Alex King for Otago Regional Council
@alexkingotago.bsky.social
Currently standing as a Dunedin constituency candidate for Otago Regional Council. Working together for Wellbeing, clean Land, Water and Climate, and Energy and Food resilience.
Do sign to call on the government to take a stronger stance. We : our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/nz...
NZ Government Sanction Israel Now
Since October 2023 the world has witnessed the state of Israel perpetrate innumerable war crimes and human rights violations against the people of Gaza [1], while the violence, repression, and forced ...
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September 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Do sign to call on the government to take a stronger stance. We : our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/nz...
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Ōtepoti: Palestine solidarity
Free Palestine rally
Saturday 23rd August (tomorrow!)
1pm museum reserve
2pm octagon
Gaza is being starved
image: event poster, same info. illustrated with photo of kid with a pot turned upside down, holding it over their head
Free Palestine rally
Saturday 23rd August (tomorrow!)
1pm museum reserve
2pm octagon
Gaza is being starved
image: event poster, same info. illustrated with photo of kid with a pot turned upside down, holding it over their head
August 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Ōtepoti: Palestine solidarity
Free Palestine rally
Saturday 23rd August (tomorrow!)
1pm museum reserve
2pm octagon
Gaza is being starved
image: event poster, same info. illustrated with photo of kid with a pot turned upside down, holding it over their head
Free Palestine rally
Saturday 23rd August (tomorrow!)
1pm museum reserve
2pm octagon
Gaza is being starved
image: event poster, same info. illustrated with photo of kid with a pot turned upside down, holding it over their head
Reposted by Alex King for Otago Regional Council
#FlashbackFriday
A year ago I played with exposures to see if the switch to LED lights in Ōtepoti Dunedin had made it more possible to see the Milky Way above the city lights...
A bit of exposure tomfuckery & sure enough, in August our galaxy appears horizontal & low to the horizon.
A year ago I played with exposures to see if the switch to LED lights in Ōtepoti Dunedin had made it more possible to see the Milky Way above the city lights...
A bit of exposure tomfuckery & sure enough, in August our galaxy appears horizontal & low to the horizon.
August 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
#FlashbackFriday
A year ago I played with exposures to see if the switch to LED lights in Ōtepoti Dunedin had made it more possible to see the Milky Way above the city lights...
A bit of exposure tomfuckery & sure enough, in August our galaxy appears horizontal & low to the horizon.
A year ago I played with exposures to see if the switch to LED lights in Ōtepoti Dunedin had made it more possible to see the Milky Way above the city lights...
A bit of exposure tomfuckery & sure enough, in August our galaxy appears horizontal & low to the horizon.
Reposted by Alex King for Otago Regional Council
Today's post: "Just asking questions about bike helmets"
A Minister asks for advice on New Zealand's mandatory helmet laws. Cue headlines, and well-worn debates.
But 30 years in, isn't it time to ask better questions – and actually listen to the answers? www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/08/20/j...
A Minister asks for advice on New Zealand's mandatory helmet laws. Cue headlines, and well-worn debates.
But 30 years in, isn't it time to ask better questions – and actually listen to the answers? www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/08/20/j...
Just asking questions about bike helmets - Greater Auckland
The media’s tendency to seize on anything bike-related and turn it into a scandal took a new turn this week, after it was revealed David Seymour, in his role as Minister for Regulation, had asked for ...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
August 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Today's post: "Just asking questions about bike helmets"
A Minister asks for advice on New Zealand's mandatory helmet laws. Cue headlines, and well-worn debates.
But 30 years in, isn't it time to ask better questions – and actually listen to the answers? www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/08/20/j...
A Minister asks for advice on New Zealand's mandatory helmet laws. Cue headlines, and well-worn debates.
But 30 years in, isn't it time to ask better questions – and actually listen to the answers? www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/08/20/j...
I just received an email from the Otago Regional Council announcing new fares from the end of September. They're blaming new central government funding rules.
We still have the best value bus fares in Aotearoa. Let me know how this affects you. www.orc.govt.nz/orbus/fares/... #BusNews #a4o
We still have the best value bus fares in Aotearoa. Let me know how this affects you. www.orc.govt.nz/orbus/fares/... #BusNews #a4o
August 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I just received an email from the Otago Regional Council announcing new fares from the end of September. They're blaming new central government funding rules.
We still have the best value bus fares in Aotearoa. Let me know how this affects you. www.orc.govt.nz/orbus/fares/... #BusNews #a4o
We still have the best value bus fares in Aotearoa. Let me know how this affects you. www.orc.govt.nz/orbus/fares/... #BusNews #a4o
AI, which some see as a key enabler of economic growth, is also a key driver of climate disaster.
The people in charge are living in a fantasy and really have no clue.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ketanj...
The people in charge are living in a fantasy and really have no clue.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ketanj...
I swear there used to be a time when a CEO saying something this absurd had some sort of reputational consequence, or resulted in some amount of skepticism and criticism. | Ketan Joshi | 40 comments
I swear there used to be a time when a CEO saying something this absurd had some sort of reputational consequence, or resulted in some amount of skepticism and criticism. | 40 comments on LinkedIn
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August 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
AI, which some see as a key enabler of economic growth, is also a key driver of climate disaster.
The people in charge are living in a fantasy and really have no clue.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ketanj...
The people in charge are living in a fantasy and really have no clue.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ketanj...
Climate change kicking in.
Hot off the virtual presses: My Picks n' Mixes & Daily Chorus of the day: Tower lifts premia for climate-affected customers by about $230/year today, but says 90% of customers to get $70/year cut; Maui gas may end next year - BusinessDesk-$. #nzpol .
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thekaka.substack.com/p/tower-hike...
Tower hikes rates for 10% in flood, sea surge & slip zones
Picks n' Mixes & Daily Chorus: Tower lifts premia for climate-affected customers by about $230/year today, but says 90% of customers to get $70/year cut; Maui gas may end next year - BusinessDesk-$
thekaka.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Climate change kicking in.
Aotearoa's diesel supply is fragile, and we risk an energy (and therefore food) crisis. energyandresilience.substack.com/p/diesel-sup...
Diesel Supply Risk - News Roundup
Overview July 2025
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August 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Aotearoa's diesel supply is fragile, and we risk an energy (and therefore food) crisis. energyandresilience.substack.com/p/diesel-sup...