Vibeke
@vibeke.bsky.social
AKA Kirsten Vibeke. Globally distracted. Bikes and birds and design and running downhill! I am as 🇳🇿 as I am 🇳🇱. Designer, creative pixel pusher, bike hub team leader on Waiheke. Love making a map. Have made a few maps. Please ask me to make you a map 🗺️
Patti playing with puppy friend at Palm Beach Waiheke this morning #aotearoapets
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Patti playing with puppy friend at Palm Beach Waiheke this morning #aotearoapets
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This is grimly amusing. Bishop couldn't fulfil a campaign promise because of Simeon Brown's footpath fatwa, so he had to raid a Kāinga Ora fund. Maybe running transport policy as a culture war was a stupid and destructive thing to do in the first place, eh.
NEW: Chris Bishop used housing money to fund a bridge in his electorate his own Govt had killed off.
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Officials were against the move and Labour say he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the decision.
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Chris Bishop diverts Kāinga Ora money to fund a bridge in his electorate
Officials warned against the use of housing funds for bridge building but Bishop says it was a “pragmatic choice”.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is grimly amusing. Bishop couldn't fulfil a campaign promise because of Simeon Brown's footpath fatwa, so he had to raid a Kāinga Ora fund. Maybe running transport policy as a culture war was a stupid and destructive thing to do in the first place, eh.
Lessons for New Zealand that the current coalition is ignoring
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Lessons for New Zealand that the current coalition is ignoring
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#nzpol
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
#nzpol
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
The minimum wage increased by 1.5% this year. Data today from Stats NZ shows annual increases of:
- Food prices up 4.7%
- Fruit up 11%
- Beef up 17.4%, Lamb up 32.2%
- Bread up 11.4%
- Cheese up 14.8%
- Eggs up 16.2%
- Electricity up 11.8%
Laser-focused on the cost of living
By golly the kēreru are chonky this year. (Photo doesn’t do it justice)
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
By golly the kēreru are chonky this year. (Photo doesn’t do it justice)
Images from April this year in Tongariro National Park in the area where the fire raged this last week. Between Whakapapa Village and Mangatepopo Hut
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Images from April this year in Tongariro National Park in the area where the fire raged this last week. Between Whakapapa Village and Mangatepopo Hut
The bioluminescence on Palm Beach Waiheke Island has been insane the last two nights. Amazing atmosphere with many people swimming and splashing in the surf. Magical night. Never seen a traffic jam like it though on our sleepy little beach! Pics by Indy Bombuwala.
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The bioluminescence on Palm Beach Waiheke Island has been insane the last two nights. Amazing atmosphere with many people swimming and splashing in the surf. Magical night. Never seen a traffic jam like it though on our sleepy little beach! Pics by Indy Bombuwala.
We forgot about Guy Fawkes- running back home with the puppy on Palm Beach before the fireworks set in fully.
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We forgot about Guy Fawkes- running back home with the puppy on Palm Beach before the fireworks set in fully.
The poor bird babies 😭 all the poor creatures 🧨. Fireworks in spring is bad guys. It’s meant to be a winter thing surely
November 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The poor bird babies 😭 all the poor creatures 🧨. Fireworks in spring is bad guys. It’s meant to be a winter thing surely
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NZ govt announcement:
"We gave all the money to our mates, the landlords. To compensate, we sacked all the government workers. That crashed the economy, so we're going back to the old favourite of beating up ppl on benefits".
"We gave all the money to our mates, the landlords. To compensate, we sacked all the government workers. That crashed the economy, so we're going back to the old favourite of beating up ppl on benefits".
October 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
NZ govt announcement:
"We gave all the money to our mates, the landlords. To compensate, we sacked all the government workers. That crashed the economy, so we're going back to the old favourite of beating up ppl on benefits".
"We gave all the money to our mates, the landlords. To compensate, we sacked all the government workers. That crashed the economy, so we're going back to the old favourite of beating up ppl on benefits".
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Schools aren’t using air purifiers because they are too costly to run as opposed to data centers that are cheap as chips and fine. The way we have devalued human life ought to be studied but we have also defunded higher education so 🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
October 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Schools aren’t using air purifiers because they are too costly to run as opposed to data centers that are cheap as chips and fine. The way we have devalued human life ought to be studied but we have also defunded higher education so 🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
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Yep, it's the same old "bash a beneficiary" or "lazy youf" rhetoric to gain a couple of votes.
Lazy Luxon chasing 4000 kids to save approx $1.3M year but won't chase Destiny church charitable trust or Gloriavale, with charities estimated to be avoiding $2.0B year in tax avoidance.
Lazy Luxon chasing 4000 kids to save approx $1.3M year but won't chase Destiny church charitable trust or Gloriavale, with charities estimated to be avoiding $2.0B year in tax avoidance.
October 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Yep, it's the same old "bash a beneficiary" or "lazy youf" rhetoric to gain a couple of votes.
Lazy Luxon chasing 4000 kids to save approx $1.3M year but won't chase Destiny church charitable trust or Gloriavale, with charities estimated to be avoiding $2.0B year in tax avoidance.
Lazy Luxon chasing 4000 kids to save approx $1.3M year but won't chase Destiny church charitable trust or Gloriavale, with charities estimated to be avoiding $2.0B year in tax avoidance.
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Looks like a good time in the news cycle to tackle three big myths 🧵
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]
September 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Looks like a good time in the news cycle to tackle three big myths 🧵
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]
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Three major crashes today on roads where the current NZ govt *increased* the speed limit (previously lowered for safety reasons) in pursuit of "productivity"?
Serious injuries. Lengthy closures. Costly disruptions to lives, whānau, the transport network, our health system. This is not productive. 😞
Serious injuries. Lengthy closures. Costly disruptions to lives, whānau, the transport network, our health system. This is not productive. 😞
September 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Three major crashes today on roads where the current NZ govt *increased* the speed limit (previously lowered for safety reasons) in pursuit of "productivity"?
Serious injuries. Lengthy closures. Costly disruptions to lives, whānau, the transport network, our health system. This is not productive. 😞
Serious injuries. Lengthy closures. Costly disruptions to lives, whānau, the transport network, our health system. This is not productive. 😞
The local 🚞 near our base in Tokyo
September 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The local 🚞 near our base in Tokyo
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Feel like our priorities on what's urgent may be a bit skewed
September 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Feel like our priorities on what's urgent may be a bit skewed
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New Zealand prevaricates on whether to recognise Palestine as a state, or not.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Palestine #Gaza
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Palestine #Gaza
September 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
New Zealand prevaricates on whether to recognise Palestine as a state, or not.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Palestine #Gaza
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #Palestine #Gaza
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We do not generate more income as a nation by giving tax cuts to land lords or tax breaks for billionaires selling heated tobacco products - instead we generate inequality and deplete health #WrongTrack #nzpol
September 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We do not generate more income as a nation by giving tax cuts to land lords or tax breaks for billionaires selling heated tobacco products - instead we generate inequality and deplete health #WrongTrack #nzpol
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I'd forgotten this piece by Fox Meyer. Shows the annual cost to the govt of treating acid mine leakage at a single coal mine is greater than the annual royalties paid by the entire coal industry. Coal is a climate disaster, it only survives on govt subsidy. newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/02/a...
All of Govt's 2024 coal earnings spent treating damages at a single mine
The Stockton mine is hoping for a fast-tracked 25-year extension, as historic damages are costing the Crown more than it earns from all coal mine royalties
newsroom.co.nz
September 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I'd forgotten this piece by Fox Meyer. Shows the annual cost to the govt of treating acid mine leakage at a single coal mine is greater than the annual royalties paid by the entire coal industry. Coal is a climate disaster, it only survives on govt subsidy. newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/02/a...
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An ever-so-casual reminder that the bill for the leaky buildings deregulation fiasco is around fifteen to twenty times larger than all Tiriti settlements either finalised or in progress put together. www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/20/m...
'Misery for homeowners': expert warns against Luxon's building sector plans
A building insurance expert says the government's plans to shake up the building and construction sector will lead to more homeowners footing large bills for shonky building.
www.1news.co.nz
September 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
An ever-so-casual reminder that the bill for the leaky buildings deregulation fiasco is around fifteen to twenty times larger than all Tiriti settlements either finalised or in progress put together. www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/20/m...
80 years on in Hiroshima. Commemorating the horror. Pleading for peace. Why are we still bombing children? 🕊️
September 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
80 years on in Hiroshima. Commemorating the horror. Pleading for peace. Why are we still bombing children? 🕊️
Loved cycling in Hiroshima. Loved the Okonomiyaki. Catching the boat to Matsuyama now
September 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Loved cycling in Hiroshima. Loved the Okonomiyaki. Catching the boat to Matsuyama now
We get emergency alerts in Japan too #cozyintrain #typhoonseason
September 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
We get emergency alerts in Japan too #cozyintrain #typhoonseason