say she’d gone and the family gathered to say our goodbyes. The staff had laid her out with a single flower in her chest and tuned a radio to RNZ Concert. It was a beautiful, respectful gesture. (1/2)
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@misterbailey.bsky.social did you see this yesterday? 😂
December 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
@misterbailey.bsky.social did you see this yesterday? 😂
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#nzpol What is this crime causing National/NZ First/ ACT government doing about this abhorent cult? Why has Tamaki not lost all of his tax exemptions? Why hasn't there been more legal action taken against him and his followers?
Brian Tamaki's gang-like cult today disrupted a Sikh community event in Manurewa today - Destiny Church is the biggest threat in this country and we need to start actively confronting them.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
#nzpol What is this crime causing National/NZ First/ ACT government doing about this abhorent cult? Why has Tamaki not lost all of his tax exemptions? Why hasn't there been more legal action taken against him and his followers?
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I'd they can't see a 3 foot tall yellow bollard, against a background of city brown and grey, they definitely will not see your child, no matter the color of clothing they wear.
An American beast. Tamed.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
December 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'd they can't see a 3 foot tall yellow bollard, against a background of city brown and grey, they definitely will not see your child, no matter the color of clothing they wear.
Wife and I went Christmas Shopping yesterday. 11,659 steps, according to my iPhone! #fitnessgoals
December 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Wife and I went Christmas Shopping yesterday. 11,659 steps, according to my iPhone! #fitnessgoals
A milk replacement that actually tastes like milk could completely upend the NZ economy #nzpol open.substack.com/chat/posts/e...
Tim in The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Not a fan of Eric Crampton, but he's right that this inevitable future has been coming for some time. Our dairy farmers (and their politician cheerleaders) should have a chat to their contemporaries i...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A milk replacement that actually tastes like milk could completely upend the NZ economy #nzpol open.substack.com/chat/posts/e...
VERY excited to hear that John Campbell has been named as co-host on RNZ Morning Report. This is going to be epic in an election year! #nzpol
December 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
VERY excited to hear that John Campbell has been named as co-host on RNZ Morning Report. This is going to be epic in an election year! #nzpol
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So, turns out 'low productivity' isn't the fault of us lowly worker drones after all, who would have thought...
#nzpol
#nzpol
New Zealand’s economic complexity has fallen over the last two decades🧵🧪
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
So, turns out 'low productivity' isn't the fault of us lowly worker drones after all, who would have thought...
#nzpol
#nzpol
Thansk for another great year, Bluesky peeps. This year on Bluesky I wrote 159 posts and 668 replies. I received 1,639 likes, whereas 53 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "its" and 😂! ("its"??????) www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
nzstever.bsky.social's Bluesky Wrapped 2025
Check out nzstever.bsky.social's year on Bluesky!
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December 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Thansk for another great year, Bluesky peeps. This year on Bluesky I wrote 159 posts and 668 replies. I received 1,639 likes, whereas 53 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "its" and 😂! ("its"??????) www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
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You were not put here on earth to answer emails. Sometimes you just have to delete them and move on.
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Help Me Hera: A festive miscellany of advice
A smorgasbord of wisdom for almost every possible situation.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
You were not put here on earth to answer emails. Sometimes you just have to delete them and move on.
thespinoff.co.nz/society/18-1...
thespinoff.co.nz/society/18-1...
No-one could have seen this coming 🙄
The coalition govt's genius plans for cutting red tape and returning back to "locality" has been delivered.
#nzpol
#nzpol
December 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
No-one could have seen this coming 🙄