I'd honestly really love to see a business case on a Hutt-Waikanae branch line.
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I'd honestly really love to see a business case on a Hutt-Waikanae branch line.
Stanford is very generous, I'd say they've had a bad term π
I'm pretty sure we'd mostly agree on the specific examples that fall into either category, tbh
So the government has spent well over a billion dollars on planning and land acquisition for fantasy RONS we can never afford, but there's no money to properly secure SH2 through Waioweka Gorge, which is regularly closed by washouts. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
It's busy doing land acquisition fantasy (and stressing loads of people out) for the Petone-Grenada expressway, as well as spending lots of money on geotechnical exploration for a road they have no funding for.
But there's no sign they've modelled public transport between Porirua & Lower Hutt.
yeah, the minister was EXTREMELY keen on it being seen as the same entity. I'd have to confirm but there is definitely a lot of spin going on in that announcement.
My understanding was that he was not a commissioner for phase 1, but I do have that second-hand
Reading through the 4 enumerated items in particular, it is super clear that robust public research capability is needed to address them all. At the same time, this government is further destroying that very capability and the pathways for training up the next generations.
#NZPOL
honestly the entire party is obsessed with inflation and pays no attention to any other economic indicators than that and GDP, so I'm not surprised by his response at all.
probably better stated as the second Covid-19 Royal Commission's report rather than the second report, as there is no continuity in the commission between the two reports, lol
Itβs funny that all the areas of NZs Covid response that National are Big Mad about are almost all things covered by social scientists
You know, the type of science National decided wasnβt useful and fundable
Today's Cartoon- Mission Accomplished?
Just had my Covid booster. Pharmacist says they have had a steady stream of people getting it
Good. Do it. Go on. Let's see it.
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From my Substack
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Yeah, I do understand though why some people will say "look, if the shit and the cereal are in the same bowl I'm not picking bits out," though. We can't all be passionate about everything and willing to filter all our interests in every domain for terrible individuals/examples.
Is there a reason RNZ's write up of the 2nd phase of the Covid inquiry - which largely uncritically takes the government's spin - has no byline?
BREAKING: High Court has ruled that Mariameno Kapa-Kingi was unlawfully expelled from Te PΔti MΔori. The Judge has ordered that the party write to the speaker to advise that she is once again an MP for the party.
Shane Reti sure is showing his support for Luxon - announcing his retirement story today when Luxonβs caucus should be grilled about their support for the PM.
BREAKING: Iran is planning to impose duties on tankers and ships in the Gulf, according to CNN report.
Fixed it for you Simeon, you fucking ghoul
Q: You said the war is 'very complete.' But your defense secretary says 'this is just the beginning.' So which is it?
TRUMP: You could say both
The words coming out of Trump's mouth are 100% reactive, a reflection of what he believes will impress/pressure/deceive the people he's talking to. Again, the most useful comparison is an LLM trying to complete the prompt. He's doing autocomplete all the time, independent of truth or reality.
Might be time to bring back war criminal trials that include rich people this time
Today's Greater Auckland post really gets at the core of the problem with every official post-CRL running pattern I've seen.
Full quote in the reply but I think the problem boils down to drawing with crayons on a map rather than understanding how people use trains.
us being able to choose, I think? Just a really stupid way of saying it.
Cartoon. Title: Move on orders Little Luxon storms across the tiles to remind everyone, "HEY HEY HEY! IDES OF MARCH ISNT TILL THIS SUNDAY! NOW GET BACK TO WORK! I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE!" Behind him hiding by a Greek La column an angry Erica Stanford can be seen brandishing a knife. To the right of Little Luxon three sad MP's stand - tiny Simeon, Nicola Willis and Chris Bishop. Those two are holding their stabby stab stabs very sadly whilst consoling each other.
Finally! I'm free of Covid and slowly getting my mojo back.
Today's cartoon www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Calm down folks he's not going anywhere... well, not just yet anyway π
#NzPol #Luxon #Cartoon
horrible thought of the day: our tech overlords asking the chatbot for advice is probably an improvement on asking the reactionary group chat for advice
You average normie Democrat in 2026 loves AOC, wants to abolish ICE, and thinks Israel shouldnβt get another penny from us.
Itβs laughable how out of touch centrist consultants and politicians are.
