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Jessica de Heij

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15-minute cities advocacy | Urbanism | Sustainability | 🇳🇱🇳🇿 Views are my own 📍Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ

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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 1h

Langebrugsteeg, Amsterdam in 1982 and today, cars removed for a bike and pedestrian only street

In 1982 it is a wide street with a central divide and car parking on both sides of it. Today it has wide footways and a bike lane in the middle of it

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Paul Campbell @moonbaseotago.bsky.social · 13h

I will note that in today's Ōtepoti mayoral election the antivaxxer was outvoted by the vampire by almost 2 to 1

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Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · 11h

6) the same people who vote in this election every time clearly did so again this year and low turnout got them what they wanted.
7) 9 elected Act candidates is 9 too many
8) if the left don’t mobilise, next year is going to be a shitstorm
9) the whole local government system needs an overhaul:

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 12h

Oh wow.

It is quite funny, eh! I was in a store this morning and it was just over 20 degrees, and they were already saying it’s so hot.

Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 13h

Crazy climate change! Thats pretty crazy, though

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 14h

Feels like summer up here! 😎😅

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 14h

Fingers crossed. 🤞 😁

Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 14h

I hope you are right.

Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 14h

Yes, hoping those extra 10,000 votes will make a difference and we get 1 extra progressive councillor in there. 😬🤔

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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 14h

So,
given the Dunedin City electorate is about 97,000, and
given turnout at end of yesterday was about 32.5%, and
given there were about 10,000 votes received this morning, and
given in 2022 the turnout was 40%,
then that leaves me hopeful we have seen an increased turnout.

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 14h

Not sure if Chambers is a progressive though. Yes he supports the hospital, but not sure he votes progressive on climate change, transport and housing etc.

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 15h

Yep and most new ones seem to be on the centre right 🫣

Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 16h

Margin is a 100 votes!!! And they are still counting, so not final yet. 🫣

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 16h

Sophie hopefully wins. Which I consider centre left. Been in the council for a long time.

Andrew Simms known from the car dealership. 😄 New to council but has done a massive PR campaign.

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 16h

It’s between Simms and Barker now…..

Radich loses Dunedin mayoralty

The results for the Dunedin mayoralty are imminent and Jules Radich has confirmed he did not win a second term. Meanwhile Lee Vandervis also...

www.odt.co.nz

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 17h

Yes congrats @juliefairey.bsky.social 🥳👏

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Joel MacManus @joelmacmanus.bsky.social · 17h

Andrew Little has been elected as the new mayor of Wellington.

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 17h

This is bad. 🙄

Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · 17h

Well fuck - Selwyn has elected a majority of Council with links to VFF, Act, and Trump fans. Maybe put that on the no fly list for the next three years