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Figuring out a balanced life. Mostly here for the urbanism. 🏳️‍🌈He/him

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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Unfortunately this is an AI image, but it did happen and the real person is in an image if you click into the post and scroll down.
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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"I'd really like to be recognised for my journalism outside of New Zealand" *monkey's paw curls*
John Oliver quoting me on Kiwibank's sexy green-haired sheep Buck
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The Walking Blind @walkingblind.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If anyone still needs proof that our Trumesque coalition of shit for brains government should be given a second term maybe this shocking news will “shake” you up enough to ditch the “devel you know” forever. #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Quake and tsunami monitoring centre closed for hours due to staff shortages
The Public Service Association (PSA) says Government cuts have left New Zealand less prepared for natural disasters after the National Geohazards Monitoring Centre was temporarily closed because of st...
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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
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Simon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This election, the issue of child poverty has been swallowed up by "no new taxes". How did that happen and what should we do about it? New Substack post at Hopetown substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Why aren’t we talking about child poverty?
Child poverty was a hot topic in the last three elections. But it’s slipped off the agenda, even though it’s got worse. What’s going on?
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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I've spent a lot of time debunking claims that way overstate the migration impacts of wealth taxes. But fear not - if we put our minds to it, I do believe we can design a wealth tax high enough to get Elon to flee the country
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I've been assembling the full list of anti-environment policies of 3 years of the Luxon Govt. Here is the list of anti-freshwater policies, week by week. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
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Luxon ’s Three Years of War on Freshwater 2023-2026 - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Weakening freshwater policy has been a constant focus of the Luxon Government. Fonterra, Dairy NZ , Beef and Lamb have demanded changes to allow more freshwater pollution and the government has delive...
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
this is just propaganda being carried by our national broadcaster in favour of an increasingly far-right coalition 🤷‍♀️
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We’re going to see a surge in attack ads and misinformation as we get closer to the election. The parties on the right have money and a long history of this, and now that they are scared of losing it’s going to get worse.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think so, I think this is just good policy in and of itself, and the Greens would be seriously alienating their base by going with Nz First
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today Canada observes their day of truth and reconciliation. While here we have political parties trying to get rid of the Waitangi tribunal and it isn’t a national scandal.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In this case I don’t actually blame the council. Mackenzie district has around 5.5k ppl which isn’t enough to support the numbers of tourists. This is where amalgamation of councils makes sense long term but is where government funding needs to come in to support now
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nothing angers me more than when a rich person says they are happy to be taxed more and people say “why don’t you write a check to the government” motherfucker they want everyone in their tax bracket to also write a check to the government because that’s how maths works you fucking numpty.
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Ross @rossthesedays.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Enjoying the thought of lickspittle cunt Jordan Williams getting absolutely bollocked by his donors for failing to shut the fuck up.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
I've been thinking about my vision for Ōtautahi Christchurch. There are 6 key values that are important to me. Housing, Access, and the Environment, as well as Community, Health, and Happiness. 1/n
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
But where is the forth bridge?
The iconic three bridges over the forth of firth
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Wishing again that we had a nationalised regional transport authority with intercity trains (and buses) across the country.
A network diagram of New Zealand with train lines bewteen most cities and smaller cities connected by bus.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Just watch the right wing swap from saying “there is no problem” to saying “it’s too late and too expensive to fix all water when people use it to shower and water plants, tap water doesn’t need to be potable, people can just buy drinking water”.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: “The word "remigration" is nothing other than a synonym for ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin color.”
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What is good about this article is the media actually putting important context into the headline
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Great points! I think that if dairies could be more competitive on grocery items then they would helpfully become less reliant on nicotine.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This won’t make goods cheaper directly but it will provide competition for the duopoly which should bring prices down.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Another grocery idea I think could work is a cooperative that dairy owners can buy into so they still own their business but can get cheaper wholesale together. We already have a network of dairies and having a store in walkable distance (even if more expensive) boosts liveability and access.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thanks David that is useful context
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Absolutely. Would be interesting to hear from hospitals or police etc to get a perspective on whether harm from alcohol is changing.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Is this total consumption or just from hospitality venues? Makes a big difference to the issues and causes
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Thank you, more news like this please. Link tax to services rather than just repeating the rights fear mongering.
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Daniel @danentropy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
we've tried reducing tax for 40 years We're a wealthy nation with children and elderly living poverty, choosing heat or food, homelessness, unemployment The pie has grown but only for the 'sorted' Their ideas are killing us #NZpol
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Maybe that’s true but with the ferries cancelled, the disproportionate amount of transport funding and the previous PT funding disappearing, not to mention housing or hospitals, it’s definitely how I feel.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Infuriating. Can’t help but feel that this government hates the South Island.
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Hellrosser @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thank you @henrycooke.bsky.social for the accurate context given to TPU in the article in the Press yesterday.
A picture of a newspaper article titled ‘no new Nat tax’. A sentence starting “right-wing lobby group the taxpayers union…” Is highlighted.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Here's the nub of the Listener column I wrote after going to the Maungawhau station "first look". The new network enabled by the CRL – the tracks that were almost torn up in the 1990s – will define the city for decades. www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
A great deal has been said about service frequency once the CRL opens, and probably not enough about what you might call the Ikea factor. Depending on where you live in Auckland, reaching the retail icon can be an ordeal on the motorways. But once the new link opens, someone in Mt Albert will be able to board a train and simply stay on the East-West line to disembark at Sylvia Park station, passing under the central city on the way.

A public transport journey from Albany in the north to Manukau in the south or Swanson in the west will require just one change, from the NX1 bus to the East-West Line at Waitematā Station (formerly Britomart).

It may take a while for Aucklanders to get used to thinking about getting around their city in this way. But while they do, the rail tunnel under the central city will be helping to reshape Auckland itself. To the chagrin of some residents of Mt Eden’s leafy streets, Auckland’s Plan Change 120 allows for buildings of up to 15 storeys in the area around Maungawhau. Further west, the streets around Baldwin Avenue station, where there is barely a two-storey dwelling, may see 10-storey towers.

During the next few decades, many more of us will live near a railway station.
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Someone should ask Winston if it's more or less of a waste of money than spending $671 million to scrap iRex.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
So it is possible to keep the shared streets free from parked cars. This one weird trick etc
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It’s so amazing for walking, and it turns out society doesn’t combust and cars still manage to get around fine, they are not held up that much
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This pic is from Canada but I want to know if there is anything stopping us here putting pedestrian crossings across the top of side streets, or if there are requirements for visibility etc that don’t allow it
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
While much can be said about the car focus of North American cities, it makes for a much nicer pedestrian experience when you have priority for crossing, at any side streets and stop signs
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 20/09/2023
What’s your sign?
Turning traffic give way to pedestrians
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Does anyone know if it is legal for councils in AoNz to put a new pedestrian crossing across the top of an intersection of a side street?
A picture of a pedestrian crossing on a side street so that the pavement on the main road is continuous with it.
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 31/07/2026
lord, i see what you've done for other cities....
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(((𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚔))) @creativeelc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I've been let go by Stuff today as one of their weekly cartoonists. I'm incredibly gutted. I've been with the paper for over 8 years. To every person who read, shared, laughed or felt seen by my work. Thank you. You're my people! I won't give up. Just need some time to recalibrate.
Bobbi our cat. Sleeping in an upside down cat bed. Have had it for years and she's never wanted a bar of it. Until yesterday. I'll spend some time with my family to work out what to do next. For now know that I've appreciated your kindness and championing of my toons. Kia kaha whānau ❤️‍🩹
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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If men are struggling to understand why women don't trust people wearing smart glasses then they should just imagine someone wearing them at the urinal next to them
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Unfortunately not. Parking wardens on this street are quite good during the day but late afternoon it would be hard to get anyone there
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This really annoys me and is not the first time they have parked here. They built these houses so, firstly, they should know this is a pedestrian path and no parking, and secondly, they could have designed parking or a loading zone if they want to be able to park near the units.
A Williams corporation Ute parked in front of one of their developments on the pedestrian part of the shared space
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I really feel this. I’m still on fb but hate it and hate that there is no alternative
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Peter Green @petergreen.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Tfw you've ordered a better-fitting jacket and then cancelled the order via text message so you can get a lower quality jacket for twice the price because you're a prudent fiscal manager and the new jacket hasn't arrived yet.
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Mostly okay @feijoasforever.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Not only is this entrance incredible but you won’t regret clicking the YouTube link and watching from around 4mins in
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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Hi! I'm the guy from the ancient [chinese/greek/summerian] fable about the [demigod/emperor/fisherman/rabbit] who wanted to [live forever/look pretty/touch god/shit gold] and instead [died/died/died/couldn't die but longed for death], welcome to my YouTube channel!
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Peter Green @petergreen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Ōtautahi has some good buses. I have a card and I don't even live there.
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