Matthew
@kakarikicastle.bsky.social
Inspiring people to make a better place to live.
Healthier, low-carbon homes.
Less misinformation.
NZGBC Senior Residential Manager, Co-host of the Passive House Podcast.
https://nzgbc.org.nz/introduction-to-homestar
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com
Healthier, low-carbon homes.
Less misinformation.
NZGBC Senior Residential Manager, Co-host of the Passive House Podcast.
https://nzgbc.org.nz/introduction-to-homestar
https://passivehouseaccelerator.com
What makes #passivhaus work?
@passivhaustrust.bsky.social @passivehouseie.bsky.social @phaccelerator.bsky.social
@passivhaustrust.bsky.social @passivehouseie.bsky.social @phaccelerator.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Liking that I can catch an electric train and an electric bus to the airport for under $5. An uber would be about $50.
May 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Liking that I can catch an electric train and an electric bus to the airport for under $5. An uber would be about $50.
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is looking very Aucklandy this evening.
May 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is looking very Aucklandy this evening.
Does New Zealand have a debt problem? If we do, it’s not the one we think it is. @bernardchickey.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Does New Zealand have a debt problem? If we do, it’s not the one we think it is. @bernardchickey.bsky.social
Easter is a time for new life.
Especially if you leave damp coffee grounds in the office for a four day weekend.
Especially if you leave damp coffee grounds in the office for a four day weekend.
April 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Easter is a time for new life.
Especially if you leave damp coffee grounds in the office for a four day weekend.
Especially if you leave damp coffee grounds in the office for a four day weekend.
I love that Auckland Airport @aucklandairport.bsky.social has a Locky Docky. 🚲🛫🚲
@bikeauckland.bsky.social
@bikeauckland.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I love that Auckland Airport @aucklandairport.bsky.social has a Locky Docky. 🚲🛫🚲
@bikeauckland.bsky.social
@bikeauckland.bsky.social
Do you drink cows milk?
If so, why?
It’s kind of weird, when you think about it. Maybe a little bit gross.
And in most cases, dairying cows is by necessity exceptionally cruel.
If so, why?
It’s kind of weird, when you think about it. Maybe a little bit gross.
And in most cases, dairying cows is by necessity exceptionally cruel.
February 28, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Do you drink cows milk?
If so, why?
It’s kind of weird, when you think about it. Maybe a little bit gross.
And in most cases, dairying cows is by necessity exceptionally cruel.
If so, why?
It’s kind of weird, when you think about it. Maybe a little bit gross.
And in most cases, dairying cows is by necessity exceptionally cruel.
14 years on, Ōtautahi Christchurch is looking ok.
February 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
14 years on, Ōtautahi Christchurch is looking ok.
Here's a nice photo I took.
Happy Saturday.
Happy Saturday.
February 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Here's a nice photo I took.
Happy Saturday.
Happy Saturday.
In most of the world, deliberate and measured airtightness of buildings is a thing. It's time for Aotearoa New Zealand to catch up.
proclima.arlo.co/w/events/114...
#buildingscience #airtightness #construction #newzealand
proclima.arlo.co/w/events/114...
#buildingscience #airtightness #construction #newzealand
February 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
In most of the world, deliberate and measured airtightness of buildings is a thing. It's time for Aotearoa New Zealand to catch up.
proclima.arlo.co/w/events/114...
#buildingscience #airtightness #construction #newzealand
proclima.arlo.co/w/events/114...
#buildingscience #airtightness #construction #newzealand
February 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
We call our 7 seater VW Sharan our ‘big car’.
But then it goes out in the wild.
But then it goes out in the wild.
February 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
We call our 7 seater VW Sharan our ‘big car’.
But then it goes out in the wild.
But then it goes out in the wild.
Something has changed.
January 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Something has changed.
Well, this is concerning.
Recent events and poor decisions in the US have reignited misconceptions and misinformation about fluoride. This type of thing doesn’t help. In the doses used, fluoride is safe and beneficial for communities.
Recent events and poor decisions in the US have reignited misconceptions and misinformation about fluoride. This type of thing doesn’t help. In the doses used, fluoride is safe and beneficial for communities.
January 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Well, this is concerning.
Recent events and poor decisions in the US have reignited misconceptions and misinformation about fluoride. This type of thing doesn’t help. In the doses used, fluoride is safe and beneficial for communities.
Recent events and poor decisions in the US have reignited misconceptions and misinformation about fluoride. This type of thing doesn’t help. In the doses used, fluoride is safe and beneficial for communities.
Impressive effort. Simultaneously the most entertaining and scariest #podcast. Congratulations on 1,000 shows. @knowledgefight.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Impressive effort. Simultaneously the most entertaining and scariest #podcast. Congratulations on 1,000 shows. @knowledgefight.bsky.social
We're a country of petrol heads!
source: oec.world/en/profile/c...
source: oec.world/en/profile/c...
January 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
We're a country of petrol heads!
source: oec.world/en/profile/c...
source: oec.world/en/profile/c...
Thank you, Facebook for reminding me why I signed out a few months ago. I'm sorry I came back briefly. Hopefully, it won't happen again.
January 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Thank you, Facebook for reminding me why I signed out a few months ago. I'm sorry I came back briefly. Hopefully, it won't happen again.
A great man has returned to office for 2025!
#backinoffice
( @chewienz.bsky.social is great too, but he already made a cameo appearance on Friday) @patbrittenden.bsky.social
#backinoffice
( @chewienz.bsky.social is great too, but he already made a cameo appearance on Friday) @patbrittenden.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A great man has returned to office for 2025!
#backinoffice
( @chewienz.bsky.social is great too, but he already made a cameo appearance on Friday) @patbrittenden.bsky.social
#backinoffice
( @chewienz.bsky.social is great too, but he already made a cameo appearance on Friday) @patbrittenden.bsky.social
Hello Tāmaki Makaurau. Back to the office for 2025.
January 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Hello Tāmaki Makaurau. Back to the office for 2025.
There's been talk in 2024 about the financial state that NZ's current Government inherited following a global pandemic. It's worth looking back a bit. What happened here?
budget.govt.nz/budget/2024/...
budget.govt.nz/budget/2024/...
January 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
There's been talk in 2024 about the financial state that NZ's current Government inherited following a global pandemic. It's worth looking back a bit. What happened here?
budget.govt.nz/budget/2024/...
budget.govt.nz/budget/2024/...
I've been watching what I thought was a simple reclad of a school building nearby. Today, the roof is coming off.
January 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I've been watching what I thought was a simple reclad of a school building nearby. Today, the roof is coming off.
Stop the 'Everything Everywhere all at Once Bill'!
Here is a whole list of really good ideas why this will be really bad legislation.
Thanks for sharing @kevinhague.bsky.social
linktr.ee/regulatoryst...
Here is a whole list of really good ideas why this will be really bad legislation.
Thanks for sharing @kevinhague.bsky.social
linktr.ee/regulatoryst...
January 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Stop the 'Everything Everywhere all at Once Bill'!
Here is a whole list of really good ideas why this will be really bad legislation.
Thanks for sharing @kevinhague.bsky.social
linktr.ee/regulatoryst...
Here is a whole list of really good ideas why this will be really bad legislation.
Thanks for sharing @kevinhague.bsky.social
linktr.ee/regulatoryst...
These seem like sound recommendations from former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer.
@newsroom.co.nz #newzealand #politics #democracy
newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/06/p...
@newsroom.co.nz #newzealand #politics #democracy
newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/06/p...
January 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
These seem like sound recommendations from former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer.
@newsroom.co.nz #newzealand #politics #democracy
newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/06/p...
@newsroom.co.nz #newzealand #politics #democracy
newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/06/p...
"It’s proposed that the Regulatory Standards Bill would include:... mechanisms to transparently assess the consistency of new legislative proposals..."
www.regulation.govt.nz/our-work/reg...
Here's some of the Treaty impact analysis.
"transparently assessing...", much?
January 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"It’s proposed that the Regulatory Standards Bill would include:... mechanisms to transparently assess the consistency of new legislative proposals..."
www.regulation.govt.nz/our-work/reg...
Here's some of the Treaty impact analysis.
"transparently assessing...", much?