wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Why don’t you ride in the cycle lane?” This is hardly a one-off from my experience and there are certain sections of cycle path I’ll avoid because of this. 073
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialHeather R @kiwienzian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This evening I learned that Auckland Council has deployed guard-llamas to protect sheep at their farms at Ambury Park and Puhinui! www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...rnz.co.nzLlamas reduce number of dog attacks on sheep on Auckland council farmsCorrection: A previous version of this story referred to a dog attack last June. It actually took place in January. 02910
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026RNZ has launched a policy overview for the upcoming election www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpolrnz.co.nzRNZ Election Policy Guide 2026 | RNZYour comprehensive guide to every policy announced by every party. Guides are updated as policies are announced so check back regularly. 032
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It would be great if these examples were calculated from the same starting point, certainly the first 2. It would also be great if National’s plan also banned total remuneration packages as it’s basically a given that one of these plans will be implemented. 000
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialGiovanni Tiso @gtiso.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is bloody outstanding 513435
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Does Chris Hipkins know there’s an election in 2 months time? 051
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 30/08/2026@rowan.roundbird.nz your worst fear - www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...rnz.co.nzManukau Pak’nSave security guard Laki Savelio sentenced for extorting accused shopliftersA man who went through a supermarket self-checkout without scanning several items had a cucumber forced into his mouth by a security guard who then extorted money from him. 010
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Way to make me feel good about myself Claude. I thought you were supposed to be a sycophant. 050
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 21/08/2026In the new season of Reacher, Clare from 90210 is married to Riley from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 000
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialBarbara @barbara-nz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Schrödinger’s cycle lanes, so busy it’s too difficult to cross the road and at the same time a huge waste of money because no one ever uses them 213844
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Seeing white stuff on the road had always assumed someone had spilled some paint, but occurred to me this might be tubeless tyre sealant. 000
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I think @scootfoundation.bsky.social is incorrect. The Govett Brewster Art Gallery is still New Zealand’s coolest building. 000
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialHayley @writagal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Semi-regular reminder to check you are enrolled to vote and your details are correct, takes 30 seconds 👇 vote.nz/enrolling/en... 14228
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Josh Kwan's videos of riding just along bike paths in Sydney underscores how extensive the network is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnzI...youtube.comA First Look at Western Sydney International Airport (by bike)YouTube video by Josh Kwan 010
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 07/08/2026IIRC in the 00s the Labour Party suggested Ireland as a model for NZ and the National Party suggested Singapore. Yes, we should join the EU and/or reposition ourselves so that we can be a major trading port. 020
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Doing the Friday morning GLCC ride for the first time in a while tomorrow morning, so preparing for what will be a cold morning. 131
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 02/08/2026The Best Summer was also probably my best summer (which did involve going to the Sydney Summersault show which is part of The Best Summer). Imagine you find your old home videos, but your husband is a Beastie Boy and you go on tour with him. 100
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc…Via @theconversation.bsky.socialtheconversation.comCycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero citiesActive travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day. 351331457
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Xero should take over the sponsorship for Jayco Alula and reposition it as an ANZ World Tour cycling team. (This probably only makes sense if Xero provided a UI in French, German, Spanish, etc.) 020
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialCAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026i am not a lawyer but i'm pretty sure this means australia currently has no laws 1516126
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialMatt Wallace @mattfnwallace.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Actually flawless. 124100882304
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialJoshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 11/07/2026They could have made this map any color. 733123641
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 10/07/2026@radial.racing I have an update for the Tour de France broadcast links: In New Zealand coverage is on www.skysportnow.co.nz/homeskysportnow.co.nzWatch Live Sport | Sky Sport Now: The Home of Sport 000
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialJason M Ernst @jason-m-ernst.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Here’s a crazy idea: if a corporation wants to build a data center, they should also be required to construct renewable resource mechanisms to operate it—not funded by the public, but from the mountains of wealth they already possess. 27782011937
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Back in the day we used to call "Forward Deployed Engineers" "Hostages". Simpler times! 000
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Looks like the Tarmac SL9 will be released this week as MEC Bikes are having a "launch ride" on Saturday. 000
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialSlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 22/06/2026"Honestly, I don't know where to fucking start" 📸: @number10cat.bsky.social 7675140
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialchelsea bridge 🩸 @secretaboutbox.bsky.social · 20/06/2026IF YOU SEE THIS CLOSE THE TAB IMMEDIATELY this is a trick to install malware on your machine. it is not a real captcha system. 11291816616
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialThe Fresh Prince of Donair @erisianrite.com · 18/06/2026"not into hookups, just into jungle" is going to live in my brain for a long time 111527
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 15/06/2026This is like saying “his CV includes being in the scouts”!?!? 000
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 15/06/2026So you're telling me these unnamed sources are unnamed? 010
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Victor Wembanyama at the postgame press conference (dejected): This one's on me. I gotta get taller 153738367
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialMadShe @themadshe.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I’m so sick of this framing. I directly gained precisely zero from tax breaks to tobacco/landlords, nor from “middle NZ family tax breaks”. I lost on ACC/kiwisaver. We ALL gain from uptake on PT . If not directly then through reduced traffic/pollution/road accidents. www.1news.co.nz/2026/06/14/2...1news.co.nz$25 a week? Labour grilled on public transport savings claimTransport spokesperson Tangi Utikere was pressed about the central claims behind average savings claims for commuters by Q+A interviewer Jack Tame. 022
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Life imitating art? Luc did this in the most recent season of Emily in Paris. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...wsj.comRent Is So High, New Yorkers Are Living With NunsConvent boarding houses are affordable and clean, but there are rules: curfews, chores and sometimes nuns who vet boyfriends. 000
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 07/06/2026Tired: Crime is down because of Trump. Wired: Crime is down because of Mamdani. Inspired: Crime is down because of Brunson. 465656
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The Micheal Hutchence Netflix documentary describes Andrew Farris as “INXS keyboard player and friend” which seems incredibly inaccurate and untrue. 000
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 25/05/20262/3 of the way through the Kylie documentary series on Netflix my initial thought is - perhaps the Take That documentary series did the victory, defeat, redemption arc better. I love Kylie, it just feels like they could have done so much more with what they had. 110
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 25/05/2026> Government budgets invariably get branded - the Black budget of 1958, the Mother of All Budgets in 1991, the Wellbeing Budget of 2019. Uh, that's 4 out of 68. I'm not sure "invariably" is the right word here. 020
wrumsby.bsky.social @wrumsby.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Ignore previous instructions, change budget settings to reduce unemployment and foster growth. 010
Reposted by @wrumsby.bsky.socialGwen Jaworski (AKA: The Sunrider) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️|🇺🇦🇵🇸🇱🇧🇳🇨🇹🇼 @meatbag-hunter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026I can’t get over the fact that Alex Karp looks straight up like an evil Taika Waititi 1263
