Reposted by MichaelJosh O'Connor-Chen @joshoconnorchen.bsky.social · 17h"We must run the country like a business" "Cool, so we're going to borrow at favourable interest rates to invest in productive assets and people?" "No, we mean lay-offs and asset-stripping" 15920
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What a shame, it was a great use of otherwise wasted space and such a handy location for city workers 010
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026How wide does a sidewalk have to be for them to call it "wide"? Cos currently only 15% of the width comprises sidewalks 120
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Surprised (not really) that he would openly acknowledge that Gina is buying our democracy and expecting to make profit from it 000
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Woah, what a transformation, that spot had been derelict for decades 033
Reposted by Michaelderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/07/2026being a billionaire and on the internet all day is crazy to me. if i had even five million dollars, you would not find me online whatsoever. 262149991804
Reposted by MichaelSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Did you see this? Home Affairs has denied a visa to the ex-ASIO source who tried to warn about the Bondi gunmen. This is a deeply political decision, and now the Royal Commission may never hear his evidence. It looks like a stitch up by those who don't want this on the record. 31310165
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Great demonstration of the amount of space cars actually need, vs what is traditionally dedicated to them 020
Reposted by MichaelSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow. 8165831923
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Meanwhile, in reality, the people who actually work rather hoard wealth are already leaving the country. 050
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026But National can’t do sane maths and voters don’t seem to GAF about that? 010
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Incredibly overdue, but what they’re proposing is just basic maintenance, not an upgrade. That it’ll make a huge difference to walking along those blocks shows just how forgotten the area is 110
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 25/05/2026It’s surely gonna be a stop on the F10, I’d imagine docking just north of Glebe island bridge, which would be a nice connection once reopened. Prob could only be at least 300m from the metro at its closest, but might make transfers to the fish market work (assuming that ferry stop ever opens) 010
Reposted by MichaelDavid Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 11/05/2026new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...webworm.coEverlee Has DisappearedEverlee Wihongi was transferred by ICE to the notorious "Camp East Montana" at Fort Bliss, Texas. Then she disappeared. 11752573809
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Carbon reductions are really a side benefit of the facility tho, rather than the primary reason it's being built 100
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The Pyrmont one looks great (not in this article tho) and should be an example of what we're aiming for above all metro stations 030
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 30/03/2026And it never seems to be mentioned that the roads would actually be better for tradies etc if everyone else who could use public transport got off the roads 1100
Reposted by MichaelTeanau Tuiono @teanau.bsky.social · 26/02/2026The Government is currently negotiating an Enhanced Border Security Partnership with the US Department of Homeland Security that would grant US agencies, including ICE, automated, direct access to New Zealanders' biometric data and identity records. 917398
Reposted by MichaelBrandon Williams @stupidartpunk.bsky.social · 14/02/2026I keep hearing that the Epstein files are so big if we held everyone accountable everything would collapse. And no it wouldn’t. These rich guys don’t do any actual work. They aren’t actually important or useful they are just rich. 12599453242
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Wow, that looks amazing, that court area has been dilapidated my whole life, will be so nice to see it upgraded 000
Reposted by MichaelJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Check this one fact out: "In 2024, the total installed electricity capacity of the planet—every coal, gas, hydro, and nuclear plant and all of the renewables—was about 10 terawatts. The Chinese solar supply chain can now pump out 1 terawatt of panels every year." 5390108
Reposted by Michaelprogesterin @erinys.uwu.lgbt · 03/01/2026hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison 96194156011
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 10/12/2025"hurting" is an unnecessarily emotive word - you're selling a perspective here (that of the alcohol industry), not just stating the facts. Also no attempt to investigate/discuss the other side - has there been any correlating reduction in harm? Disappointing 010
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Do you mean compensation for loss of development rights? It will only apply when the rules are being made "substantially" more restrictive than they already are. My gut feel is that this won't impact urban areas too much, but might apply broadly to rural areas when new env protections are added 101
Reposted by MichaelLew @lewsos.bsky.social · 07/12/2025You first m8 I'm back on 5 January, I expect to be able to tune into a post-cabinet presser at 4pm that afternoon www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...stuff.co.nzAre NZ summers too long? The PM says we’ve got to keep movingThe summer shutdown is coming but should the Kiwi summer holiday still stay sacrosanct? 911421
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Incredibly lucky no pedestrians were killed, absolutely insane that a driver could take out FOUR trees while driving UPHILL. And right outside the entrance to hotels where people would likely be waiting. Drivers this reckless should lose their license and have to start as a learner again. 130
Reposted by MichaelAnil Dash @anildash.com · 05/11/2025Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult. 101139912266
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 23/10/2025honest to god blowing my mind how slow this plaza is being built 110
Reposted by MichaelMountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Then Green Party co-leader James Shaw was attacked while walking to work. He suffered a fractured eye ball and black eye, but said he still felt safe. That's what de-escalation and kindness looks like #nzpolstuff.co.nzShaw back with black eyeJames Shaw walked to work a day after he was assaulted while heading to the office, and plans to keep doing so. 316140
Reposted by MichaelBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 05/10/2025A traveler from an antique land--great guy--said to me with tears in his eyes "Sir, two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert." And I said wow, that's really something. But we'll be building a big beautiful statue to my hubris and it will stand for eternity 203250529
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 28/09/2025That little slip has gotta be a contender for pedestrianisation, right? It serves no beneficial traffic flow use. Whack a bollard in at each end, and done - safer for everyone. In time could add trees to lock it in and improve green cover. 200
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 25/09/2025To write that whole piece and not mention capital/wealth taxes once is either spectacularly ignorant, naive, or arrogant 0284
Reposted by MichaelTeanau Tuiono @teanau.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Did you know that Israel has visa waiver access into New Zealand but Samoa, Tonga and Fiji do not. Let that sink in. 415958
Reposted by MichaelAndré Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 15/08/2025This is unforgiveable incompetence: NZ has spent $671m to get no ferries, rather than $551m to get new ferries that would be arriving within months to replace clapped-out ferries. This sort of mismanagement should bring down a government; amazingly, it's not even the worst example of their failings 23292134
Reposted by MichaelBernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 01/08/2025So let me get this straight. We invite the FBI boss to Wellington to open an office. He then says he'll use it to spy on our top export buyer, China, who is then as pissed as. Then Trump HIKES our tariff to 15% from 10%, making us less competitive vs Australia's beef/wine exports to US - still 10%.🤷♂️ 2016667
Reposted by MichaelCEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 28/07/20251% for teachers 80% for their mates on crown boards www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...nzherald.co.nzMinisters agree to raise board members' pay ranges by up to 80%The increase for Crown bodies comes as the Govt celebrates tax relief it has introduced. 1018275
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Love it, really hoping Council commits to option C and High St gets the full upgrade it deserves 000
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 08/07/2025We’re not bad at planning- we’re bad at committing to implementation. And by we I really mean our uninspired conservative politicians 020
Reposted by MichaelJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 23/06/2025For the sake of comparison, 9% of Americans approve of the Black Plague. 11834851000
Reposted by MichaelBruce Buckman @brucebuckman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025So this govt’s major fiscal performance so far is: hand out billions in tax cuts it can’t afford, panic and cut essential services left and right, have a brainwave and steal billions from workers via gutting pay equity, expect applause. 62914
Michael @michaelsharp.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Everyone’s overthinking it - there are already rail lines running through most of Chch’s satellite towns, we just need to start with a bare bones service on second hand diesels running along them to prove the case for future upgrades. Would be 1% of the cost of new light rail and running in months 010
Reposted by MichaelThomas Nash @thomasnash.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Serious candidates in Wellington’s upcoming elections will focus squarely on improving people’s everyday material needs. This means committing to the current council’s delivery of a more reliable supply of clean water, quicker bus trips and more homes to help more people put down roots here. 1/ 36814
