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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland
@patrickreynolds.bsky.social
urbanism, governance, photography.
deputy chair AKL city centre advisory panel

@greaterauckland.bsky.social
www.patrickreynolds.co.nz
Reposted by Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland
The iron logic of the learning rate means that solar PV plus batteries out-performs every form of fossil fuels now, and every innovation and clever idea and production improvement and efficiency gain will continue to widen the gap every single year henceforth
February 10, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Agree, also, in my view, lowering the voting age to 16 would give real force behind civics in high schools- there would be real an outcome for the students to focus on. As it is now i can imagine a lot more disengagement. Thoughts?
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
February 8, 2026 at 4:35 AM
No, profoundly rational: proper dealers are not users
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Reposted by Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland
The thing is, RNZ is not under commercial pressure to churn out ‘content’ as frequently as possible, and doesn’t have to publish clickbait because it doesn’t have to generate ‘engagement’ for advertisers.

Its management should understand that RNZ is in the lower volume higher quality business.
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Addendum: that is a truly fantastic photograph by Paul McCredie, which in no way tells you what the experience of being there is actually like. Ha.
February 5, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Reposted by Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland
It's $36m a year, for goodness sake. The cost to taxpayers in 2023-24 from storm damage *in Tairāwhiti alone* was nearly half a billion. Yet the same govt throws tens of billions at mega-roads because they're very important for the economy. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Government rejects plan to prevent landslides and save hundreds of millions in Gisborne
Plan pitched as a model for other regions too.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM