Sacha
@sachadylan.bsky.social
Pakeha man from Aotearoa New Zealand. Community, tech, cities, health systems, politics, disability, design, culture, wit, whimsy..
'Cutting down Plan Change 120’s housing capacity won’t slow down growth. It will just limit where it can happen.
People will still need roads. They’ll still need public transport. Their homes will still need pipes.' @scootfoundation.bsky.social
#Auckland
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People will still need roads. They’ll still need public transport. Their homes will still need pipes.' @scootfoundation.bsky.social
#Auckland
archive.ph/L3L6U
Scott Caldwell: This housing back-down couldn’t be coming at a worse time for Auckland
OPINION: Inner-city hubs like Kingsland have lost 15% of locals aged 15-29 in five years.
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
'Cutting down Plan Change 120’s housing capacity won’t slow down growth. It will just limit where it can happen.
People will still need roads. They’ll still need public transport. Their homes will still need pipes.' @scootfoundation.bsky.social
#Auckland
archive.ph/L3L6U
People will still need roads. They’ll still need public transport. Their homes will still need pipes.' @scootfoundation.bsky.social
#Auckland
archive.ph/L3L6U
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Memory is a fragile thing in this moment, so it is important to keep in mind that Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his caucus against ICE funding earlier this week.
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Memory is a fragile thing in this moment, so it is important to keep in mind that Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his caucus against ICE funding earlier this week.
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Months into this, not one person in ICE or CBP or DHS or the White House has suffered a single visible consequence. Not fired, asked to resign, impeached, reprimanded, not even suspended, let alone arrested. Things will continue to deteriorate until that changes. That's it, that's the whole story.
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Months into this, not one person in ICE or CBP or DHS or the White House has suffered a single visible consequence. Not fired, asked to resign, impeached, reprimanded, not even suspended, let alone arrested. Things will continue to deteriorate until that changes. That's it, that's the whole story.
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Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
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Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: "I don't know. You kill a man and then you just leave? You're law enforcement and you just leave? Is there a single case in American history where you just, like, walk away and say, 'I guess that just happened and we're not going to clean up our mess'?"
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: "I don't know. You kill a man and then you just leave? You're law enforcement and you just leave? Is there a single case in American history where you just, like, walk away and say, 'I guess that just happened and we're not going to clean up our mess'?"
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locals are gathering and clearing police tape from the place of the execution; changing this space into something that shows respect to the man gunned down
January 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM
locals are gathering and clearing police tape from the place of the execution; changing this space into something that shows respect to the man gunned down
Impressed by Auckland Transport's very concise advert for the Western eXpress bus route.
Blurry: WX1 Every 10 mins them wheels gonna spin
YouTube video by Video ad upload channel for 538-510-3187
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Impressed by Auckland Transport's very concise advert for the Western eXpress bus route.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Not enough hi viz mate.
January 24, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Not enough hi viz mate.
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“The notion that ever more garish clothing will compensate for distracted driving is a convenient fiction. No amount of fluorescent fabric can counteract the motorist scrolling on their phone or the driver travelling too fast.”
Sophie McDermott
#cycling #driving #danger #roadsafety
Sophie McDermott
#cycling #driving #danger #roadsafety
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 AM
“The notion that ever more garish clothing will compensate for distracted driving is a convenient fiction. No amount of fluorescent fabric can counteract the motorist scrolling on their phone or the driver travelling too fast.”
Sophie McDermott
#cycling #driving #danger #roadsafety
Sophie McDermott
#cycling #driving #danger #roadsafety
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Violence at home and abroad.
Based on all the information from OSINT and other sources, I believe Sunday night is the most likely beginning of the operational window for possible U.S. actions against Iran.
January 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Violence at home and abroad.
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Consequences continue... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults
Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Consequences continue... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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To my pals in the US, you know I love you but you also know a boycott would do more to help change direction at this point than pretending it's safe.
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
To my pals in the US, you know I love you but you also know a boycott would do more to help change direction at this point than pretending it's safe.
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Last year, I purposefully routed my trip to England to avoid the USA.
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Last year, I purposefully routed my trip to England to avoid the USA.
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
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9 years ago tonight I drunkenly mixed these two up and I still haven't healed emotionally
January 24, 2026 at 7:46 AM
9 years ago tonight I drunkenly mixed these two up and I still haven't healed emotionally
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Imagine how bad that would be if we’d be hooked on LNG and imported that inflation too.
January 24, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Imagine how bad that would be if we’d be hooked on LNG and imported that inflation too.
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Always worth a re-post when we get an update.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.
January 24, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Always worth a re-post when we get an update.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.
Amazes me that Govt get away with saying they have done anything notable to 'tame inflation'. Our peak was relatively low (we weren't exposed to global gas prices 😌), and, over the last year, Govt decisions have demonstrably increased CPI.
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Last election, climate change was barely mentioned. We cannot let the climate emergency fall by the wayside again. We know what the issues are and we have solutions for adaptation. We also need an education program to help folks recognise the warning signs #nzpol
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Last election, climate change was barely mentioned. We cannot let the climate emergency fall by the wayside again. We know what the issues are and we have solutions for adaptation. We also need an education program to help folks recognise the warning signs #nzpol
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We had funding for these types of actions. It was the Climate Emergency Response Fund but the government closed that in 2024 so now there is no dedicated funding to prepare for future floods, slips, fires and other climate disasters www.treasury.govt.nz/information-...
The Climate Emergency Response Fund
The Climate Emergency Response Fund is now closed.At Budget 2024, the Government confirmed its decision to close the Climate Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
www.treasury.govt.nz
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 AM
We had funding for these types of actions. It was the Climate Emergency Response Fund but the government closed that in 2024 so now there is no dedicated funding to prepare for future floods, slips, fires and other climate disasters www.treasury.govt.nz/information-...
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Slips have always been part of the landscape of Aotearoa but with deforestation and increased heavy rain events under climate change, they are going to become more frequent and widespread. Sadly we have learnt nothing from the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle just 3 years ago. 🧵
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Slips have always been part of the landscape of Aotearoa but with deforestation and increased heavy rain events under climate change, they are going to become more frequent and widespread. Sadly we have learnt nothing from the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle just 3 years ago. 🧵
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A thread for anyone who might not think NZ native plants are beautiful.
i’m going to try to remember when the flowers bloom, rn it’s ngaio, ti kōuka, whau, rewrewa and hinau. rangiora is finishing and kōtukutuku seems to always bloom. what else?
breezy evening and the path was be-bloomed including these darling little hinau flowers, one of my faves.
breezy evening and the path was be-bloomed including these darling little hinau flowers, one of my faves.
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 AM
A thread for anyone who might not think NZ native plants are beautiful.
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I look forward to joining millions in crushing those dreams.
Tech giants are betting that we are finally ready to invite a persistent digital device into our lives
Why Apple and OpenAI are reportedly betting on AI hardware in 2026
Tech giants are betting that we are finally ready to invite a persistent digital device into our lives
www.scientificamerican.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:28 AM
I look forward to joining millions in crushing those dreams.