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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Any more news on the condition of the cyclist involved in the accident in West End Rd this morning? Any details on what happened? I often ride through there myself @bikeauckland.bsky.social
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
WTF! www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/21/l...
1news.co.nz
Labour rules out interest deductibility changes for landlords
The opposition has previously derided the changes as "landlord tax cuts," but now Chris Hipkins says he won't change the rules if elected.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
arstechnica.com
When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can't let it be
New study detects 3,200 references to Beatles song titles and lyrics in academic papers.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Something we can be thankful of... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Apocalypse prep or pure pragmatism: what is behind Peter Thiel’s move to Argentina?
Relocation coincides with proposed laws that opponents say would entrench power of US tech billionaires in country
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Am I the only one that is concerned about the New World Club Card+? My concern started when I saw the very concerning privacy policy (see later...) Of course you need the app to get the very big in store discounts in New World And now you can no longer get fuel discounts at PakNSave without it 1/N
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Both Palantir and Caterpillar just got great mentions for their results on RNZ Business News this morning. No discussion that this may have been from their involvement in assisting Israel's war effort. Just saying... @rnz.co.nz.web.brid.gy
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This post on healthcare in US is interesting as NZ is one of the countries used as a comparitor Just FYI... www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
commonwealthfund.org
U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2026
This cross-national comparison of health care systems assesses U.S. health spending, outcomes, status, and service use relative to 18 other high-income countries.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Hey @woolworths.bsky.social what is the point of Stollen without Marzipan??? What waste of $14, actually $28 as I bought 2
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Salutary tale for NZ... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever
The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in North America, and this week were spotted in Northern Ireland for the first time
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
@nzta.nzcow.com We need this in NZ... Do @aucklandtransport.bsky.social buses comply? If not why not? road.cc/content/news...
road.cc
Why have deaths and serious injuries in collisions involving HGVs being driven in London halved since 2019?
The number of people walking, cycling or motorcycling who were killed or seriously injured in a collision with an HGV driver in London has fallen from an average of 71 people per year to 35 since last...
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
@greaterauckland.bsky.social @bikeauckland.bsky.social Just FYI... road.cc/content/news...
road.cc
Cyclist casualties down 28% and 900 fewer road injuries since 20mph limit introduced in Wales – but driving instructor still brands change a “total disaster”
"We thank Welsh drivers who have altered their behaviour to make their communities even better places to be,” says the 20's Plenty For Us group
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Doesn't this sound just like NZ? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Housing crisis. We could fix it easily we just don’t want to! It would make us very unpopular with people like us | First Dog on the Moon
Seriously how hard can it be?
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
"Other entrants on the list include Rutendo Shadaya, a 17-year-old Zimbabwean-New Zealander fantasy novelist" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
theguardian.com
Scottish pupil named a Time magazine girl of the year for solar-powered blanket design
Rebecca Young, 13, named one of 10 girls of the year for her invention intended to help rough sleepers in winter
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
This is why we should be worried about @airnewzealand.bsky.social using AI to set prices... arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com
Delta’s AI spying to “jack up” prices must be banned, lawmakers say
Lawmakers want to prevent companies from using AI to increase prices or lower wages.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Just love the emails I'm getting in my junk folder...
Confiscated Assignment by the FBI
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
World War 3!? Whose idea was that?
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
You could get a lot of renewable energy for $12B! Someone is pushing their own agenda Don't forget that unscruplous actors could cut it... This should be relegated to the bin (along with using gondolas to cross Auckland harbour) @newsroom.co.nz newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/05/w...
newsroom.co.nz
What really happens if NZ hooks up to Australia's power grid
The trans-Tasman cable project is still in its infancy, but would have a big impact on power prices and the gentailers' influence.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Looking for a great builder for the rebuild of my 1990s house in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Plans have just gone to council for building consent. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks 🔨🔨🔨
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 30/10/2024
Got run over by a motor scooter rider on the NW path today. He knocked me flat on my back and ran over my bike and phone. Broken spoke but no other damage. I was trying to make him turn back the way he came to deter him doing it again... Reported to police, witnesses needed!
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 07/10/2024
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-...
thespinoff.co.nz
Traffic is made of cars
'Please help. I don’t know how to explain this. I have written so many articles.'
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 05/10/2024
Thanks Ben Nevell for an absolutely awesome submission!!!! (I guess this will have been posted before - but hey - it's just so awesome that it deserves to be posted again!) Thanks also the The Spinoff for publicising this... thespinoff.co.nz/politics/04-...
thespinoff.co.nz
Making a splash: Is this the most impressive select committee submission ever?
You really won't guess how it ends.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 03/08/2024
This I didn't know... www.theguardian.com/film/article...
theguardian.com
A woman brought her own snacks to Despicable Me 4. Then the police arrived | Stuart Heritage
Many struggling cinemas depend on sales of pricey food and drink as ticket revenue mainly goes to film studios. But does banning outside supplies really add up, asks Stuart Heritage
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 02/08/2024
All good? arstechnica.com/science/2024...
arstechnica.com
Troubling bird flu study suggests human cases are going undetected
A small sample of farm workers is enough to confirm fears about H5N1 outbreak.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 21/06/2024
“Reducing methane in the next 20 years is about the only thing we have to keep global warming in check” arstechnica.com/science/2024...
arstechnica.com
Cleaning up cow burps to combat global warming
New tools for lowering methane emissions from livestock are on their way.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 14/06/2024
Lesson for NZ: "the cult insists that America's worst-in-class, most expensive health system just needs more capitalism to turn it into a world leader" pluralistic.net/2024/06/13/a...
pluralistic.net
Pluralistic: The health industry’s invisible hand is a fist (13 Jun 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 12/06/2024
From Nick Rockel on Twitter: "Guess who's going to be conducting military exercises with Israel? That's right, it's us! Read all about it, free today in Nick's Kōrero..." nickrockel.substack.com/p/exercising...
nickrockel.substack.com
Exercising with the IDF.
RIMPAC 2024 - NZ's Sabre Dance with Israel.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 06/06/2024
What a different story to the interview on RNZ, where everything was rosy. Was he the one FTE working on this in the Ministry? newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/06/a...
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 02/06/2024
Me too... thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-06-2...
thespinoff.co.nz
Not my king’s birthday
I’m tired of honouring colonisation, colonisers, and an establishment that represents all that is wrong with the world.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 01/06/2024
Anyone else's pictures not showing in Bluesky? Is it a Firefox thing? @bsky.app
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 29/05/2024
#ToitūTeTiriti
I am pakeha and I live in Aotearoa
I honour the mana of Te Tiriti O Waitangi
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 27/05/2024
"In New Zealand's Nelson Lakes National Park, the beech forests are thick with invasive yellowjackets by early autumn. They sip the sugary secretions of scale insects living on the trees, and will fight the bellbirds, tui, silvereyes, and other birds for it" arstechnica.com/science/2024...
arstechnica.com
The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US
Researchers are working to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 23/05/2024
So glad we want to pull out of the WHO pandemic response... /s www.theguardian.com/world/articl...
theguardian.com
‘The issue is when to pull the trigger’: how prepared are we for human bird flu?
The H5N1 virus has been devastating bird populations, and is now infecting mammals too. Is human-to-human transmission next? And are we ready for another pandemic?
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 20/05/2024
And so expensive... It is about $60/mth for the standing charge, and I use less than $10/mth gas Not to mention climate change arstechnica.com/health/2024/...
arstechnica.com
New research shows gas stove emissions contribute to 19,000 deaths annually
California is considering a law that would require warning labels on gas stoves.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 02/05/2024
Just what we need... phys.org/news/2024-04...
phys.org
Invasive termites dining in our homes will soon be a reality in most cities, says research
With climate change continuing its relentless march, the world faces not only rising temperatures and extreme weather but also an insidious threat to our homes: invasive termites. And the bill could b...
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 18/04/2024
Just putting this here... Driving complaint to Silverfern Landscapes
Response from Silverfern Landscapes re driving report.
"Hi Dave

 You may not have seen the dickhead motorcyclist cut me off, nearly causing me to crash.

And no, I did not follow him into the tunnel in the same lane, but thanks anyway.

I was in the far-left lane and he was in the far right and I have every right to get into the right lane when exiting the tunnel.

 You have a nice day now, won’t you.

 Gerard"
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 15/04/2024
Just found this in my old files... Still so relevant
First dog of the moon cartoon from 2018 comparing what 14years olds do in Gaza compared to Australi
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 04/04/2024
Hey RadioNZ, Eric Crampton from the Taxpayers Union - sorry NZ Initiative - is a member of a right wing troll organisation and not a reliable source Just saying...
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 15/03/2024
pluralistic.net/2024/03/15/w...
pluralistic.net
Pluralistic: Wellness surveillance makes workers unwell (15 Mar 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 15/03/2024
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/m...
theguardian.com
Revealed: How the global oil industry is fueling Israel’s war on Gaza
Analysis shows how jets and tanks are being kept fueled despite interim ICJ ruling warning Israel to prevent genocidal acts
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
This is also going to happen here. The big Aussie insurers are here too... www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03...
abc.net.au
Penelope opted out of flood cover when her insurance skyrocketed by $14,000, but soon it may not be an option
In the wake of the 2022 east coast floods, there are signs some insurers may be considering making flood cover mandatory for new customers.
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Dan "Rebel Scum" Werneck @prof-werneck.bsky.social · 11/07/2023
RT only if you are NOT becoming more conservative as you grow older.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 28/02/2024
And Shane Jones wants to trawl sea mounts... www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
nationalgeographic.com
Meet the newest ‘walking’ fish—a bright red creature of the deep
This odd-looking sea toad may look like crochet. But it's one of a hundred species possibly new to science that have been found in underwater mountains off Chile.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 28/02/2024
The media landscape is pretty bad - Newshub is no longer doing news - so let's make TVNZ pay a dividend 🤨 Our PM has all the great ideas, I mean he used to run an airline...
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 21/02/2024
RNZ has really gone to shit!!! More "The Panel" at 6pm, FFS!!!!!!!
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 19/02/2024
AT has refused to even acknowledge my OIA regarding the safety of the Bullock Track intersection with Great North Rd. It was sent to them by FYI.org.nz on the 15th December last year, see fyi.org.nz/request/2519.... I have now requested the Ombudsman to follow this up. Just FYI...
fyi.org.nz
CAS-PJ9V2-W3P0R1, Bullock Track Intersection - Crossing Safety - a Official Information Act request to Auckland Transport
I made this safety request three weeks ago, and followed up with an unanswered request for progress one week ago. As this is a high priority safety issue I would have expected some response before now...
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 07/02/2024
If Zespri is worried about China stealing their IP, I think they should be more worried about the US and their technology... phys.org/news/2024-02...
phys.org
Research team develops cold-hardiness kiwi fruit for immediate release to public
Kiwi fruits with their tangy green flesh are routinely purchased and devoured throughout the year by people across the nation. This is no surprise. Kiwi fruit is high in vitamin C, dietary fiber, and ...
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 01/02/2024
Just saying... arstechnica.com/science/2024...
arstechnica.com
Should you flush with toilet lid up or down? Study says it doesn’t matter
Pardon us while we go stock up on toilet tank disinfectant dispensers.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 24/01/2024
Yup, I think we all knew this... arstechnica.com/cars/2024/01...
arstechnica.com
Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds
Single-vehicle, single-pedestrian crash data for 2016-2021 finds hoods a problem.
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 12/01/2024
See the big warm patch around the south of the South Island... cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/u...
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Strong Stable Dave @daveharton.bsky.social · 07/01/2024
"This truck is too big for city life" Actually most modern utes are... arstechnica.com/cars/2024/01...
arstechnica.com
A week with a Ford F-150 Lightning: This truck is too big for city life
The big electric pickup truck is out of the suburbs and out of its element.
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