Gwynn Compton
@gwynncompton.bsky.social
Former local govt councillor, current govt relations and policy guy, writes about local government at www.localaotearoa.nz, overly enthusiastic runner. 🏃♂️👟
First time I’ve had to abort a run due to lightning. ⛈️ Saw one flash a 1km into my run and didn’t think much of it. Saw the second a bit closer and decided to check the lightning map. Were both just off Kāpiti Island which was about 5km from where I was, so turned a did a shorter loop
close to home.
close to home.
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
First time I’ve had to abort a run due to lightning. ⛈️ Saw one flash a 1km into my run and didn’t think much of it. Saw the second a bit closer and decided to check the lightning map. Were both just off Kāpiti Island which was about 5km from where I was, so turned a did a shorter loop
close to home.
close to home.
Had a flying visit to Havelock North today for a job interview 👨🏫
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Had a flying visit to Havelock North today for a job interview 👨🏫
Never noticed on Kāpiti Coast District Council's flood mapping project portal they have this cool tool showing the extent of housing development over the past century. Demonstrates how Kāpiti has grown over the decades.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/53e3...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/53e3...
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Never noticed on Kāpiti Coast District Council's flood mapping project portal they have this cool tool showing the extent of housing development over the past century. Demonstrates how Kāpiti has grown over the decades.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/53e3...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/53e3...
I think we can safely conclude that Waikanae Beach’s NIMBYs have completely jumped the shark 🙄🦈
October 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I think we can safely conclude that Waikanae Beach’s NIMBYs have completely jumped the shark 🙄🦈
If you’re going to make a case about how important local government is, maybe making your myth busting point about a service that plenty of councils let private contractors do instead of delivering themselves isn’t the endorsement of councils existence you think it is 🤦♂️
October 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
If you’re going to make a case about how important local government is, maybe making your myth busting point about a service that plenty of councils let private contractors do instead of delivering themselves isn’t the endorsement of councils existence you think it is 🤦♂️
Glad I braced up the back fence yesterday seeing as the neighbours removed all their trees which I suspect were holding it in place. Given that two other sides of it have already blown over in the past couple of years, and we can’t afford to replace or fix it anytime soon, hopefully it holds…
October 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Glad I braced up the back fence yesterday seeing as the neighbours removed all their trees which I suspect were holding it in place. Given that two other sides of it have already blown over in the past couple of years, and we can’t afford to replace or fix it anytime soon, hopefully it holds…
Maybe instead of punching down on young people who are struggling to find employment during an economic downturn, the Government’s MPs should get out of the Koru Lounge and actually be in Parliament doing their job.
October 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Maybe instead of punching down on young people who are struggling to find employment during an economic downturn, the Government’s MPs should get out of the Koru Lounge and actually be in Parliament doing their job.
Rare misstep for Christopher Luxon
October 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Rare misstep for Christopher Luxon
Our household has done our democratic duty and voted in our local government elections. 🫡🗳️
Love local democracy! ❤️
Love local democracy! ❤️
October 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Our household has done our democratic duty and voted in our local government elections. 🫡🗳️
Love local democracy! ❤️
Love local democracy! ❤️
Kāpiti News’ editor and our local affordable housing trust absolutely trolling the selfish Waikanae NIMBYs.
October 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Kāpiti News’ editor and our local affordable housing trust absolutely trolling the selfish Waikanae NIMBYs.
Wonder how long until Luxon’s caucus has a “dynamic performance conversation” with him…
October 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Wonder how long until Luxon’s caucus has a “dynamic performance conversation” with him…
Can't build more homes in existing urban areas. Can't build more homes outside of existing urban areas. People wonder why central government had to step in after decades of politicians appeasing NIMBYs stuffed Aotearoa's housing supply and affordability. 🤦♂️
September 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Can't build more homes in existing urban areas. Can't build more homes outside of existing urban areas. People wonder why central government had to step in after decades of politicians appeasing NIMBYs stuffed Aotearoa's housing supply and affordability. 🤦♂️
Candidate from the purported party of free speech weirdly triggered by me exercising my free speech to call my blog Local Aotearoa.
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Candidate from the purported party of free speech weirdly triggered by me exercising my free speech to call my blog Local Aotearoa.
Would’ve been Dad’s 80th birthday today. 💔
September 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Would’ve been Dad’s 80th birthday today. 💔
Staggering hypocrisy from Luxon…
August 2024: Local government needs to stop wasting money.
August 2025: Luxon spends $44k to eat pavlova on a mountain 🤦♂️
August 2024: Local government needs to stop wasting money.
August 2025: Luxon spends $44k to eat pavlova on a mountain 🤦♂️
September 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Staggering hypocrisy from Luxon…
August 2024: Local government needs to stop wasting money.
August 2025: Luxon spends $44k to eat pavlova on a mountain 🤦♂️
August 2024: Local government needs to stop wasting money.
August 2025: Luxon spends $44k to eat pavlova on a mountain 🤦♂️
The govt wants to increase teachers’ overall work days by roughly 4% through nearly doubling callback days in school holidays while simultaneously removing allowances for those days, all while only offering pay increases at below the rate of inflation. Work more for less pay? No way! ✊
September 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The govt wants to increase teachers’ overall work days by roughly 4% through nearly doubling callback days in school holidays while simultaneously removing allowances for those days, all while only offering pay increases at below the rate of inflation. Work more for less pay? No way! ✊
Do you think the screenwriters of Idiocracy realised they were penning one of the most eerily prophetic movies of all time?
September 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Do you think the screenwriters of Idiocracy realised they were penning one of the most eerily prophetic movies of all time?
Incredible race with Kiwi Ruth Croft taking out UTMB! Off the top of my head I *think* she’s the first Kiwi (woman or man) to win UTMB, which she adds to having previously taking out the shorter CCC and OCC races there.
August 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Incredible race with Kiwi Ruth Croft taking out UTMB! Off the top of my head I *think* she’s the first Kiwi (woman or man) to win UTMB, which she adds to having previously taking out the shorter CCC and OCC races there.
This is not a drill! Ruth Croft is leading UTMB! The GOAT Dauwalter dropping to third is a surprise, but still a lot of distance to cover.
August 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This is not a drill! Ruth Croft is leading UTMB! The GOAT Dauwalter dropping to third is a surprise, but still a lot of distance to cover.
Kiwi ultra running star Ruth Croft in the form of her life and only 9 minutes before the GOAT Courtney Dauwalter in UTMB. 🏔️🏃♀️👟
August 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Kiwi ultra running star Ruth Croft in the form of her life and only 9 minutes before the GOAT Courtney Dauwalter in UTMB. 🏔️🏃♀️👟
According to Kāpiti's local NIMBYs it’s Waikanae 🤣
August 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
According to Kāpiti's local NIMBYs it’s Waikanae 🤣
Hahahaha Luxon tried to say the line again 🤣
August 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Hahahaha Luxon tried to say the line again 🤣
Love it when a local mayoral candidate apparently thinks schools don’t give out homework anymore and that even if they didn’t this is somehow a local govt issue 🤣
August 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Love it when a local mayoral candidate apparently thinks schools don’t give out homework anymore and that even if they didn’t this is somehow a local govt issue 🤣
Brb off to become TOP’s new leader
August 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Brb off to become TOP’s new leader
This is just such a dumb thing for Luxon to lie about.
August 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This is just such a dumb thing for Luxon to lie about.