YasuKiwi 🇳🇿🇺🇦
@yasukiwi.bsky.social
Avid traveller esp by rail. Pro public transport. Urbanist. More Regional Rail for NZ! Japan, Slovenia, Iceland. Slava Ukraini! May Ukraine be free, and prosperous!
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Give not a millimeter to Russia. Not a single grain of Ukrainian soil.
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Give not a millimeter to Russia. Not a single grain of Ukrainian soil.
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#TransportNews: Canterbury is the fastest-growing region in the country. If congestion carnage is to be avoided, there’s got to be an option other than cars – but what?
Via The Spinoff: thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-1...
Via The Spinoff: thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-1...
Christchurch is growing. How can it avoid the traffic trap?
Rail could save Canterbury from carmageddon – before it's too late.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
#TransportNews: Canterbury is the fastest-growing region in the country. If congestion carnage is to be avoided, there’s got to be an option other than cars – but what?
Via The Spinoff: thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-1...
Via The Spinoff: thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-1...
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Brexit kicking goals again! (there's really no end to the negative consequences of that great act of national self-harm.) #brexit #ukpol https://mastodonapp.uk/@thanetric/115645731368606699
Peter Henry (@[email protected])
"This is the first time the amount that the NHS pays for medicines is due to increase in more than 20 years." The UK has been forced into this mess by #brexit "Parallel trades" was a mechanism where drugs imported into any EU member state could be be re-exported throughout the EU without further tariffs being applied. The huge buying power of the NHS was shared with our EU friends and the overall buying power on the world stage protected the entire block from supply shortages - all this has been lost. When you can't get your meds you know who to blame! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0k520v4xro
mastodonapp.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Brexit kicking goals again! (there's really no end to the negative consequences of that great act of national self-harm.) #brexit #ukpol https://mastodonapp.uk/@thanetric/115645731368606699
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A new mural has appeared in Ternopil, dedicated to children killed in Russia’s attack.
The artwork, showing a child shielding her toys from a Russian missile, was created by artist Andriy Yermolenko. He described it as “a cry for help to the global community.”
The artwork, showing a child shielding her toys from a Russian missile, was created by artist Andriy Yermolenko. He described it as “a cry for help to the global community.”
November 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A new mural has appeared in Ternopil, dedicated to children killed in Russia’s attack.
The artwork, showing a child shielding her toys from a Russian missile, was created by artist Andriy Yermolenko. He described it as “a cry for help to the global community.”
The artwork, showing a child shielding her toys from a Russian missile, was created by artist Andriy Yermolenko. He described it as “a cry for help to the global community.”
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Wild to have a Government simultaneously claiming they *can't* pay essential public servants more because they just don't have the money, but also being hyped to drop $18b on a road.
They are fundamentally unserious people.
They are fundamentally unserious people.
The Northern Expressway we were told would cost $10 billion is now priced at $18 billion, or six times the Cook Strait crossing we were told was unaffordable. This is fantasy stuff. www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
Game-changer: New $18b expressway endorsed to boost jobs and road safety
The Northland Expressway from Te Hana to Whangārei is expected to boost Northland.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Wild to have a Government simultaneously claiming they *can't* pay essential public servants more because they just don't have the money, but also being hyped to drop $18b on a road.
They are fundamentally unserious people.
They are fundamentally unserious people.
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#RailNews: After decades of abandoned business cases and much yearning, long-distance passenger rail is returning to the South Island in January – but it comes with a hefty price tag.
Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
The Mainlander: South Island passenger train returns in January
After decades of abandoned business cases, but much yearning, long-distance passenger rail is returning to the South Island, aimed largely at people visiting Dunedin.
www.thepress.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#RailNews: After decades of abandoned business cases and much yearning, long-distance passenger rail is returning to the South Island in January – but it comes with a hefty price tag.
Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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We must protect russian money better than Ukrainian kids. This is the law and will encourage tyrants to always follow it..
Do not finance the loan with the frozen Euroclear assets! It's not legal. Our EU government should set the example by abiding by its own and the international laws, otherwise it cannot expect from its citizens to do the same. Belgium is right and correct to resist these plans.
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We must protect russian money better than Ukrainian kids. This is the law and will encourage tyrants to always follow it..
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Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
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🇵🇱🇺🇸 Polish media illustration:
White House briefing: “Ushakov and Witkoff will take part in the U.S.–Russia negotiations.”
Question from the press: “And who will represent the American side?”
White House briefing: “Ushakov and Witkoff will take part in the U.S.–Russia negotiations.”
Question from the press: “And who will represent the American side?”
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
🇵🇱🇺🇸 Polish media illustration:
White House briefing: “Ushakov and Witkoff will take part in the U.S.–Russia negotiations.”
Question from the press: “And who will represent the American side?”
White House briefing: “Ushakov and Witkoff will take part in the U.S.–Russia negotiations.”
Question from the press: “And who will represent the American side?”
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"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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How to lose money in an area rich with public transport, add car parking.
This is the idea of the Eden Park CE, and not a very smart one at that.
As well as pissing off everyone who lives there.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
This is the idea of the Eden Park CE, and not a very smart one at that.
As well as pissing off everyone who lives there.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
Eden Park eyes space for 1500 car parks to replace outer oval in stadium overhaul
Park bosses are also keen to see a footbridge connect directly with nearby Kingsland.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
How to lose money in an area rich with public transport, add car parking.
This is the idea of the Eden Park CE, and not a very smart one at that.
As well as pissing off everyone who lives there.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
This is the idea of the Eden Park CE, and not a very smart one at that.
As well as pissing off everyone who lives there.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
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We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
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There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.
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So sick of successive govts making policy decisions to get a rise out of people instead of solving societal problems. Yeah I know people hate poor people and we are a democracy but where is the leadership? Where’s the integrity? Where is doing the right thing? Nowhere to be found.
Ministers were warned against teen welfare crackdown, documents reveal
Ministers were warned against teen welfare crackdown, documents reveal
Officials said the changes could actually increase long-term benefit dependency.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So sick of successive govts making policy decisions to get a rise out of people instead of solving societal problems. Yeah I know people hate poor people and we are a democracy but where is the leadership? Where’s the integrity? Where is doing the right thing? Nowhere to be found.
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Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it.
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“It’s common sense” - Duncan Garner & The Future Is Rail’s Lindsey Horne discuss the train to Tauranga, and why passenger rail is such a no-brainer!
It’s long(ish) to watch, but is absolutely worth it.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AD52...
It’s long(ish) to watch, but is absolutely worth it.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AD52...
The Greens are FINALLY Making Sense!
YouTube video by Duncan Garner Podcast
m.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“It’s common sense” - Duncan Garner & The Future Is Rail’s Lindsey Horne discuss the train to Tauranga, and why passenger rail is such a no-brainer!
It’s long(ish) to watch, but is absolutely worth it.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AD52...
It’s long(ish) to watch, but is absolutely worth it.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AD52...
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City Rail Link shared photos of the electric double-decker bus breaking through the ribbon on Albert Street to mark the occasion, as well as a photo of the CRL workers onboard to celebrate the reopening.
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
City Rail Link shared photos of the electric double-decker bus breaking through the ribbon on Albert Street to mark the occasion, as well as a photo of the CRL workers onboard to celebrate the reopening.
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#CRLNews: Auckland Transport has announced that 200 of the 270 train drivers are now City Rail Link certified.
To become CRL-certified, drivers undergo:
Theory training
Simulator sessions
Station familiarisation
Hands-on tunnel driving practice
To become CRL-certified, drivers undergo:
Theory training
Simulator sessions
Station familiarisation
Hands-on tunnel driving practice
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#CRLNews: Auckland Transport has announced that 200 of the 270 train drivers are now City Rail Link certified.
To become CRL-certified, drivers undergo:
Theory training
Simulator sessions
Station familiarisation
Hands-on tunnel driving practice
To become CRL-certified, drivers undergo:
Theory training
Simulator sessions
Station familiarisation
Hands-on tunnel driving practice
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When Big Oil companies claim to be partners in climate solutions, remember: they are lying.
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
When Big Oil companies claim to be partners in climate solutions, remember: they are lying.
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
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Record migration to Australia continues thanks to National
Back on Track
Am I right?
Back on Track
Am I right?
Record number of New Zealanders leave country
Record number of New Zealanders leave country
72,700 Kiwis have moved overseas in a year, but the number of Australians visiting is surging.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Record migration to Australia continues thanks to National
Back on Track
Am I right?
Back on Track
Am I right?
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Simian Brown, Minister for Auckland, has demanded an extra lane for cars on his favourite road in his Pakuranga electorate…..
What an idiot.
What an idiot.
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Simian Brown, Minister for Auckland, has demanded an extra lane for cars on his favourite road in his Pakuranga electorate…..
What an idiot.
What an idiot.