Zaphod Harkonnen
@tfg.nz
Random weekend Metlink service. Bike capacity fully used.
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Random weekend Metlink service. Bike capacity fully used.
Just normal WLG/NZWN wind. I swear you could replace the windsock with a painted bit of plywood and it would be weeks until anyone noticed. 🤣 #avgeek
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Just normal WLG/NZWN wind. I swear you could replace the windsock with a painted bit of plywood and it would be weeks until anyone noticed. 🤣 #avgeek
Ended up uploading this incident by itself as it was so egregious. It's pretty galling to keep experiencing this when councillor Tony Randle is proud for having stopped safe cycling infrastructure in Jville. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8-3... Police complaint already laid. #nzpol
Didi driver QMQ329 passing dangerously over cyclelane.
YouTube video by James S (ZaphodHarkonnen)
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November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Ended up uploading this incident by itself as it was so egregious. It's pretty galling to keep experiencing this when councillor Tony Randle is proud for having stopped safe cycling infrastructure in Jville. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8-3... Police complaint already laid. #nzpol
And my latest experience of drivers not giving a fuck. youtu.be/NzwKSEksHbQ Got to love it when you're in the cyclelane and they'll still effectively try to run you over. 😐 #cycling #fuckcars #wellington #poneke
2 drivers in Jville thinking cyclists aren't there.
YouTube video by James S (ZaphodHarkonnen)
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November 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
And my latest experience of drivers not giving a fuck. youtu.be/NzwKSEksHbQ Got to love it when you're in the cyclelane and they'll still effectively try to run you over. 😐 #cycling #fuckcars #wellington #poneke
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Why can’t they say it?
October 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why can’t they say it?
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The new Wellington City Council will include 5 Labour councillors and 4 Green councillors, plus Andrew Little, giving the two party "coalition" an increased governing majority - 10 out of 16 votes, compared to 8 under the previous council.
October 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The new Wellington City Council will include 5 Labour councillors and 4 Green councillors, plus Andrew Little, giving the two party "coalition" an increased governing majority - 10 out of 16 votes, compared to 8 under the previous council.
Congrats to @ponekeben.bsky.social for being re-elected in the first round for Takapū ward. Might not always agree with him but he's got a solid brain and heart. 👍👍 #nzpol
October 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Congrats to @ponekeben.bsky.social for being re-elected in the first round for Takapū ward. Might not always agree with him but he's got a solid brain and heart. 👍👍 #nzpol
Seeing @ponekeben.bsky.social get over twice as many votes as the next two candidates is pretty impressive. Of course the conservative bloc will ignore the clear intention of the electorate as a whole.
October 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Seeing @ponekeben.bsky.social get over twice as many votes as the next two candidates is pretty impressive. Of course the conservative bloc will ignore the clear intention of the electorate as a whole.
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In today’s NZ Herald
September 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
I was watching a recovered film about aircraft emergency kit maintenance during WWII and it had some banger lines. 🤣
> “When we are positive the raft is as empty as a Hitler promise.”
>
> “It must be tied as tightly as Goering into an ersatz girdle.”
> “When we are positive the raft is as empty as a Hitler promise.”
>
> “It must be tied as tightly as Goering into an ersatz girdle.”
September 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I was watching a recovered film about aircraft emergency kit maintenance during WWII and it had some banger lines. 🤣
> “When we are positive the raft is as empty as a Hitler promise.”
>
> “It must be tied as tightly as Goering into an ersatz girdle.”
> “When we are positive the raft is as empty as a Hitler promise.”
>
> “It must be tied as tightly as Goering into an ersatz girdle.”
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Ice agent struck by sandwich seeks counseling, says he can't even walk through deli without fearing for his life and has been diagnosed with BLTSD
August 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Ice agent struck by sandwich seeks counseling, says he can't even walk through deli without fearing for his life and has been diagnosed with BLTSD
Well that’s neat. Just found out that Vic Uni lets people put their preferred name on the uni ID. www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/stu... I would have expected they would prefer legal name. Nice to see for those it impacts.
Updating your name, gender, or pronouns | Current students | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
How to update your details in University systems, and how we can support you if you want to change your legal name or sex marker.
www.wgtn.ac.nz
August 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Well that’s neat. Just found out that Vic Uni lets people put their preferred name on the uni ID. www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/stu... I would have expected they would prefer legal name. Nice to see for those it impacts.
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We’re going to need a bigger scale..
The exceptional mediterranean heatwave continues with anomalies close to 8°C above average.
This is around 9 standard deviations above normal. 5 is considered an exceptional, once in a several thousand year event. This is EXTREME.
The exceptional mediterranean heatwave continues with anomalies close to 8°C above average.
This is around 9 standard deviations above normal. 5 is considered an exceptional, once in a several thousand year event. This is EXTREME.
July 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
We’re going to need a bigger scale..
The exceptional mediterranean heatwave continues with anomalies close to 8°C above average.
This is around 9 standard deviations above normal. 5 is considered an exceptional, once in a several thousand year event. This is EXTREME.
The exceptional mediterranean heatwave continues with anomalies close to 8°C above average.
This is around 9 standard deviations above normal. 5 is considered an exceptional, once in a several thousand year event. This is EXTREME.
Your regular reminder that if you want to kill someone. Do it with a vehicle and you won’t get punished. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Tauranga truck driver acquitted of careless driving after Pāpāmoa cyclist's death
Kelly Shearer was charged with careless driving causing death but judge says road layout contributed to the accident.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Your regular reminder that if you want to kill someone. Do it with a vehicle and you won’t get punished. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
I'm pretty sick and tired with just how often shit like this happens when cycling. youtu.be/PuQGJz28iiU Nearly got run over by an aggresive driver, again. 🥳🤦#cycling #poneke #fuckcars
Another driver who thinks cyclists are speedbumps
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July 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I'm pretty sick and tired with just how often shit like this happens when cycling. youtu.be/PuQGJz28iiU Nearly got run over by an aggresive driver, again. 🥳🤦#cycling #poneke #fuckcars
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I remember times when some non-New Zealander has rudely assumed we all know each other, and I've politely explained that, no, it's a small country but not that bad.
Then they name some random New Zealander they know... And yes. I know that person.
This has happened AT LEAST TWICE to me!
Then they name some random New Zealander they know... And yes. I know that person.
This has happened AT LEAST TWICE to me!
Youngest kid in Canada working at a summer camp. New kid arrives from New Zealand.
YK: Where you from?
NK: Rotorua.
YK: Oh, my granddad lives there.
NK: Oh, I used to walk his dog.
YK: Where you from?
NK: Rotorua.
YK: Oh, my granddad lives there.
NK: Oh, I used to walk his dog.
June 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I remember times when some non-New Zealander has rudely assumed we all know each other, and I've politely explained that, no, it's a small country but not that bad.
Then they name some random New Zealander they know... And yes. I know that person.
This has happened AT LEAST TWICE to me!
Then they name some random New Zealander they know... And yes. I know that person.
This has happened AT LEAST TWICE to me!
Well that's neat. diff.wikimedia.org/2025/06/12/w...
Welcoming Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand as the Latest Wikimedia Chapter
A few edits turned into meetups. A few meetups turned into a community. And now, that community has become an official Wikimedia chapter, shaping the future of free knowledge in Aotearoa New Zealan…
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June 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Well that's neat. diff.wikimedia.org/2025/06/12/w...
I really wish this shit wasn't as common as it is. youtu.be/tRHrcBYxQsY Nearly got hit by car who decided to overtake on the uphill at a corner. #cycling #activeTransport #idiotsincars
Nearly hit by an overtaking car. Again.
YouTube video by James S (ZaphodHarkonnen)
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June 13, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I really wish this shit wasn't as common as it is. youtu.be/tRHrcBYxQsY Nearly got hit by car who decided to overtake on the uphill at a corner. #cycling #activeTransport #idiotsincars
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
WCC showing innovation in NZ yet again. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... More affordable housing without ongoing council subsidies. <3 #nzpol
Wellington scheme using office blocks for affordable housing expanded
Housing developers and Wellington City Council say Te Kāinga is well on the way to creating 1500 new apartments by 2033.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 19, 2025 at 6:34 AM
WCC showing innovation in NZ yet again. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... More affordable housing without ongoing council subsidies. <3 #nzpol
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I love this. Wellingtonians are tired of being gaslit into thinking their city is crap when it’s not. We’re in the midst of transformation and regeneration to reflect our diverse community. This is a GOOD thing.
Read more www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
Read more www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
May 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I love this. Wellingtonians are tired of being gaslit into thinking their city is crap when it’s not. We’re in the midst of transformation and regeneration to reflect our diverse community. This is a GOOD thing.
Read more www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
Read more www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
Huh, neat. www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3606... It would have been nice if agencies had made a publication after the move was complete. But still good to see the risk was eventually addressed.
A dilapidated shed with a radioactive secret
An old shed in the Christchurch CBD held a nuclear waste stockpile for years, despite quake damage and safety warnings.
www.thepress.co.nz
May 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Huh, neat. www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3606... It would have been nice if agencies had made a publication after the move was complete. But still good to see the risk was eventually addressed.
Techbros have invented the bus. Again. techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/u... #publictransport
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters | TechCrunch
Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities -- one
techcrunch.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Techbros have invented the bus. Again. techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/u... #publictransport
How about... no? petitions.parliament.nz/ed3f0e1b-b82... "Petition of Aaron Livingston: Remove the American Proud Boys from the list of designated terrorist entities" #nzpol
May 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
How about... no? petitions.parliament.nz/ed3f0e1b-b82... "Petition of Aaron Livingston: Remove the American Proud Boys from the list of designated terrorist entities" #nzpol