Aidy makeando
@aidymakeando.bsky.social
maker, rider, kiter, groover, kaiwahanga kereti, kaitiaki taiao
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Luke's opinion is trash, and The Post should be embarrassed to even publish it.
Billions of dollars to save some people a few minutes on a commute that isnt really that bad - while we have thousands out of work, thousands starving.
We dont need more roads.
End of story.
#nzpol
Billions of dollars to save some people a few minutes on a commute that isnt really that bad - while we have thousands out of work, thousands starving.
We dont need more roads.
End of story.
#nzpol
Luke Pierson: "What we don’t have here is perfection. But what we do have, is a chance to fix a longstanding transport challenge for Wellington."
Wellington needs real solutions, not selective outrage over tunnels
OPINION: With 45,000 vehicles using the Mt Victoria Tunnel daily and strong public support for a second tunnel, the city faces a choice between practical fixes and political posturing.
www.thepost.co.nz
December 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Luke's opinion is trash, and The Post should be embarrassed to even publish it.
Billions of dollars to save some people a few minutes on a commute that isnt really that bad - while we have thousands out of work, thousands starving.
We dont need more roads.
End of story.
#nzpol
Billions of dollars to save some people a few minutes on a commute that isnt really that bad - while we have thousands out of work, thousands starving.
We dont need more roads.
End of story.
#nzpol
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Bluesky is dying?!
Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/blue...
Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/blue...
Bluesky is dying
Bluesky was invented to create a nicer space than Twitter. The problem is that too few people have joined and most are smug and boring.
www.spectator.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Bluesky is dying?!
Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/blue...
Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/blue...
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, bicycles give you the freedom that car ads promise.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-joy-o... @tomflood.bsky.social @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social @nzherald.bsky.social
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-joy-o... @tomflood.bsky.social @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social @nzherald.bsky.social
Simon Wilson: Bicycles give you the freedom that car ads promise
My last Herald column: A city safe for cycling is a city fit for every good purpose.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It is a truth universally acknowledged, bicycles give you the freedom that car ads promise.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-joy-o... @tomflood.bsky.social @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social @nzherald.bsky.social
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-joy-o... @tomflood.bsky.social @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social @nzherald.bsky.social
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🍃🌹🌿 Vote NZ #Greens for this & much more
Free GP, Dentist, & Childcare
#people #planet #biodiversity #climate #payequity #evidence #ethics #health #dentists #GPs #GreenBudget #jobs #wellbeing #Democracy #Sovereignty #Gaza, #WealthTax on billionaires, a safer future www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
Free GP, Dentist, & Childcare
#people #planet #biodiversity #climate #payequity #evidence #ethics #health #dentists #GPs #GreenBudget #jobs #wellbeing #Democracy #Sovereignty #Gaza, #WealthTax on billionaires, a safer future www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
🍃🌹🌿 Vote NZ #Greens for this & much more
Free GP, Dentist, & Childcare
#people #planet #biodiversity #climate #payequity #evidence #ethics #health #dentists #GPs #GreenBudget #jobs #wellbeing #Democracy #Sovereignty #Gaza, #WealthTax on billionaires, a safer future www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
Free GP, Dentist, & Childcare
#people #planet #biodiversity #climate #payequity #evidence #ethics #health #dentists #GPs #GreenBudget #jobs #wellbeing #Democracy #Sovereignty #Gaza, #WealthTax on billionaires, a safer future www.greens.org.nz/green_budget...
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BREAKING: Fonterra’s head offices have been placed under quarantine by Greenpeace, as a metric tonne of slime is oozing out of the front of the building! This is ground zero for the nitrate emergency. #nzpol #freshwater #agribusiness #nitratecontamination
December 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
BREAKING: Fonterra’s head offices have been placed under quarantine by Greenpeace, as a metric tonne of slime is oozing out of the front of the building! This is ground zero for the nitrate emergency. #nzpol #freshwater #agribusiness #nitratecontamination
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If the last month or two (let alone 5 years) of your social media posts aren’t enough to get you banned from entering Trump’s America your moral compass may be due for a service.
December 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
If the last month or two (let alone 5 years) of your social media posts aren’t enough to get you banned from entering Trump’s America your moral compass may be due for a service.
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The Luxon Govt abandoned the orderly transition off fossil gas because they believed in fairies at the bottom of the garden - magical gas would somehow appear. So now we are in the middle of a disorderly transition. Idiocy. www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand’s energy crisis
Behind the nation's energy crisis are businesses quietly fighting to survive - many feel they have nothing but bad options.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Luxon Govt abandoned the orderly transition off fossil gas because they believed in fairies at the bottom of the garden - magical gas would somehow appear. So now we are in the middle of a disorderly transition. Idiocy. www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
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$256 million to clean up one mine. Like the oil industry, this is something miners should be paying to clean up themselves, with trailing liability to ensure they can't dump the bill on us www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Govt's whopping $256m clean up bill for one coalmine
The Government will have to fork out $256m to clean up Stockton coal mine on the West Coast - more than triple earlier estimates.
www.thepost.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
$256 million to clean up one mine. Like the oil industry, this is something miners should be paying to clean up themselves, with trailing liability to ensure they can't dump the bill on us www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
So my submission on the Fast Track Ammendment Blah just got returned to me, rejected for calling Shame Jones out ....
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 AM
So my submission on the Fast Track Ammendment Blah just got returned to me, rejected for calling Shame Jones out ....
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This is brilliant
They're simultaneously imposing rates caps and multiple additional costs on councils
Absolute galaxy brain thinking yet again from this government #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
They're simultaneously imposing rates caps and multiple additional costs on councils
Absolute galaxy brain thinking yet again from this government #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Landowners to get more compensation from councils as major RMA overhaul revealed
The Resource Management Act is going, and the government has revealed what will replace it.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This is brilliant
They're simultaneously imposing rates caps and multiple additional costs on councils
Absolute galaxy brain thinking yet again from this government #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
They're simultaneously imposing rates caps and multiple additional costs on councils
Absolute galaxy brain thinking yet again from this government #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Simple Simon Watts just hasn't got a clue
#nzpol
#nzpol
Officials recommended against lower target for methane emissions
The government chose to go ahead with its preferred option, despite advice that it could increase New Zealand's contribution to global warming.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Simple Simon Watts just hasn't got a clue
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Attn @thepost-nz.bsky.social … looks like the sort of thing you ought to investigate as the local newspaper, no?
Hey, so guess what I did? 🧵
Can I prove Deloitte used AI to write this report? No. But that would honestly be the less embarrassing option. The research in this report is below par for a 1st year undergrad, where they even bother to show research.
Let's unpack some of the mistakes I found.
#nzpol
Can I prove Deloitte used AI to write this report? No. But that would honestly be the less embarrassing option. The research in this report is below par for a 1st year undergrad, where they even bother to show research.
Let's unpack some of the mistakes I found.
#nzpol
Just noting which consultancy wrote this report and the history of their reports for public agencies internationally. Anyone check the footnotes of this one?
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Attn @thepost-nz.bsky.social … looks like the sort of thing you ought to investigate as the local newspaper, no?
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🌊 Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals - scientists
A 37% drop in deep-sea animal life from a single test. If that’s the trial run, imagine the real thing.
If we destroy ecosystems for short-term gains, what future are we even mining for?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A 37% drop in deep-sea animal life from a single test. If that’s the trial run, imagine the real thing.
If we destroy ecosystems for short-term gains, what future are we even mining for?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
🌊 Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals - scientists
A 37% drop in deep-sea animal life from a single test. If that’s the trial run, imagine the real thing.
If we destroy ecosystems for short-term gains, what future are we even mining for?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A 37% drop in deep-sea animal life from a single test. If that’s the trial run, imagine the real thing.
If we destroy ecosystems for short-term gains, what future are we even mining for?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Government's announcement that it's rejecting all of the Climate Change Commission’s emissions target recommendations is morally bankrupt.
#nzpol #climatecrisis
#nzpol #climatecrisis
Govt rejects climate advice less than a week after deadly floods in Asia kill over 1400
The Government has today announced it is rejecting all of the Climate Change Commission’s recommendations.
greenpeace.nz
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Government's announcement that it's rejecting all of the Climate Change Commission’s emissions target recommendations is morally bankrupt.
#nzpol #climatecrisis
#nzpol #climatecrisis
Sitting in wet clothes waiting for a te pa oranga panel so I can atone for my heinous actions of.....magnetting a banner to the outside of a Talleys bottom trawler asking them to cease their destructive fishing practices. Activistlife#
December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Sitting in wet clothes waiting for a te pa oranga panel so I can atone for my heinous actions of.....magnetting a banner to the outside of a Talleys bottom trawler asking them to cease their destructive fishing practices. Activistlife#
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A restraunt that served mouldy food would have its certification pulled. So what happens to Compass? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Food poisoning warning after Christchurch students eat contaminated school lunches
The possibility that students may have eaten contaminated lunches "fills me with horror", says a Christchurch school principal.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
A restraunt that served mouldy food would have its certification pulled. So what happens to Compass? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Why urban cycling infrastructure is really important (and why urban roading infrastructure is not)
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Why urban cycling infrastructure is really important (and why urban roading infrastructure is not)
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
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Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today:
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today:
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
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Bike lanes make our cities better for everyone. But we're not building fast enough.
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social @bikeauckland.bsky.social
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social @bikeauckland.bsky.social
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Bike lanes make our cities better for everyone. But we're not building fast enough.
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social @bikeauckland.bsky.social
www.thepost.co.nz/business/360... @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social @bikeauckland.bsky.social
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Maybe don't keep announcing unaffordable trophy roads if you can't pay for them. Just a thought.
Hard choices lie ahead, Bishop says, as he explains funding the $56 billion in motorways promised by the Government would require a nearly 50c per litre lift in petrol taxes.
Transport Minister Chris Bishop says funding $56b in roads a 'challenge'
Hard choices lie ahead, Bishop says, as he explains funding the $56 billion in motorways promised by the Government would require a nearly 50c per litre lift in petrol taxes.
dlvr.it
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Maybe don't keep announcing unaffordable trophy roads if you can't pay for them. Just a thought.
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"Doolally economic vandalism" is what I'd call cancelling 2 ferries that are key to travel between your 2 main islands with no replacements in sight.
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
"Doolally economic vandalism" is what I'd call cancelling 2 ferries that are key to travel between your 2 main islands with no replacements in sight.
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The thing is, National KNOWS there's no future in mining. They KNOW these projects aren't feasible, financially, environmentally or politically. But they need a short-term line-go-up moment to pretend their economic plan isn't a raging dumpster fire
Willis is part of a Govt that is destroying NZ’s core international brand, ripping up our Paris climate commitments, deliberately undermining the climate sections of trade agreements , that has alienated Aus and the Pacific by supporting bottom trawling etc etc www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
‘Doolally, economic vandalism’ - Willis blasts Greens’ mining intervention
The Greens’ promise to revoke fast-tracked consents on seven mining projects has prompted government ministers to come out swinging, and one mining company to defend itself.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The thing is, National KNOWS there's no future in mining. They KNOW these projects aren't feasible, financially, environmentally or politically. But they need a short-term line-go-up moment to pretend their economic plan isn't a raging dumpster fire
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Willis is just pissed off that no-one will donate to National if their fast-track "consents" are subject to democratic control www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
‘Doolally, economic vandalism’ - Willis blasts Greens’ mining intervention
The Greens’ promise to revoke fast-tracked consents on seven mining projects has prompted government ministers to come out swinging, and one mining company to defend itself.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Willis is just pissed off that no-one will donate to National if their fast-track "consents" are subject to democratic control www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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This explains things like why they were spreading misinformation about Tamatha Paul.
I expect it to backfire on them, especially in Wellington. Green policy is popular here. Setting themselves up in opposition to the Greens for the sake of it will not work in their favour.
I expect it to backfire on them, especially in Wellington. Green policy is popular here. Setting themselves up in opposition to the Greens for the sake of it will not work in their favour.
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This explains things like why they were spreading misinformation about Tamatha Paul.
I expect it to backfire on them, especially in Wellington. Green policy is popular here. Setting themselves up in opposition to the Greens for the sake of it will not work in their favour.
I expect it to backfire on them, especially in Wellington. Green policy is popular here. Setting themselves up in opposition to the Greens for the sake of it will not work in their favour.