Chris McMillan
@itschrismcmillan.bsky.social
Sociologist of sport at the University of Auckland, working at the intersection of sport, climate change and capitalism
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Welcome to induced demand
All you do is move the queue down the road and why NZTA has never widened the Southern Motorway Bridge at Mt Wellington
All you do is move the queue down the road and why NZTA has never widened the Southern Motorway Bridge at Mt Wellington
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
“Brown said the flyover had sped up morning commutes, BUT HAD ALSO INTRODUCED NEW CHOKE POINTS…”
Yes that tends to be what happens.
“Brown said the flyover had sped up morning commutes, BUT HAD ALSO INTRODUCED NEW CHOKE POINTS…”
Yes that tends to be what happens.
Long queues and baffled drivers: New $152m flyover drives minister mad
Simeon Brown is calling for urgent changes to a new $152 million flyover, saying it has created long evening delays and confusion for motorists.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Welcome to induced demand
All you do is move the queue down the road and why NZTA has never widened the Southern Motorway Bridge at Mt Wellington
All you do is move the queue down the road and why NZTA has never widened the Southern Motorway Bridge at Mt Wellington
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"If the minister is going to use TALIS data, she should also look at the TALIS data that says the biggest cause of stress for New Zealand teachers is government changes, that only 14 percent of teachers believe the government values them."
Education Minister's plans for Teaching Council a 'power grab', union says
Education Minister's plans for Teaching Council a 'power grab', union says
Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced plans to shrink the council, replace most of its members with ministerial appointees, and remove its role in teacher training.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"If the minister is going to use TALIS data, she should also look at the TALIS data that says the biggest cause of stress for New Zealand teachers is government changes, that only 14 percent of teachers believe the government values them."
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Even ignoring the falseness of Seymour's specific claims here, his own description is incoherent. The new curriculum is no less an example of "social engineering" than the old one.
This is blatant political interference in rge New Zealand Curriculum that shouldn't be tolerated.
Education professionals should be deciding what is in the NZ Curriculum, not politicians from 8% parties pandering to the worst of NZ society to the detriment of our students.
Education professionals should be deciding what is in the NZ Curriculum, not politicians from 8% parties pandering to the worst of NZ society to the detriment of our students.
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Even ignoring the falseness of Seymour's specific claims here, his own description is incoherent. The new curriculum is no less an example of "social engineering" than the old one.
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⚽🌍 Athletes all over the world are waking up to the fact that climate change poses an existential threat to their sports and our societies.
🏏 It would be great to see more cricketers standing up and speaking out 💪🏻
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🏏 It would be great to see more cricketers standing up and speaking out 💪🏻
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
More Than The Score - Do athletes have a responsibility to speak out on green issues? - BBC Sounds
Are athletes doing enough to raise awareness around sustainability in sport?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
⚽🌍 Athletes all over the world are waking up to the fact that climate change poses an existential threat to their sports and our societies.
🏏 It would be great to see more cricketers standing up and speaking out 💪🏻
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🏏 It would be great to see more cricketers standing up and speaking out 💪🏻
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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My cartoon in today's www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
The Scream is a metaphor for nature & Munch was the receptor for its pain. Here he is, so overwhelmed he's taking time out of the painting only to find more pain in the news...
#NzPol #PoliticalCartoon #ClimateChange #EdvardMunch
The Scream is a metaphor for nature & Munch was the receptor for its pain. Here he is, so overwhelmed he's taking time out of the painting only to find more pain in the news...
#NzPol #PoliticalCartoon #ClimateChange #EdvardMunch
October 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My cartoon in today's www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
The Scream is a metaphor for nature & Munch was the receptor for its pain. Here he is, so overwhelmed he's taking time out of the painting only to find more pain in the news...
#NzPol #PoliticalCartoon #ClimateChange #EdvardMunch
The Scream is a metaphor for nature & Munch was the receptor for its pain. Here he is, so overwhelmed he's taking time out of the painting only to find more pain in the news...
#NzPol #PoliticalCartoon #ClimateChange #EdvardMunch
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🏏🌍 World cup warming stripes! Today it's 🇮🇳 #INDvSA in Visakhapatnam🔥
🚨 Air Quality right now in Visakhapatnam is UNHEALTHY with an AQI of 167. Advice is 'Don't engage in physical exertion outdoors' 😷
🚨 Air Quality right now in Visakhapatnam is UNHEALTHY with an AQI of 167. Advice is 'Don't engage in physical exertion outdoors' 😷
October 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
🏏🌍 World cup warming stripes! Today it's 🇮🇳 #INDvSA in Visakhapatnam🔥
🚨 Air Quality right now in Visakhapatnam is UNHEALTHY with an AQI of 167. Advice is 'Don't engage in physical exertion outdoors' 😷
🚨 Air Quality right now in Visakhapatnam is UNHEALTHY with an AQI of 167. Advice is 'Don't engage in physical exertion outdoors' 😷
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New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice
New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice
Winston Peters promised that New Zealand’s recognition of Palestine was a matter of 'when, not if', which has a real deadbeat-dad-promises-he’ll-have-his-shit-together-next-week air about it....
thespinoff.co.nz
September 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice
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Worth expressly noting that the ONLY reason given in Peters' speech for why AoNZ should recognise Israel and not Palestine as a state is that Palestine "does not control its own territory". So, we reward Israel for its illegal actions + will keep doing so until it chooses to stop.
September 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Worth expressly noting that the ONLY reason given in Peters' speech for why AoNZ should recognise Israel and not Palestine as a state is that Palestine "does not control its own territory". So, we reward Israel for its illegal actions + will keep doing so until it chooses to stop.
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In a race to stand for nothing, we are increasingly heading for first place.
BREAKING: Winston Peters says is NZ is "not ready" to recognise Palestinian statehood.
"We do not think the time is now."
He says recognition at this time would be "open for political manipulation by both Hamas and Israel".
"We do not think the time is now."
He says recognition at this time would be "open for political manipulation by both Hamas and Israel".
September 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
In a race to stand for nothing, we are increasingly heading for first place.
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new zealand government reaching new heights of stupidity
next year our public dollars will go more to AI grants ($70 million) than all investigator-initiated basic science combined ($56 million in the Marsden fund)
next year our public dollars will go more to AI grants ($70 million) than all investigator-initiated basic science combined ($56 million in the Marsden fund)
September 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
new zealand government reaching new heights of stupidity
next year our public dollars will go more to AI grants ($70 million) than all investigator-initiated basic science combined ($56 million in the Marsden fund)
next year our public dollars will go more to AI grants ($70 million) than all investigator-initiated basic science combined ($56 million in the Marsden fund)
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You asked. We listened. We put AI in the microplastics.
May 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
You asked. We listened. We put AI in the microplastics.
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Important statement of concerns about the embrace of genAI by universities (mine? definitely! yours?) by Comms and Media scholars in Aotearoa NZ
auckland.scoop.co.nz/2025/08/stat...
auckland.scoop.co.nz/2025/08/stat...
Auckland.Scoop » Statement On AI In Universities From Aotearoa Communication & Media Scholars Network
auckland.scoop.co.nz
August 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Important statement of concerns about the embrace of genAI by universities (mine? definitely! yours?) by Comms and Media scholars in Aotearoa NZ
auckland.scoop.co.nz/2025/08/stat...
auckland.scoop.co.nz/2025/08/stat...
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A year ago NZ Herald political editor claimed the ‘rockstar economy was back’. Today: 500,000 NZers reliant on food parcels. $200m subsidy to oil cos; $300m subsidy to tobacco co. Public health in crisis. War on Nature in full swing. Gore drinking water poisoned by dairy. Cost of living worse.
August 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A year ago NZ Herald political editor claimed the ‘rockstar economy was back’. Today: 500,000 NZers reliant on food parcels. $200m subsidy to oil cos; $300m subsidy to tobacco co. Public health in crisis. War on Nature in full swing. Gore drinking water poisoned by dairy. Cost of living worse.
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This tournament has showed the football world two things:
⚽️ The huge exposure of major summer tournaments to extreme weather 📈
⚽️ FIFA’s deep reliance on fossil fuel funding 💸
We’ll keep linking the two as the Aramco sponsored, climate vulnerable ‘26 World Cup approaches 🌎 💪
⚽️ The huge exposure of major summer tournaments to extreme weather 📈
⚽️ FIFA’s deep reliance on fossil fuel funding 💸
We’ll keep linking the two as the Aramco sponsored, climate vulnerable ‘26 World Cup approaches 🌎 💪
Players and fans at the Club World Cup are coping with high temperatures as a heat wave hits US
Substitutes who watch from the locker room, abandoned practice sessions and sweat-soaked jerseys. A heat wave is taking a toll on players at the Club World Cup.
apnews.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This tournament has showed the football world two things:
⚽️ The huge exposure of major summer tournaments to extreme weather 📈
⚽️ FIFA’s deep reliance on fossil fuel funding 💸
We’ll keep linking the two as the Aramco sponsored, climate vulnerable ‘26 World Cup approaches 🌎 💪
⚽️ The huge exposure of major summer tournaments to extreme weather 📈
⚽️ FIFA’s deep reliance on fossil fuel funding 💸
We’ll keep linking the two as the Aramco sponsored, climate vulnerable ‘26 World Cup approaches 🌎 💪
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“Fifa must act to protect players, fans and the future of its flagship summer tournaments,” a Fossil Free Football spokesperson said. “That means postponing this match but also dropping polluting sponsors, turning away from petrostate partners and stopping the endless expansion of its competitions.”
Chelsea training cut short due to ‘impossible’ heat in Philadelphia
Enzo Maresca complained of 41C heat at Club World Cup while Fifa did not introduce any new measures to deal with the hot conditions
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
“Fifa must act to protect players, fans and the future of its flagship summer tournaments,” a Fossil Free Football spokesperson said. “That means postponing this match but also dropping polluting sponsors, turning away from petrostate partners and stopping the endless expansion of its competitions.”
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Opinion from the University of Auckland: FIFA tournaments are expanding in scale and geography – the Club World Cup has bloated from seven to 32 teams, and the 2030 tournament is being hosted by six countries across three continents.
FIFA isn't even bothering to greenwash its growing carbon footprint
newsroom.co.nz
June 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Opinion from the University of Auckland: FIFA tournaments are expanding in scale and geography – the Club World Cup has bloated from seven to 32 teams, and the 2030 tournament is being hosted by six countries across three continents.
FIFA’s environmental aspirations are being recycled, but organisation’s actions are only increasing its environmental impact.
Me on FIFA’s - and our - zombie environmentalism.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/24/f...
Me on FIFA’s - and our - zombie environmentalism.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/24/f...
FIFA isn't even bothering to greenwash its growing carbon footprint
Opinion from the University of Auckland: FIFA tournaments are expanding in scale and geography – the Club World Cup has bloated from seven to 32 teams, and the 2030 tournament is being hosted by six c...
newsroom.co.nz
June 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
FIFA’s environmental aspirations are being recycled, but organisation’s actions are only increasing its environmental impact.
Me on FIFA’s - and our - zombie environmentalism.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/24/f...
Me on FIFA’s - and our - zombie environmentalism.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/24/f...
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For anyone who wants to look at the report.
budget.govt.nz/budget/2025/...
budget.govt.nz/budget/2025/...
May 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
For anyone who wants to look at the report.
budget.govt.nz/budget/2025/...
budget.govt.nz/budget/2025/...
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Arts, humanities, and social sciences are under attack. The National Govt, Judith Collins & Shane Reti, are cutting funding, claiming only "economic impact" matters, ignoring impact on housing, inequality, culture, and communities? After all, isn't improving human lives the point of it all anyway?
March 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Arts, humanities, and social sciences are under attack. The National Govt, Judith Collins & Shane Reti, are cutting funding, claiming only "economic impact" matters, ignoring impact on housing, inequality, culture, and communities? After all, isn't improving human lives the point of it all anyway?
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can’t be long until the kids get a warm red bull and a dart for lunch
March 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
can’t be long until the kids get a warm red bull and a dart for lunch
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On a tackling myths theme...
How many times have you heard this explanation of our current economic position? Bloody Govt spent big, this caused inflation, so RBNZ had to go full 'shock and Orr'... and now we have to have a recession 😢
Every single link in this causal chain is weak af... [🧵1/n]
How many times have you heard this explanation of our current economic position? Bloody Govt spent big, this caused inflation, so RBNZ had to go full 'shock and Orr'... and now we have to have a recession 😢
Every single link in this causal chain is weak af... [🧵1/n]
February 6, 2025 at 5:48 AM
On a tackling myths theme...
How many times have you heard this explanation of our current economic position? Bloody Govt spent big, this caused inflation, so RBNZ had to go full 'shock and Orr'... and now we have to have a recession 😢
Every single link in this causal chain is weak af... [🧵1/n]
How many times have you heard this explanation of our current economic position? Bloody Govt spent big, this caused inflation, so RBNZ had to go full 'shock and Orr'... and now we have to have a recession 😢
Every single link in this causal chain is weak af... [🧵1/n]
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The AQI (Air Quality Index) rating for Kolkata hit 216 on Wednesday, which is 'Severe'. We have to ask: is it safe to be playing sport in these conditions?
www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
England blame Indian smog for spin troubles
Harry Brook says ball was hard to spot in T20 opener as Brydon Carse is brought in for second match in Chennai
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The AQI (Air Quality Index) rating for Kolkata hit 216 on Wednesday, which is 'Severe'. We have to ask: is it safe to be playing sport in these conditions?
www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
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Just wonder how many sports fans are aware of this new reality.
With 71 sponsorships across football, golf, cricket and more, Aramco is Saudi Arabia’s second-largest sports sponsor.
Yet, the state-run oil giant is facing criticism from athletes and environmental activists over its continued abuses 🌍
👉 www.playthegame.org/news/aramco-...
Yet, the state-run oil giant is facing criticism from athletes and environmental activists over its continued abuses 🌍
👉 www.playthegame.org/news/aramco-...
Aramco: Rich on oil, rich on sport
Aramco is Saudi Arabia’s second-largest sports sponsor, with 71 sponsorships across football, golf, among others. Yet, , the state-run oil giant is facing criticism from athletes and environmental act...
www.playthegame.org
December 7, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Just wonder how many sports fans are aware of this new reality.
The NZ government really doesn’t like inconvenient evidence. This is brilliant from Tom Baker newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/06/m...
Marsden Fund cuts a win for 'convenient' evidence
From the University of Auckland – Opinion: Cutting social sciences and humanities from NZ’s ‘blue skies’ research funding means dark times for independent thought.
newsroom.co.nz
December 5, 2024 at 7:52 PM
The NZ government really doesn’t like inconvenient evidence. This is brilliant from Tom Baker newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/06/m...