Jessica Rose
@westaklresident.bsky.social
Lady bike advocate and greenie, into sustainable living, boardgames, books, garden to table, craft, cats, conservation. The urban good life.
This is stupid. Its the job losses, fear of more job losses and low pay.
You can force people back to the office 5 days a week and just make them miserable by having to pay for and endure more commute time.
But they still won't be able to afford to buy lunch when they're there.
You can force people back to the office 5 days a week and just make them miserable by having to pay for and endure more commute time.
But they still won't be able to afford to buy lunch when they're there.
WFH falls in public service – but will it be enough to help Wellington’s CBD?
WFH falls in public service – but will it be enough to help Wellington’s CBD?
Return-to-office rules are nudging officials back to their desks, but it'll take more than a few extra lunches to turn the capital's economy around....
thespinoff.co.nz
September 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is stupid. Its the job losses, fear of more job losses and low pay.
You can force people back to the office 5 days a week and just make them miserable by having to pay for and endure more commute time.
But they still won't be able to afford to buy lunch when they're there.
You can force people back to the office 5 days a week and just make them miserable by having to pay for and endure more commute time.
But they still won't be able to afford to buy lunch when they're there.
Single occupant vehicles: forget SUVs we need SOVs
September 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Single occupant vehicles: forget SUVs we need SOVs
Dark times call for dark humour theonion.com/netanyahu-th...
Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’
JERUSALEM—In response to an independent United Nations inquiry concluding that Israel is committing an ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a defiant...
theonion.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dark times call for dark humour theonion.com/netanyahu-th...
Oh dear.
Anti intellectualism
September 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Oh dear.
It just makes you feel hopeless. Not all politicians lie, just some.
“She (Nicola Willis) has no plan, she's saying other plans don't meet with her satisfaction. All she can do is either slash public services, slash spending on hospital and public services, or cut public services in future years," MacCulloch said.
Nicola Willis rejects accusations she is doing nothing for a 'tanking' economy
"I don't think there's a single New Zealander that could do a better job than Nicola Willis," the Prime Minister says.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It just makes you feel hopeless. Not all politicians lie, just some.
But you can earn as much additional income as you like and still receive the pension?
If we capped earning at $106 would that a) disincentivise work, or b) disincentivise pension uptake?
I dont understand how its possible to track this for one and not the other
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
If we capped earning at $106 would that a) disincentivise work, or b) disincentivise pension uptake?
I dont understand how its possible to track this for one and not the other
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
More households maxing out accommodation supplement
Data provided to RNZ under the Official Information Act shows a higher number and proportion of people receiving the accommodation supplement are now receiving the maximum possible.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
But you can earn as much additional income as you like and still receive the pension?
If we capped earning at $106 would that a) disincentivise work, or b) disincentivise pension uptake?
I dont understand how its possible to track this for one and not the other
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
If we capped earning at $106 would that a) disincentivise work, or b) disincentivise pension uptake?
I dont understand how its possible to track this for one and not the other
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
"Could it be Jessica Rose instead though? She’s running alongside Labour’s Waitākere incumbent Shane Henderson, who’s long been the loudest pro-housing voice on council. Her platform aligns with the Greens, with a focus on encouraging alternative transport and protecting the environment."
Mayoralty schmayoralty: these are the races that will decide the future of Auckland
Mayoralty schmayoralty: these are the races that will decide the future of Auckland
Will Wayne Brown spend the next three years being pressured to build cycleways or getting yelled at about villas and bus lanes? It could come down to a few votes.<br />...
thespinoff.co.nz
September 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"Could it be Jessica Rose instead though? She’s running alongside Labour’s Waitākere incumbent Shane Henderson, who’s long been the loudest pro-housing voice on council. Her platform aligns with the Greens, with a focus on encouraging alternative transport and protecting the environment."
@georgeweeks2014.bsky.social now Auckland transport is in house, how about this:
#BusNews: Why worry about parking, petrol or traffic when the bus is free? On Monday 22 September 2025, Taranaki residents are invited to celebrate World Car Free Day by leaving the car at home and hopping on board.
Via Scoop: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK25...
Via Scoop: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK25...
Free Bus Travel On World Car Free Day!
“This is our way of saying thanks to the people who use the bus every day and an invitation to anyone who hasn’t tried it before. Buses are a simple, hassle-free way to get around, and this is the per...
www.scoop.co.nz
September 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
@georgeweeks2014.bsky.social now Auckland transport is in house, how about this:
What we need in New Zealand
Finland is ready for the next crisis, with stockpiled food and 72-hour kits – Europe should be too | Miika Ilomäki
Finland is ready for the next crisis, with stockpiled food and 72-hour kits – Europe should be too | Miika Ilomäki
The next pandemic or geopolitical shock could be close at hand. To look after our people, we’re looking after our supply chains, agriculture and fuel reserves, says Miika Ilomäki of Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
What we need in New Zealand
Reposted by Jessica Rose
Cr Turner now asking how we get rid of increased housing capacity. Complaining about Glen Eden housing built _under current rules_ cos landlords are leaving houses empty. Cr Hills heroically trying to explain to him PC78 is the default & the new plan actually decreases density in much of Glen Eden.
September 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Cr Turner now asking how we get rid of increased housing capacity. Complaining about Glen Eden housing built _under current rules_ cos landlords are leaving houses empty. Cr Hills heroically trying to explain to him PC78 is the default & the new plan actually decreases density in much of Glen Eden.
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Listening to late night radio programmes while snuggled on the couch.
2. Cheese, crackers and a glass of wine.
3. Dolphins.
4. Stationary.
5. The rainbows cast by the sun reflecting off crystal beads.
1. Listening to late night radio programmes while snuggled on the couch.
2. Cheese, crackers and a glass of wine.
3. Dolphins.
4. Stationary.
5. The rainbows cast by the sun reflecting off crystal beads.
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. When the neighbourhood cats let you give them pats
2. The smell of fresh cut grass
3. Lying in bed late on a weekend morning reading books
4. A good whisky sour
5. Walking home along the waterfront on a nice evening
1. When the neighbourhood cats let you give them pats
2. The smell of fresh cut grass
3. Lying in bed late on a weekend morning reading books
4. A good whisky sour
5. Walking home along the waterfront on a nice evening
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. The smell of freesias in spring
2. ‘I is here Baba’ calls from the moko as they walk up the steps to the back door.
3. The smell of salt water on the breeze at the beach.
4. Flowering hydrangeas
5. Being the first up in the house.
1. The smell of freesias in spring
2. ‘I is here Baba’ calls from the moko as they walk up the steps to the back door.
3. The smell of salt water on the breeze at the beach.
4. Flowering hydrangeas
5. Being the first up in the house.
September 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Listening to late night radio programmes while snuggled on the couch.
2. Cheese, crackers and a glass of wine.
3. Dolphins.
4. Stationary.
5. The rainbows cast by the sun reflecting off crystal beads.
1. Listening to late night radio programmes while snuggled on the couch.
2. Cheese, crackers and a glass of wine.
3. Dolphins.
4. Stationary.
5. The rainbows cast by the sun reflecting off crystal beads.
Ain't that the truth.
September 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ain't that the truth.
Reposted by Jessica Rose
Drop your votes back to any library, Woolworths, transport hub (e.g Smales Farm Station, Devonport Ferry, Waitematā Station) any post box or NZ Post retailer.
Please offer to drop them back for your neighbours, whānau and friends.
Drop boxes near you: voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
Please offer to drop them back for your neighbours, whānau and friends.
Drop boxes near you: voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
September 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Drop your votes back to any library, Woolworths, transport hub (e.g Smales Farm Station, Devonport Ferry, Waitematā Station) any post box or NZ Post retailer.
Please offer to drop them back for your neighbours, whānau and friends.
Drop boxes near you: voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
Please offer to drop them back for your neighbours, whānau and friends.
Drop boxes near you: voteauckland.co.nz/en/informati...
September 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Reposted by Jessica Rose
I don't really care if the future is short videos. I like words. Words have gotten me this far and I'm gonna stick with 'em for the duration
September 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I don't really care if the future is short videos. I like words. Words have gotten me this far and I'm gonna stick with 'em for the duration
This makes sense now I know. And its a zinger!
Based on recent criteria, this is indeed, a woman.
Based on recent criteria, this is indeed, a woman.
September 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This makes sense now I know. And its a zinger!
Based on recent criteria, this is indeed, a woman.
Based on recent criteria, this is indeed, a woman.
Please please vote in local and general elections
We don’t have to accept shit, actually
The other option is vote the Nats mob out #NZPol
September 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Please please vote in local and general elections
Reposted by Jessica Rose
The Stuart Nash "that's a woman" starter kit:
September 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The Stuart Nash "that's a woman" starter kit:
Reposted by Jessica Rose
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
August 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
Reposted by Jessica Rose
What I find fascinating about this chart is that people voted for this government because they were unhappy about the direction of Labour government, but at no time since the election have the majority thought this government is doing a good job #nzpol
Do you think maybe when Nats said back on track they meant the wrong track?
August 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
What I find fascinating about this chart is that people voted for this government because they were unhappy about the direction of Labour government, but at no time since the election have the majority thought this government is doing a good job #nzpol
Warning, may cause pstd:
I spent a big part of the day completing a funding application from a volunteer-run organization to a central government agency, and it was a truly miserable experience made worse by a fantastically terrible portal
August 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Warning, may cause pstd:
This is the biggest reason for me putting my neck out and doing this election campaigning again.
Its going to hit. Often and unpleasantly, we need to be prepared to act when it does.
#climate
Its going to hit. Often and unpleasantly, we need to be prepared to act when it does.
#climate
August 31, 2025 at 7:46 AM
This is the biggest reason for me putting my neck out and doing this election campaigning again.
Its going to hit. Often and unpleasantly, we need to be prepared to act when it does.
#climate
Its going to hit. Often and unpleasantly, we need to be prepared to act when it does.
#climate
Reposted by Jessica Rose
Abundant community space and retail business, achieved by regulating scarcity of cars.
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
August 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Abundant community space and retail business, achieved by regulating scarcity of cars.
Reposted by Jessica Rose
#nzpol
Say no to seabed mining.
Say no to bottom trawling.
Say no to further destruction of our environment.
Say no to seabed mining.
Say no to bottom trawling.
Say no to further destruction of our environment.
TTR's seabed mining is going to be devastating here, yet it's not getting anywhere near the traction that Bream Bay is getting.
This is Māui dolphin and blue pygmy whale territory 😥
This is Māui dolphin and blue pygmy whale territory 😥
New Zealanders electricity bills are already high. When Luxon blocks offshore wind, by fast tracking seabed mining in the same place, he is driving electricity prices higher, while blocking new low emissions generation. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
August 31, 2025 at 6:52 AM
#nzpol
Say no to seabed mining.
Say no to bottom trawling.
Say no to further destruction of our environment.
Say no to seabed mining.
Say no to bottom trawling.
Say no to further destruction of our environment.