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David Mathieson

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I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by | Lawyer (Fintech) | Currently developing an obsession with wing foiling

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Simply the best socio-economic policy anyone can vote for this election. If I was splitting hairs, I would say that the six months wait is about six months too long, but it's still a great start.
https://www.greens.org.nz/greens_announce_jobs_guarantee_for_young_people
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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chlöe Swarbrick gives an almighty summation of the current governing coalition’s record. Her speech, given as parliament closes for the election, also outlines why the @greens.org.nz need to lead the next government… the video is well worth your time. #nzpol
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Miriam Ross @miriamruthross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In case you're wondering where the Party is that's willing to reverse the landlord tax cuts 💚 www.greens.org.nz/tax_system_f...
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For people and planet
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So MBIE officials recommended spending less, but targeting the money towards local music festivals. And Louise Upston chose to spend much more, but hand it all to multinational companies and overseas artists.
They reveal MBIE’s reasoning as to why it advised the government against investing in concerts, including a lack of “wider benefit opportunities” and “no international brand visibility”, though it said many countries, including Australia and Malaysia, offer concert funds. Instead, MBIE suggested funding local music festivals with a smaller, discrete, one-off fund. This is advice which Upston also seems to have ignored; late last year, the long-running music festival Splore called it quits, saying its $240,000 funding request had been denied.
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ardrigh @ardrigh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This has aged worse than sour milk. "Luxon rejected suggestions that a Defence Force flight allowed greater flexibility." #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Christopher Luxon commits to flying commercial if elected
Opposition leader Christopher Luxon says he will not use Defence Force planes to travel internationally if elected as prime minister.
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
There are about 15,000 jobs advertised today and... - 174,000 people officially unemployed - Another 144,000 people who want more hours - A further 80,000 potential jobseekers (underestimate) This is a failure of laissez-faire economic management on an absolutely tragic scale.
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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This article is nearly a week old but I wanted to express how much I dislike this argument. Not only is this kind of tall-poppy skinflint traditional kiwi culture just really detrimental to having a nice country with good infrastructure, but we deserve nice things www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...
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'Future-proofing is a stupid word': Wayne Brown expresses mixed feelings about CRL opening
The Auckland Mayor compared the Karanga-a-Hape and Te Waihorotiu designs to ‘cathedrals'.
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Ethan Gullery - Alliance Candidate for Christchurch East @ethangulleryeast.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
In 1908 a Blackball coal miner refused to stop eating his pie when the manager told him his 15 minutes were up. He was fired. The mine walked out. The miners held out for three months and won. Every right you have at work was fought for. #nzpol #unions
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Su Yin Khoo @ksuyin.com · 20/06/2026
The AUDACITY of a white dude with a heavy non-NZ accent telling me to "go back to your country" when I call him out for riding his motorcycle in the cycleway. He was previously mounting footpaths to circumvent red lights, while also running other red lights before turning into the cycleway
A motorcyclist on a blue motorcycle registration MZZ459 going through a red light. Motorcyclist clearly using a cycleway with a hand signal that I should get out of "his lane"Angry-looking motorcyclist, angry at being called out on his law-breaking ways
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Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Today’s newsletter. billbennett.co.nz/tuanz-bipart...
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Tuanz calls for long term tech strategy
New Zealand needs a clear, long-term technology strategy ‘that endures beyond electoral cycles - Tuanz. Chorus happy with longer fibre regulatory period.
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Bill Bennett @billbennett.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Tuanz calls for bipartisan technology strategy: billbennett.co.nz/tuanz-bipartisan-… New Zealand needs a clear, long-term technology strategy ‘that endures beyond electoral cycles - Tuanz. Chorus happy with longer fibre regulatory period.
Tuanz calls for bipartisan technology strategy
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Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We’re calling on all political parties for an immediate pause on signing a PPP contract for NZ’s costliest bit of road (so far),Warkworth to Te Hana. There’s cross-party consensus on the need for proper scrutiny of major infrastructure. So let’s start now! www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/06/18/u...
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Urgent call to rescope Warkworth to Te Hana - Greater Auckland
On Monday Greater Auckland wrote to all political parties calling for a pause on signing a Public-Private Partnership for the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway, and urging the government to work with op...
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Living Streets Aotearoa @livingstreetsnz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This is a fantastic article in The Spinoff about Professor Tim Welch's research on safer speeds. Tim's research is important to provide evidence that safer speeds do save lives and the blanket policy to increase speed limits will likely cost them. Tim has analysed speed limit changes in Auckland:
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Simeon Brown deemed speed limit cuts ‘anti-car ideology’ – a new analysis shows they saved lives
The National-led government has raised speed limits. New data reveals the potential human cost of that move.
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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
At last a more accurate description of recent changes in the AKl city centre. A relief from the doom merchants who have found they get attention by mis-representing the real story. Media loves misery, usually. Ngā mihi Janika. www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...
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From 'garbage' to 13 million visitors a year: How a decade of change reshaped foot traffic in central Auckland
Ten years after demolition of Downtown Shopping Centre to make way for Commercial Bay, pedestrian counts in the area are around double those further up Queen Street.
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Environmental Law Initiative - Aotearoa NZ @eli-aotearoa.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
We are calling for an Ombudsman inquiry & a Solicitor-General review into revelations that the Prime Minister’s Office has hidden significant lobbying by Fonterra & Z Energy that lead to the Government’s move to block Mike Smith’s climate case. www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/24/a... #nzpol #climate
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'A co-ordinated campaign of secret lobbying' – climate activist
Fonterra and Z Energy confirm in court they met with the Prime Minister's staff – something the PM says he has no record of.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The latest from @connorsharp.bsky.social on the RoNS boondoggle is extraordinary. NZTA has successfully fought to avoid releasing the BCR for Warkworth to Te Hana – on the argument that PPP bidders might pull out if they knew how bad the project was. www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/05/21/w...
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When transparency might stop a bad project - Greater Auckland
Six months ago I lodged a complaint with the Ombudsman, appealing a refusal by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to release information related to the Warkwor...
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David Mathieson @seafever.co.nz · 21/05/2026
Jealous of this level of competence in government.
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Isi Baehr-Breen @isibb.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Hasn't even been a year and Zohran's governance is having a massive impact on my family. Our daycare was able to open a 15-seat 3K program because of the 2,000 extra seats the admin funded. Everyone we know got in somewhere they wanted. This is gonna save us almost 50 grand.
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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 20/05/2026
Screenshot that outlines just how complex biology is when it comes to gender.
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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Paywall now lifted: Analysts from the world’s foremost economic forum have rebuked the Government’s plans to import liquefied gas and spark a renaissance in domestic fossil fuel production. newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/11/o...
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OECD tells NZ there's no future in gas
NZ could achieve electricity security, affordability and sustainability by breaking the power sector's reliance on gas, economic forum advises
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David Mathieson @seafever.co.nz · 11/05/2026
It feels like these guys have been given personal KPIs by the CEO to see how much long-term damage they can inflict before they get a boot up the arse. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...
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Government changes climate law to prevent lawsuits
The announcement means a landmark trial next year will no longer go ahead.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
In his latest, @connorsharp.bsky.social looks at another cost of the government's RoNS mania: deaths and serious injuries that could have been avoided with low-cost safety improvements that were sidelined by "a myopic focus on over-scoped highways". www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/05/12/t...
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The Road Toll of the RoNS - Greater Auckland
How many people have been killed or seriously injured because of a myopic focus on over-scoped highways? This isn’t a rhetorical question. The Roads of National Significance (RoNS) – the name of which...
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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
New urban nerd blog just dropped - Ranking Auckland is starting with malls, and the transport score is based on access by PT not car 😍 rankingauckland.blogspot.com
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Ranking Auckland
A local blog ranking all sorts around Auckland, indoor and outdoor! Read along to find out about the very best of our city!
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David Mathieson @seafever.co.nz · 02/05/2026
Love a bit of public art. Especially when it can make you smile.
A shiny silver t-Rex sculpture set against the Auckland skyline on a sunny autumn morning. Raaar. Dinosaur.
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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
This isn't satire, this is just the correct answer to my Ecological Climatology final
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John FitzGiraffe Kennedy @jgiraffekennedy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Wherein “LLMs will decimate white‑collar work” is decisively disproved. An impromptu essay about the generation of “work products” without the required context or intent. (1)
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Auckland earlier tonight. (Pic by the Hauraki Gulf Weather account on Facebook, seeing as he's not on this platform)
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Welcome to Bluesky @courtsofnz.bsky.social, and hope other government Ministries, and Departments in New Zealand follow suit. #nzpol
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Jim Teeth @drjamesjteeth.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
This is an excellent summary of the US War on Iran current situation. I’m an existentialist and borderline absurdist and even I struggle with the current moment. This summary is just fantastic.
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March, 19-21: God is a comedian
A stiff drink is recommended
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Environmental Law Initiative - Aotearoa NZ @eli-aotearoa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We've wrapped up our 3-day hearing v Minister of Climate Change at the Wgtn High Court. Now we await the Court's decision. Thank you for all the support, from the ELI & Lawyers for Climate Action teams. Our final comments here: www.eli.org.nz/updates/clim... #nzpol #climatelitigation #climatechange
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Minister was required to do better than ‘a coin toss’ on climate — Environmental Law Initiative
Three days of hearing in the Wellington High Court in Lawyers for Climate Action and Environmental Law Initiative v Minister of Climate Change, concluded this afternoon. The Minister was required b...
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Connor Sharp @connorsharp.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Reminder - Simeon Brown and Cabinet signed off a rule change that said if a local authority lowered speed limits with schools as one of the reasons, they had to increase them. Let me repeat that, if speed limits were lowered because a school was nearby, Brown forced an increase.
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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 18/03/2026
Very glad I had the shingles jabs as part of a vaccine trial a couple of years ago. Cannot recommend highly enough signing up for these trials! I do them via St George's in Tooting, but there are trial centres all around the country.
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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Officials slammed move-on orders in just-released advice, warning they would add: - 6 people to the prison pop - 200-800 court cases - Make homelessness worse www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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Officials warn move on orders will make homelessness worse
Government agencies are scathing of the proposed move-on orders - which official documents say will see an estimated six people imprisoned every year and up to 818 cases taken to court.
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Air New Zealand is cancelling flights faster than National doing Policy U Turns. All because of the price of oil skyrocketing straight up. If only we have an alternative ground network to move passengers that was not reliant on oil. Like electrified inter city/region passenger rail! 👇
The Golden Triangle. A day in NZ's self sustaining rail future!
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Rob✅✅ @robdickinson.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
You can literally see where this government increased our exposure to oil price shock There is no reason for this other than oil money funding politics #nzpol
NZ market share by fuel type
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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
While you may have heard Cr Fletcher blaming City Vision's Richard Northey for the postal voting system, there was a vote last term where we decided NOT to change from postal voting to booth voting. As the sole City Vision councillor I voted FOR booth voting, and Cr Fletcher voted AGAINST booths🤷‍♀️
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Timothy Gassin @timothygassin.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
With the evident failure of the Luxon experiment, I hope the National Party, the media, and the general public might give some thought to the qualities needed in a leader. I found the media excitement about Luxon entering politics baffling and nothing he has done since has changed my view.
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Jo Johnson @jojohnson.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Time to trot out my usual PSA: 🚲 = $savings #costofliving #nzpol Petrol prices jump past $3 a litre at the pump www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Person riding bike past petrol station gas price display with sign indicating “pedal power $0.00”
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Bike Auckland @bikeauckland.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Cars back on Queen St - act now or go back to the bad old days 😤 Auckland Transport is quietly bringing back cars to Queen St. Here's why they aren't acting in good faith and what to do about it. www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/cars-b…
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Public Health Communication Centre @phcc.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Providing free #e-bikes with training and social support helps people keep riding and improves their physical and mental health, supporting the case for wider access to grow active transport in Aotearoa New Zealand. 🚲⚡ www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/fun...
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Fun, confidence and better health: Inside a year on an e-bike
Providing free e-bikes with training and social support helps people keep riding and improves their physical and mental health, supporting the case for wider access to grow active transport in Aotearo...
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Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
It is possible England will rig their last Super 8 match against NZ, but the good thing with them is we will never be able to tell.
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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The economic cost of fraud in NZ is about $10 billion a year; $7-$8b of that is tax avoidance. Wealthy individuals and multinational corporations are the primary drivers of large-scale tax avoidance. If we want to “claw back welfare payments” let’s start with the ones we’re giving to the wealthy.
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How fraudsters and scammers are getting more sophisticated in NZ
Economic cost of fraud is believed to be around $10 billion.
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David Mathieson @seafever.co.nz · 20/02/2026
podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/t... I know I’m late to the party but this is a great series. I think it’s the first time I’ve heard properly heard Iwi perspectives on Treaty negotiations.
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The Negotiators
History Podcast · Daily Series · For many New Zealanders, Treaty settlements are an aspect of our history that is shrouded in mystery & misunderstanding. Take a closer look at the conversation through...
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Ben Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz · 16/02/2026
Introducing this bill TODAY. Wow. Woooooowiee.
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Vote vote vote @krusin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I admit, Canada being a curling villain wasn't on my Olympics bingo card. lol
A Canadian Olympic curler clearly touching the granite part of a curling stone with a caption of "I didn't fucking touch it" Cortina 2026
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
“Should LNG imports proceed, domestic gas pricing would increasingly be influenced by international energy markets as existing long-term contracts expire. This has the potential to place upward pressure on gas prices over time.” - LNG supplier. @dileepafonseka.bsky.social (paywalled)
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Bidder’s message: Build LNG, expect upward pressure on gas prices
A Turkish company that participated in the Government’s hunt for Liquefied Natural Gas options says New Zealand faces “upward pressure” on gas...
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CV Nicks @cvnicks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Live, laugh, levies (definitely not a tax).
An image taken from before the 2023 election of Chris Luxon holding up a sticker that had the text "LIVE, LAUGH, LUXON". The image has been modified, changing the text on the sticker to "LIVE, LAUGH, LEVIES".
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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Questions: Does anyone believe the oil/gas ban prevented new gas, when there hasn’t been a gas find in 26yrs? Why does half our gas go to methanex? Can that deal be undone to prioritise NZ households? Or no? Have power co’s underinvested to focus on dividends since the sale?
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Guinevere @fairguinevere.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
So these dipshits won't fund a *pair* of ferry terminals that'd get used several times a day, but will fund an LNG terminal that *might* get used once in a blue moon? One terminal, for the same price as two, and with zero (0) ferries?
A screenshot from Bernard Hickey's "the Kaka" newsletter that reads "It's also choosing to pay for the LNG terminal through a type of hire-purchase 'lease' agreement that increases the $1 billion up-front cost to $2.7 billion over the 15-year life of the facility, even though it may never be used if there is no dry year." https://thekaka.substack.com/p/why-not-spend-27b-on-solar-and-batteries
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