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More localism lol?
I can't believe this needs saying but apparently it does to Luxon: it's not appropriate to make comparisons between current CPI and rates increases when most rates increases are driven by the need to address decades of infrastructure deficits.
I can't believe this needs saying but apparently it does to Luxon: it's not appropriate to make comparisons between current CPI and rates increases when most rates increases are driven by the need to address decades of infrastructure deficits.
Luxon indicates council rate capping law imminent
The Government would be introducing rates caps to help people with the rise in the cost of living, Luxon said.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
More localism lol?
I can't believe this needs saying but apparently it does to Luxon: it's not appropriate to make comparisons between current CPI and rates increases when most rates increases are driven by the need to address decades of infrastructure deficits.
I can't believe this needs saying but apparently it does to Luxon: it's not appropriate to make comparisons between current CPI and rates increases when most rates increases are driven by the need to address decades of infrastructure deficits.
Kia ora #nzpol should the candidate info for a Wgtn general roll voter include Māori ward info? Or do Māori roll voters get a different info brochure?
September 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Kia ora #nzpol should the candidate info for a Wgtn general roll voter include Māori ward info? Or do Māori roll voters get a different info brochure?
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Wellington is becoming a cycling city. We've fought hard for progress. But Council elections put all that at risk, with some candidates luke warm or frosty on biking.
Take action today: check you are registered to vote at Vote.NZ @cyclewgtn.bsky.social @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social
Take action today: check you are registered to vote at Vote.NZ @cyclewgtn.bsky.social @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Wellington is becoming a cycling city. We've fought hard for progress. But Council elections put all that at risk, with some candidates luke warm or frosty on biking.
Take action today: check you are registered to vote at Vote.NZ @cyclewgtn.bsky.social @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social
Take action today: check you are registered to vote at Vote.NZ @cyclewgtn.bsky.social @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social
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What do Mayoral candidates say? We asked them.
"As Wellington Mayor I'll be committed to delivering the full cycling network." - Alex Baker
www.youtube.com/shorts/5lOZz...
"As Wellington Mayor I'll be committed to delivering the full cycling network." - Alex Baker
www.youtube.com/shorts/5lOZz...
23 July 2025
YouTube video by Patrick Morgan
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
What do Mayoral candidates say? We asked them.
"As Wellington Mayor I'll be committed to delivering the full cycling network." - Alex Baker
www.youtube.com/shorts/5lOZz...
"As Wellington Mayor I'll be committed to delivering the full cycling network." - Alex Baker
www.youtube.com/shorts/5lOZz...
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Spoiler alert, don't vote for her. She's a nightmare. Her voting record on council is diabolical. Literally a threat to the progress and development of Wellington.
We have a new contender after a tumultuous past couple of weeks on the campaign trail.
Diane Calvert seeks mayoralty: ‘There needs to be a woman’s voice in there’
Exclusive: The Wellington City councillor recently ruled herself out of the race, but has pulled a surprise U-turn after what she describes as a “a fortnight of chaos”.
www.thepost.co.nz
July 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Spoiler alert, don't vote for her. She's a nightmare. Her voting record on council is diabolical. Literally a threat to the progress and development of Wellington.
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In all seriousness, there is one candidate who has a low profile but whose policies look excellent: Alex Baker. It’s just that we hear hardly anything about him. alexbakerwellington.nz
Alex Baker for Mayor of Wellington | Support Sustainable Growth Today
Discover Alex Baker's vision for Wellington: growth, environmental action and a productive council for a thriving city.
alexbakerwellington.nz
July 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
In all seriousness, there is one candidate who has a low profile but whose policies look excellent: Alex Baker. It’s just that we hear hardly anything about him. alexbakerwellington.nz
Hi @maramadavidson.bsky.social @geordierogers.co.nz and y’all Greens, can you please, please find a Pōneke mayor candidate? #nzpol
Unethical for Wellington council to sign more Golden Mile contracts, Andrew Little says
Unethical for Wellington council to sign more Golden Mile contracts, Andrew Little says
The Labour Party's candidate for Wellington mayor said he'd be disappointed to see the council march ahead with the plan.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Hi @maramadavidson.bsky.social @geordierogers.co.nz and y’all Greens, can you please, please find a Pōneke mayor candidate? #nzpol
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"We don't need a handful of councillors wading in as traffic engineers to make unilateral changes that undermine our bus network," Nash told RNZ. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... @cyclewgtn.bsky.social
Wellington councils clash over cycle and bus lanes
Two Wellington councils have clashed over carparks, with the regional council accusing the city council of undermining its transport strategy.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"We don't need a handful of councillors wading in as traffic engineers to make unilateral changes that undermine our bus network," Nash told RNZ. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... @cyclewgtn.bsky.social
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On NRT: Want change? Don't vote Labour - norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/03/want...
Want change? Don't vote Labour
The current National government is one of the worst in Aotearoa's history. And because of this, its also one of the most unpopular. A war on...
norightturn.blogspot.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
On NRT: Want change? Don't vote Labour - norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/03/want...
On NRT: Can the government change its mind on the ferries? - norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/12/can-...
Can the government change its mind on the ferries?
The decision to unilaterally repudiate the contract for new Cook Strait ferries is beginning to look like one of the stupidest decisions a N...
norightturn.blogspot.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:57 AM
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Looking forward to the local council elections next year when Wellington elects its most left wing council ever, to tell the current government to go fuck itself.
December 16, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Looking forward to the local council elections next year when Wellington elects its most left wing council ever, to tell the current government to go fuck itself.
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As a reminder because of his comments calling AT's road safety award 'woke', Simeon Brown has actively championed policies that will lead to people getting killed.
He is not normal. This is not a normal Transport Minister. Do not feel like this is normal.
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/11/11/s...
He is not normal. This is not a normal Transport Minister. Do not feel like this is normal.
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/11/11/s...
Speeding toward a lethal legacy - Greater Auckland
A few weeks ago I wrote on how the Minister of Transport Simeon Brown The fact is, the previous government’s approach was the opposite of “blanket”. It took a risk-focused and evidence-based approach ...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
December 11, 2024 at 9:12 AM
As a reminder because of his comments calling AT's road safety award 'woke', Simeon Brown has actively championed policies that will lead to people getting killed.
He is not normal. This is not a normal Transport Minister. Do not feel like this is normal.
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/11/11/s...
He is not normal. This is not a normal Transport Minister. Do not feel like this is normal.
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/11/11/s...
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In which Rod Carr laments the "weaponisation" of the bicycle and the backyard barbecue to beat back efforts to get people out of cars and decarbonise home energy. A post-exit interview with the first chair of the Climate Change Commission.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/10/t...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/10/t...
'The window has closed on tree-planting' – Rod Carr
The former climate tsar discusses opposition from 'vested interests' in the fossil fuel sector and the opportunity NZ is at risk of squandering.
newsroom.co.nz
December 11, 2024 at 12:23 AM
In which Rod Carr laments the "weaponisation" of the bicycle and the backyard barbecue to beat back efforts to get people out of cars and decarbonise home energy. A post-exit interview with the first chair of the Climate Change Commission.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/10/t...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/10/t...
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Just a heads up that this $10 billion + difference is the cost of the Cook Strait ferries, Picton and Wellington upgrades, Dunedin Hospital at gold standard, reversing mental health service cuts, and doing the Transport Choices programme.
Confirmation that Simeon Brown misled the public over the cost of major future transport projects ahead of last year's election. By many many billions of dollars.
businessdesk.co.nz/article/infr...
businessdesk.co.nz/article/infr...
NZTA estimated 14 roads could cost $22.5b to $32b
Transport officials have released high-level cost estimates for 14 major roading projects, confirming figures leaked to the media several months ago.The New Zea...
businessdesk.co.nz
November 19, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Just a heads up that this $10 billion + difference is the cost of the Cook Strait ferries, Picton and Wellington upgrades, Dunedin Hospital at gold standard, reversing mental health service cuts, and doing the Transport Choices programme.
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World Remembrance Day for victims of traffic violence: 59 ghost bikes for 59 New Zealand cyclists dead on our roads in the past 5 years. Slower speeds would most certainly have made a difference. 🚲
November 17, 2024 at 4:00 AM
World Remembrance Day for victims of traffic violence: 59 ghost bikes for 59 New Zealand cyclists dead on our roads in the past 5 years. Slower speeds would most certainly have made a difference. 🚲
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Tory Whanau is handling today's developments in this dishonestly manufactured situation with extraordinary patience and grace. If she was a Pākehā male she'd be praised for her statesman like approach. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Pōneke is lucky to have her.
October 22, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Tory Whanau is handling today's developments in this dishonestly manufactured situation with extraordinary patience and grace. If she was a Pākehā male she'd be praised for her statesman like approach. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Pōneke is lucky to have her.
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Wellington City Council needs to cut pet projects and non-essentials, like its $1.1 billion car lane budget.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...
‘A ghost town’: Car lanes in the city are stuffing up Wellington
Wellington City Council needs to cut pet projects and non-essentials, like its $1.1 billion car lane budget.
thespinoff.co.nz
October 17, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Wellington City Council needs to cut pet projects and non-essentials, like its $1.1 billion car lane budget.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...
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A far-right coup of Wellington City Council is underway. Forces are at work to install a commissioner to push through airport privatisation and remove the Māori mayor and left-leaning councillors.
October 16, 2024 at 6:46 AM
A far-right coup of Wellington City Council is underway. Forces are at work to install a commissioner to push through airport privatisation and remove the Māori mayor and left-leaning councillors.
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Serious Question: Between them, Nicola Young and Dianne Calvert have been Wellington City Councillors for twenty years. Is there any visible evidence of them doing the work to build majority council or public support for ANYTHING? I've never seen it - plenty of negativism and smears though. #nzpol
Wellington Councillors who don’t get their own way continue to throw toys out of the trolley and get amplification by the media and now the Government. Underhand, shameful pretty undemocratic stuff. #nzpol
Wellington councillors who want government intervention in the city's management
Nicola Young and Diane Calvert feel a Crown observer would be a step in the right direction.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 16, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Serious Question: Between them, Nicola Young and Dianne Calvert have been Wellington City Councillors for twenty years. Is there any visible evidence of them doing the work to build majority council or public support for ANYTHING? I've never seen it - plenty of negativism and smears though. #nzpol
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This will also be their way of getting by around the council Wellingtonians voted in and the continued expansion of our rapidly improving cycle lanes. They hate Wellington and Wellingtonians.
National locking in never getting another vote in Pōneke. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Simeon Brown threatens to intervene over Wellington City Council
Nicola Willis says the council is a "shambles" and Simeon Brown says he's looking at options for stepping in.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 15, 2024 at 2:13 AM
This will also be their way of getting by around the council Wellingtonians voted in and the continued expansion of our rapidly improving cycle lanes. They hate Wellington and Wellingtonians.
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Simeon Brown: Wellington city council is out of financial control
Also Simeon Brown: I want a ten billion dollar tunnel under Wellington the best use of that money for the city of Wellington
Also Simeon Brown: I want a ten billion dollar tunnel under Wellington the best use of that money for the city of Wellington
October 15, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Simeon Brown: Wellington city council is out of financial control
Also Simeon Brown: I want a ten billion dollar tunnel under Wellington the best use of that money for the city of Wellington
Also Simeon Brown: I want a ten billion dollar tunnel under Wellington the best use of that money for the city of Wellington
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Government cuts to cycling are hurting key regional tourism projects:
She said the Whanganui River Rd and Upokongaro to the North Mole sections of the Mountains to Sea trail were “absolutely critical” to tourism infrastructure in the district.
www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-ch...
She said the Whanganui River Rd and Upokongaro to the North Mole sections of the Mountains to Sea trail were “absolutely critical” to tourism infrastructure in the district.
www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-ch...
$2m needed to finish Mountains to Sea Cycle Trail
Whanganui MP says council prioritisation of the work and community funding are options.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 13, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Government cuts to cycling are hurting key regional tourism projects:
She said the Whanganui River Rd and Upokongaro to the North Mole sections of the Mountains to Sea trail were “absolutely critical” to tourism infrastructure in the district.
www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-ch...
She said the Whanganui River Rd and Upokongaro to the North Mole sections of the Mountains to Sea trail were “absolutely critical” to tourism infrastructure in the district.
www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-ch...