Greg Bond
@docgregb.bsky.social
Squeaky wheel.
Older, but still not right.
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📍Pōneke, Aotearoa NZ
Older, but still not right.
🩺 🚲 ☕️ 🚉 🏙️
📍Pōneke, Aotearoa NZ
For an article already festooned with advertising & cookies about unseemly business practices: demanding I sign in - apparently so your company can “engage with [me] more deeply” - feels icky.
Give me an option to pay a sub, with no tracking cookies, & minimal ads, then I’ll sign up.
Give me an option to pay a sub, with no tracking cookies, & minimal ads, then I’ll sign up.
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
For an article already festooned with advertising & cookies about unseemly business practices: demanding I sign in - apparently so your company can “engage with [me] more deeply” - feels icky.
Give me an option to pay a sub, with no tracking cookies, & minimal ads, then I’ll sign up.
Give me an option to pay a sub, with no tracking cookies, & minimal ads, then I’ll sign up.
Been back (for the first time since moving back to NZ) to ki Paekākā Wellington Botanic Garden.
It did not disappoint.
It did not disappoint.
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Been back (for the first time since moving back to NZ) to ki Paekākā Wellington Botanic Garden.
It did not disappoint.
It did not disappoint.
AI hallucinating yet more garbage aside, I could get on board with these new “rules”, especially having proper penalties for shit driving.
Though the curfew for Boomers does seem a wee bit harsh
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Though the curfew for Boomers does seem a wee bit harsh
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
AI hallucinating yet more garbage aside, I could get on board with these new “rules”, especially having proper penalties for shit driving.
Though the curfew for Boomers does seem a wee bit harsh
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Though the curfew for Boomers does seem a wee bit harsh
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Planning a trip out to the Hutt from Welly for a course this week.
So dismal that our public transport (electric trains in the case of this journey) fares have been hiked so much that it’s now nearly double the cost of driving a diesel or petrol SUV there.
Rotten government with rotten priorities.
So dismal that our public transport (electric trains in the case of this journey) fares have been hiked so much that it’s now nearly double the cost of driving a diesel or petrol SUV there.
Rotten government with rotten priorities.
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Planning a trip out to the Hutt from Welly for a course this week.
So dismal that our public transport (electric trains in the case of this journey) fares have been hiked so much that it’s now nearly double the cost of driving a diesel or petrol SUV there.
Rotten government with rotten priorities.
So dismal that our public transport (electric trains in the case of this journey) fares have been hiked so much that it’s now nearly double the cost of driving a diesel or petrol SUV there.
Rotten government with rotten priorities.
Pūkaha (Mt Bruce) wildlife centre is always a great place to visit with / without the kids, even when it tries to rain.
October 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Pūkaha (Mt Bruce) wildlife centre is always a great place to visit with / without the kids, even when it tries to rain.
There’s still time to vote Pōneke!
October 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
There’s still time to vote Pōneke!
It’s so good getting back to having a garden to look out at (even on a miserable Wellington spring day). Even better to see these characters (kererū and tūī) devouring our kōwhai tree.
Hoping one day to get good enough with my ancient SLR to snap a kākā in its nanosecond of staying still.
Hoping one day to get good enough with my ancient SLR to snap a kākā in its nanosecond of staying still.
October 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It’s so good getting back to having a garden to look out at (even on a miserable Wellington spring day). Even better to see these characters (kererū and tūī) devouring our kōwhai tree.
Hoping one day to get good enough with my ancient SLR to snap a kākā in its nanosecond of staying still.
Hoping one day to get good enough with my ancient SLR to snap a kākā in its nanosecond of staying still.
Everything about this article is heartbreaking, and breathtakingly bleak.
I’m aghast at the arrogance of Meta’s “guidelines” (screenshot from article) and the warped worldview they have which seeks to impose this malware upon us with so few guardrails.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
I’m aghast at the arrogance of Meta’s “guidelines” (screenshot from article) and the warped worldview they have which seeks to impose this malware upon us with so few guardrails.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
August 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Everything about this article is heartbreaking, and breathtakingly bleak.
I’m aghast at the arrogance of Meta’s “guidelines” (screenshot from article) and the warped worldview they have which seeks to impose this malware upon us with so few guardrails.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
I’m aghast at the arrogance of Meta’s “guidelines” (screenshot from article) and the warped worldview they have which seeks to impose this malware upon us with so few guardrails.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
But have you considered the *humanity* that Mr. Luxon and his band of merry misanthropes are displaying?
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August 3, 2025 at 5:55 AM
But have you considered the *humanity* that Mr. Luxon and his band of merry misanthropes are displaying?
subslack.substack.com/p/how-many-c...
subslack.substack.com/p/how-many-c...
Lead arsonist of the gang begging for the fire they started to be put out by the same people who’ve been burnt by it.
Perhaps stop burning everything down to pass a few bucks on to your mates, and begin providing decent services, affordable housing, and good stable jobs for people instead.
Perhaps stop burning everything down to pass a few bucks on to your mates, and begin providing decent services, affordable housing, and good stable jobs for people instead.
August 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Lead arsonist of the gang begging for the fire they started to be put out by the same people who’ve been burnt by it.
Perhaps stop burning everything down to pass a few bucks on to your mates, and begin providing decent services, affordable housing, and good stable jobs for people instead.
Perhaps stop burning everything down to pass a few bucks on to your mates, and begin providing decent services, affordable housing, and good stable jobs for people instead.
Lucky timing for a walk between the winter showers.
St. Kilda pier, looking towards Melbourne city.
St. Kilda pier, looking towards Melbourne city.
June 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Lucky timing for a walk between the winter showers.
St. Kilda pier, looking towards Melbourne city.
St. Kilda pier, looking towards Melbourne city.
(Asking for a generation stuck renting) can we 30-something year olds also get a law change forcing our Boomers to pony up so we can buy homes?
Or just a CGT, put to good use building lots of new houses and apartments?
Also - what happens if the parents just say ‘No, they’re an adult now’?
Or just a CGT, put to good use building lots of new houses and apartments?
Also - what happens if the parents just say ‘No, they’re an adult now’?
May 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
(Asking for a generation stuck renting) can we 30-something year olds also get a law change forcing our Boomers to pony up so we can buy homes?
Or just a CGT, put to good use building lots of new houses and apartments?
Also - what happens if the parents just say ‘No, they’re an adult now’?
Or just a CGT, put to good use building lots of new houses and apartments?
Also - what happens if the parents just say ‘No, they’re an adult now’?
Welcome back 1920’s British “cuisine” I guess.
Though I’m skeptical that the British have ever had clear skin, thriving stomachs, or recovered overnight from anything.
Though I’m skeptical that the British have ever had clear skin, thriving stomachs, or recovered overnight from anything.
May 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Welcome back 1920’s British “cuisine” I guess.
Though I’m skeptical that the British have ever had clear skin, thriving stomachs, or recovered overnight from anything.
Though I’m skeptical that the British have ever had clear skin, thriving stomachs, or recovered overnight from anything.
You mean the city where politicians & organisations in charge of transport can’t build anything but more motorways & a scattering of bus lanes?
Which (even after tectonics practically handed them a clean slate) still has 100% less mass transit than it did a century ago?
Congested?
Well I never.
Which (even after tectonics practically handed them a clean slate) still has 100% less mass transit than it did a century ago?
Congested?
Well I never.
May 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
You mean the city where politicians & organisations in charge of transport can’t build anything but more motorways & a scattering of bus lanes?
Which (even after tectonics practically handed them a clean slate) still has 100% less mass transit than it did a century ago?
Congested?
Well I never.
Which (even after tectonics practically handed them a clean slate) still has 100% less mass transit than it did a century ago?
Congested?
Well I never.
With the thunderstorm heading off to the east, and the setting sun out west, some stunning rainbows over Melbourne this evening.
March 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
With the thunderstorm heading off to the east, and the setting sun out west, some stunning rainbows over Melbourne this evening.
“Gather round and I’ll tell you the tale of how a ferry sunk the government.”
March 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“Gather round and I’ll tell you the tale of how a ferry sunk the government.”
30° by 9.30am - bring on the cool change this afternoon.
Nice detour for the ride home after doing school drop-off though.
Nice detour for the ride home after doing school drop-off though.
February 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
30° by 9.30am - bring on the cool change this afternoon.
Nice detour for the ride home after doing school drop-off though.
Nice detour for the ride home after doing school drop-off though.
Who can really afford the ever-increasing private premiums?
Also, there are no private Emergency Depts or ICUs - guess it sucks if you’ve forfeited your right to public healthcare.
As usual for Mr Seymour, a glib sound bite with zero substantive plans to back it up.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Also, there are no private Emergency Depts or ICUs - guess it sucks if you’ve forfeited your right to public healthcare.
As usual for Mr Seymour, a glib sound bite with zero substantive plans to back it up.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
January 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Who can really afford the ever-increasing private premiums?
Also, there are no private Emergency Depts or ICUs - guess it sucks if you’ve forfeited your right to public healthcare.
As usual for Mr Seymour, a glib sound bite with zero substantive plans to back it up.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Also, there are no private Emergency Depts or ICUs - guess it sucks if you’ve forfeited your right to public healthcare.
As usual for Mr Seymour, a glib sound bite with zero substantive plans to back it up.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Rochester grain silos, Victoria.
January 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Rochester grain silos, Victoria.
Imagine if our cities cared as much for the safety of pedestrians & cyclists as they do for these parking meters.
cc. @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
cc. @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
December 28, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Imagine if our cities cared as much for the safety of pedestrians & cyclists as they do for these parking meters.
cc. @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
cc. @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
Finally saw a @thewaroncars.bsky.social sticker in the wild (Melbourne, Australia) today on our ride home from school.
(And yes, the sky really was that colour, half an hour earlier it was bright blue & the sun was baking us to a hot 33°C).
(And yes, the sky really was that colour, half an hour earlier it was bright blue & the sun was baking us to a hot 33°C).
December 20, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Finally saw a @thewaroncars.bsky.social sticker in the wild (Melbourne, Australia) today on our ride home from school.
(And yes, the sky really was that colour, half an hour earlier it was bright blue & the sun was baking us to a hot 33°C).
(And yes, the sky really was that colour, half an hour earlier it was bright blue & the sun was baking us to a hot 33°C).
There’s a bunch of metaphors about climate change, wealth, power & greed in this picture.
November 25, 2024 at 11:27 PM
There’s a bunch of metaphors about climate change, wealth, power & greed in this picture.
I think Cass, NZ (population: 1 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass,_N...) might be a contender - though the rail ‘service’ is a tourist-focused trip.
Matarawa station (also in NZ) has, IIRC, 10 commuter trains a day to/from Wellington and is basically a platform in the middle of some fields.
Matarawa station (also in NZ) has, IIRC, 10 commuter trains a day to/from Wellington and is basically a platform in the middle of some fields.
November 25, 2024 at 12:54 AM
I think Cass, NZ (population: 1 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass,_N...) might be a contender - though the rail ‘service’ is a tourist-focused trip.
Matarawa station (also in NZ) has, IIRC, 10 commuter trains a day to/from Wellington and is basically a platform in the middle of some fields.
Matarawa station (also in NZ) has, IIRC, 10 commuter trains a day to/from Wellington and is basically a platform in the middle of some fields.
Rode out to the end of the line at Belgrave today, followed by train home.
Bike + train = winning combination.
Bike + train = winning combination.
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Rode out to the end of the line at Belgrave today, followed by train home.
Bike + train = winning combination.
Bike + train = winning combination.