Simon O'Neill
@sjponeill.bsky.social
Green-leaning and living, Rottie lover, rural dwelling Aotearoan..
...until I left the Air Force for DOC after 28 years in the military, most if not all of my career decisions had been shaped by the Airfix and Revell catalogues from the 1970s...
...until I left the Air Force for DOC after 28 years in the military, most if not all of my career decisions had been shaped by the Airfix and Revell catalogues from the 1970s...
Definition of optimism.
Bishop: "...we’ll assess the improved system in 2027..."
Bishop: "...we’ll assess the improved system in 2027..."
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Definition of optimism.
Bishop: "...we’ll assess the improved system in 2027..."
Bishop: "...we’ll assess the improved system in 2027..."
Get a load of these stone age dickheads... www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gated-ret...
'They tried to scare us to death': Row at Auckland retirement village as management bans EVs
Affected residents have called the ban 'silly' and 'unreasonable', taking it to mediation.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Get a load of these stone age dickheads... www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gated-ret...
A fascinating little deviation from the things that normally worry us....
between this and the FSO Safer (another ship at serious risk of exploding) I’m convinced every field has its “yeah, this is the problem that keeps me up at night” and I’m on a quest to learn about all of them
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A fascinating little deviation from the things that normally worry us....
Willis: Chris, we need a dog...
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Willis: Chris, we need a dog...
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🌱 "It's time to shift from being consumers to being caretakers." —Mari Copeny
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🌱 "It's time to shift from being consumers to being caretakers." —Mari Copeny
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“A few bad apples” is always used to deflect criticism of systemic problems in NZ.
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“A few bad apples” is always used to deflect criticism of systemic problems in NZ.
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
Schopenhauer’s entropy is a more realistic way to think about it: “If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.”
2025 summed up in a line...
If I win, I'll be able to buy mince.
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
2025 summed up in a line...
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When art imitates life… #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
When art imitates life… #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
Can't help but feeling we're icing over a bigger problem...
Not only keeping the lights on at the milking shed during a storm - keeping the irrigators going in the heat of summer when the grid is also struggling.👍
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
#renewables #solarsystems #agsky #Solarfarming #energysky
www.farmersweekly.co.nz/technology/s...
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
#renewables #solarsystems #agsky #Solarfarming #energysky
www.farmersweekly.co.nz/technology/s...
Solar kept milk flowing in Southland blackout
Fairbank Farms kept milking through a storm using solar and battery storage, cutting costs.
www.farmersweekly.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Can't help but feeling we're icing over a bigger problem...
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Here's a Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide via @greenpeace.org.nz #nzpol
#FightTheFastTrack
#FightTheFastTrack
Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide - Greenpeace Aotearoa
In a vicious escalation of the Government’s war on nature, the Government is proposing changes to the Fast Track Act that would make it even more dangerous and undemocratic.
www.greenpeace.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Here's a Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide via @greenpeace.org.nz #nzpol
#FightTheFastTrack
#FightTheFastTrack
Now the real mahi starts...
It's hard dirty dry dusty work...patrolling the foreground for the next few days to locate and deal to any remaining hotspots...
It's hard dirty dry dusty work...patrolling the foreground for the next few days to locate and deal to any remaining hotspots...
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Now the real mahi starts...
It's hard dirty dry dusty work...patrolling the foreground for the next few days to locate and deal to any remaining hotspots...
It's hard dirty dry dusty work...patrolling the foreground for the next few days to locate and deal to any remaining hotspots...
Reposting to ensure maximum coverage for anyone considering crossing the Ditch...
Is it good when a major international news organization is actively soliciting stories about people leaving your country because the government has fucked it so hard?
Tell us: are you a New Zealander planning to leave the country?
We want to hear from people in New Zealand who have or are thinking of leaving
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Reposting to ensure maximum coverage for anyone considering crossing the Ditch...
Sale or no, everyone should have at least one Pepper T in their stepping out wardrobe...
I never do sales, but I'm doing a big Christmas sale this year! Shop #kikorangi local, support an artist, and give unique gifts that always hit with their recipient!
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Sale or no, everyone should have at least one Pepper T in their stepping out wardrobe...
Chris Hipkins, Chris Hipkins to the white courtesy phone please, Chris Hipkins...
Could you tell us again why we should trust the Police?
And maybe apologise to Tamatha Paul while you are at it...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Could you tell us again why we should trust the Police?
And maybe apologise to Tamatha Paul while you are at it...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Ex-Police Commissioner Coster on leave from new job after damning report
Coster goes on leave from his role as CEO of the Social Investment Agency.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Chris Hipkins, Chris Hipkins to the white courtesy phone please, Chris Hipkins...
Could you tell us again why we should trust the Police?
And maybe apologise to Tamatha Paul while you are at it...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Could you tell us again why we should trust the Police?
And maybe apologise to Tamatha Paul while you are at it...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Hayley and Chris are good friends of ours.
Following the Huntly House reno on DV was like a two year episode of Grand Designs with periodic "is this the end?" cliff hangers...
www.oneroof.co.nz/news/for-sal...
Following the Huntly House reno on DV was like a two year episode of Grand Designs with periodic "is this the end?" cliff hangers...
www.oneroof.co.nz/news/for-sal...
For sale: 110-year-old villa that survived a 500km road trip and a freak tornado
Vendors spent over $1m bringing Huntly House up to scratch.
www.oneroof.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hayley and Chris are good friends of ours.
Following the Huntly House reno on DV was like a two year episode of Grand Designs with periodic "is this the end?" cliff hangers...
www.oneroof.co.nz/news/for-sal...
Following the Huntly House reno on DV was like a two year episode of Grand Designs with periodic "is this the end?" cliff hangers...
www.oneroof.co.nz/news/for-sal...
So proud of our little brigade, regardless of season, weather or terrain, they are always in the thick of it for our communities...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tongariro...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tongariro...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
'Heartbreaking': National Park firefighters share toll of massive blaze
Four National Park firefighters were the first to face the fire that soon consumed 2800ha.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So proud of our little brigade, regardless of season, weather or terrain, they are always in the thick of it for our communities...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tongariro...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tongariro...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
Pithing down in Ruapehu...
Never been so happy for rain on summer days off...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
Never been so happy for rain on summer days off...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Pithing down in Ruapehu...
Never been so happy for rain on summer days off...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
Never been so happy for rain on summer days off...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
A bit of light drizzle on the volcanic Plateau this morning, barely enough to threaten the washing but it will cool things down for firefighters.
Ironically the cloud is obstructing aerial operations...
Ironically the cloud is obstructing aerial operations...
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A bit of light drizzle on the volcanic Plateau this morning, barely enough to threaten the washing but it will cool things down for firefighters.
Ironically the cloud is obstructing aerial operations...
Ironically the cloud is obstructing aerial operations...
Turangi marae stepping up to accommodate Tongariro evacuees...
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Turangi marae stepping up to accommodate Tongariro evacuees...
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(i got a zero lolz)
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
THE FABULOUS WEIRD CHECKLIST
Give yourself I point for each thing you've NEVER done.
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Heli vid from last night of the fire at Mangatepopo in Tongariro National Park.
Devastating in our premier national park.
Please stay away so firefighters can do their jobs...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
Devastating in our premier national park.
Please stay away so firefighters can do their jobs...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Heli vid from last night of the fire at Mangatepopo in Tongariro National Park.
Devastating in our premier national park.
Please stay away so firefighters can do their jobs...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
Devastating in our premier national park.
Please stay away so firefighters can do their jobs...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
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