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Tim Robinson

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urbanist, recovering architect. child of the oil crisis, parent raising low carbon kids. Friding. all views my own. Auckland NZ via India and t'north.

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Tim Robinson @tim12rob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yeah, I have many questions too. First of which us, how did such an appallingly bad AI image even make it this far? Maybe Kiwi Drivers need to know what side to drive on?? Or maybe how to park a bus *in* a shelter? Or maybe how overtaking lanes are o lying wide enough for a bike? Or.. #NzHerald #AI
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Exhumated Zombie Dad @slothlydad.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I know.. LinkedIn.. but still, LOLs are LOLs.
"I interviewed for a contractor role at Ticketmaster and when they asked me what my day rate is I told them I operate a dynamic pricing model and they said they couldn’t operate like that and I laughed for a really long time and showed them how much I paid for Beyoncé tickets and anyway long story short they escorted me from the building". - Helena Langdon on LinkedIn.
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just copy & share everywhere please. Absolutely thumping.
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Robert McLachlan @robertmclachlan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New NZ utility solar records set on 24 & 29 Sep, 550 MW peak, 4408 MWh for the day, due to the Tauhei & Kowhai Park solar farms (each 150 MW) entering service. Will double in next 12 months. Previous record was 360 MW set in August during Tauhei commissioning.
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Robert McLachlan @robertmclachlan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another massive month for EVs in NZ EV with 4138 new light EVs (ie cars, utes, and vans combined) sold, 2nd highest on record. 25% market share. Source: evdb.nz, always quick to update.
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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Like, regulations that establish decreasing density at arbitrary distances from higher-order transit stations are pure political compromises, with no scientific evidence, and a caricature of how market forces work (or how laypeople think they work).
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 30/09/2026
I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other. At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.
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Ben Adam-Smith @benadamsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The biggest mistake of the last decade or so needs to be fixed. Go on, Andy! BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6... Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, Burnham tells BBC - BBC News
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Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, Burnham tells BBC
The PM was speaking after using his conference speech to say the government will end the existing triple lock on pensions from 2030 to help fund social care reforms in England.
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Tim Jenkins @timj69.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who would’ve thought it? Build decent public transport and people use it.
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Tim Robinson @tim12rob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Attention CHCH people!
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Jake Anbinder @jakeanbinder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
can't believe the car that runs on millions of tiny explosions transmitting energy through a complex series of oily metal parts doesn't last as long as the one that's four wheels attached to a battery
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 24/09/2026
A tumbleweed is rolling through my online shop today. I create colourful prints, cards, homewares and T-shirts inspired by architecture, music and mid-century design. Please have a look at my shop and repost to help spread the word. Thanks! gailmyerscough.co.uk
A pile of colourful prints featuring illustrations inspired by music, mid-century design and architecture.
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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Daily Rothno is The Sound and Isle of Arran #aofoto
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Supaluminal @supaluminal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There isn't a city in the world where this shouldn't be used for buses or trams
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Philip Brasor @philipbrasor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you're old and alone in Japan, good luck if you also rent. bit.ly/4rtY44h #老人賃貸
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No country for old tenants
The problem of rental properties for the elderly has been widespread for many years, but as the predicted aging of Japanese society has progressed apace, the problem has become a full-blown crisis.…
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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nicky Hager book is unusual because its main thesis seems to be "they are just doing all this bad faith money-for-racism stuff in plain sight and the media don't seem to perceive it as bad" Media: "Hmm this Hager book has no revelations in it, we knew all this already, oh well carry on as normal"
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Briony Neilson @brionyneilson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The AGA Prisma 4368 television set – designed in Sweden c.1964, its sharp triangular-shaped wooden back allowed it to fit snugly into the corner of a room 🗃️
colour photo taken front on of a wooden-framed TVcolour photo of a wooden-framed TV taken from side on, showing the triangular-shaped back
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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A photo of Donald Trump inspecting the scale model of the Trump arch with drones, snipers, and golden statues was unavailable due to reporters being banned from the briefing. So, here is Hitler and other top Nazis inspecting a scale model of a planned Triumphal Arch in Berlin, circa 1939.
A photo of Donald Trump inspecting the scale model of the Trump arch with drones, snipers, and golden statues was unavailable due to reporters being banned from the briefing. So, here is Hitler and other top Nazis inspecting a scale model of a planned Triumphal Arch in Berlin, circa 1939.
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Tim Robinson @tim12rob.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#CRL service test. Does the E-W line beat the bus when the train has a 15 minute headway gap?I'm headed to Waitematā station when I realise the train is a waaay off. Jump on the 18 at Lower Albert. I'm at Point Chev before the train gets out if the tunnel. 1/n
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The rest of Europe is about to go full 1973 Netherlands and embark on a transportation revolution.
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wow great momentum to start. Around 90,000 people a day using the network this week. Close to 100,000 yesterday www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...
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City Rail Link boosts Auckland rail patronage to seven-year high
The opening of Auckland's City Rail Link has seen the city's train passenger numbers hit their highest level in seven years, according to Auckland Transport director of public transport Richard Harris...
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James W @jamesw228.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Love the optimism of thinking this is as bad as it'll get and that anyone actually knows when prices will drop again www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
rnz.co.nz
Petrol hits $3.25 a litre as AA warns prices are likely to stay high until mid-November
The Automobile Association is warning Kiwi motorists to expect high fuel prices for at least another six weeks, and possibly through to Christmas.
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Joe Giddings @joegiddings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sauerbruch Hutton's latest project looks set to be an incredible demonstrator of timber, earth and straw construction in Berlin All ceilings are load-bearing timber beams infilled with extruded earth blocks. Two load-bearing bracing walls are built using an earth block construction.
Sauerbruch Hutton timber and earth structural floor system from belowConstruction site image of Sauerbruch Hutton's Timber Earth Campus. Presumably non load bearing earth wall at the far end of a space with timber beams spanning above
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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One of the staircases in the City Chambers in Glasgow. Designed by William Young and built in the 1880s, its internal decorations have to be seen to be believed. Luckily, they run regular tours so you can take a peek inside. #glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #glasgowcitychambers
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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 16/09/2026
Peers longingly through the window in British.
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Tim Robinson @tim12rob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Singing conductor! We win today's #CRL
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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Have a print of this. It's majestic.
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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?
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The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows
The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@MohanadElshieky

Please stop saying the vaccine doesn't have severe side effects. I took my shots and now I'm alive and have to keep working
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Nick (derogatory) 🎃 @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Dumb suckers should’ve bought an EV like me,” I taunt, seconds before remembering that I too must eat food to survive.
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Tim Robinson @tim12rob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Electrify everything
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Alison Campbell @acampbelteacher.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And here we are in NZ at the end of a very long & shaky supply chain...
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Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Wow. What a great start. Used the CRL today and can confirm the trains were very busy on Tuesday too.
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Tim Robinson @tim12rob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gmaps catches up
A Google map view of Auckland with the city rail link service lines showing correctly
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"The days of grabbing cheap bulk oil are over. A 10-quart box of Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil, which historically retailed for a bargain-basement $30, has skyrocketed to $58."
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Costco Just Put a Purchase Limit on Its Motor Oil As Prices Surge
For a warehouse retailer famous for selling items in endless bulk, imposing strict purchasing limits is a massive red flag. But if you plan on doing a driveway oil change this weekend, you are in for ...
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
One of the biggest improvements that came with the Auckland subway project was the introduction of bollards to manage streets.
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Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Last mile solutions? You mean sidewalks and safe streets?
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Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
An absolutely massive Friday roundup today, literally and figuratively – with reports from today's ribbon-cutting for the City Rail Link. Pictured: Greater Auckland's Matt Lowrie & Patrick Reynolds with "the godfather of CRL", aka former Mayor Len Brown. 🥰 www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/09/11/w...
greaterauckland.org.nz
Weekly Roundup 11-September-2026 - Greater Auckland
Kia ora, and welcome to our weekly roundup of stories about what makes cities great, including our own. Today’s header image shows our Matt Lowrie and Patrick Reynolds, with the godfather of the City ...
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Robert McLachlan @robertmclachlan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NZ: Oil consumption fell more than 10% in the second quarter of 2026. Since oil is such a dominant part (>75%) of our CO2 emissions, this took quarterly emissions back to their lowest since March 1996, more than 30 years ago. The drop was even fast than that during the GFC in 2008. [1/2]
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Tim Robinson @tim12rob.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Morning, Auckland. Feels good to have spring here.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026
Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 10/09/2026
China's EV penetration could reach 80% by 2030, Sinopec researcher says reut.rs/4ihgHpx
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China's EV penetration could reach 80% by 2030, Sinopec researcher says
China's electric vehicle penetration rate is expected to continue rising, ​albeit at a slower pace toward the end of ‌the decade, to reach 75% to 80% by 2030, a researcher at state oil company Sinopec said on Thursday.
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026
Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 07/09/2026
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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This building, which had no hi-vis, collided with a van at 2am. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Building collapses after van smashes into it in Bolton
A man, in his 30s, has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after the crash early on Monday.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness
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Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.
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ɔıN @hazmat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Dunedin Herald bringing the goods. 👌 #parody
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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
They probably thought green was too woke
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