Darryl
@dbmcnz.bsky.social
Communications and PR in Te Tauihu, NZ. Just trying to make sense of the world.
Errrgh, Head of Dairy Insights. Naff off!
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Errrgh, Head of Dairy Insights. Naff off!
And that would encourage tourism and....growth. We're all about growth.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
And that would encourage tourism and....growth. We're all about growth.
Sorry to hear that. Hope you have good next plans.
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Sorry to hear that. Hope you have good next plans.
I was going to pen a reply but Spinoff sums it up
thespinoff.co.nz/kai/07-11-20...
thespinoff.co.nz/kai/07-11-20...
15 reasons why the Michelin Guide arriving in New Zealand is a bad idea
The tyre man is here to judge our food. Nick Iles argues why this is terrible for New Zealand cuisine.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I was going to pen a reply but Spinoff sums it up
thespinoff.co.nz/kai/07-11-20...
thespinoff.co.nz/kai/07-11-20...
Classic induced demand situation. Are any transport planners involved in these projects?
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Classic induced demand situation. Are any transport planners involved in these projects?
It's one of the treats when travelling.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It's one of the treats when travelling.
Sadly no Uniqlo in NZ and they dont deliver.
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Sadly no Uniqlo in NZ and they dont deliver.
Amid an alleged cost of living crisis, NZ opens yet another big shop stuffed with imported cheap goods, which we assume will be hugely popular, so we need traffic management. FFS.
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Amid an alleged cost of living crisis, NZ opens yet another big shop stuffed with imported cheap goods, which we assume will be hugely popular, so we need traffic management. FFS.
I have friends who would swap the captions.
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I have friends who would swap the captions.
I get they are running a business, shareholder value and all, but when NZ govt policy and decisions help create that? So, there is some 'growth'.
November 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I get they are running a business, shareholder value and all, but when NZ govt policy and decisions help create that? So, there is some 'growth'.
And proposing to spend $1b to do the same thing for the Hope Bypass. 🙄
November 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
And proposing to spend $1b to do the same thing for the Hope Bypass. 🙄
All that corporate travel will do that to ya.
October 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
All that corporate travel will do that to ya.
View from my working from home space in NZ. Spring snow.
October 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
View from my working from home space in NZ. Spring snow.
Exactly, it speaks to the current coaltion's lack of investment in health.
October 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Exactly, it speaks to the current coaltion's lack of investment in health.
Will it come down to the motivation and numbers of voters? How many landlords (definitely benefit), versus how many kiwis want those funds directed elsewhere (and might benefit).
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Will it come down to the motivation and numbers of voters? How many landlords (definitely benefit), versus how many kiwis want those funds directed elsewhere (and might benefit).
Unless they go up coalition bums.
October 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Unless they go up coalition bums.
Great thread and I believe you are correct. The left is uncoordinated and lacking a narrative. It really worries me and I'm not sure what will shift that in time for NZ.
October 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Great thread and I believe you are correct. The left is uncoordinated and lacking a narrative. It really worries me and I'm not sure what will shift that in time for NZ.
I wouldn't have believed it was that blatant but they've actually said as such and budgeted billions for their ignorant nonsense.
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I wouldn't have believed it was that blatant but they've actually said as such and budgeted billions for their ignorant nonsense.