I’ve said right from the start that the insurance companies are the ones to listen to if you have any doubts about climate change.

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Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.

This I find interesting. Taiwan is big on wind power too, along with South Korea, and Japan; the rest of APAC including Australia and NZ are just "investigating". dbrs.morningstar.com/research/479...

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NB Stuart Smith National whip at the centre of NZ PM future debate has denied climate change for years & was lead whip who blocked the NZ climate minister from attending the world adaptation conference NZ was hosting last October - you couldn’t make this stuff up www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/science-o...

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Westmere is booming (in a nice way) and the walkable / cycle-able nature of it is a huge part of this. While it’s an affluent part of the city it’s also a good example of where planning has made things better.

The butcher, the baker – and the suburb overtaking its more ‘upmarket’ rivals House values in Westmere have increased more over 10 years than those better known ‘upmarket’ suburbs of Remuera, Parnell and Ponsonby.

A nice story about a local "village" that's much more walkable (and more easily and safely accessible by bike from neighbouring burbs) thanks to some recent street upgrades.*

*which the article doesn't mention, but which are clearly playing a role in the resurgence: www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...

A HUGE, narrative-breaking moment for the UK car market

New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader

Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here

And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol

Average new UK electric car price is now lower than petrol vehicles Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuels

The tipping point had already passed, the conflict in Iran is just accelerating it further
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Really?

NZ can have its Declaration of Independence.

Here’s the network map evidence shows we need to complete to make riding a viable for more people in AKL. Much of this doesn’t exist yet, delayed by misinformation and political opportunism. Can be done cheaply and quickly, if we choose to, for the same cost as a short section of mega-motorway:

Yakushima yakusugi in the mist.
#yakushima #yakusugi

The US cost of the Iran war | Binding Chaos Get more from Binding Chaos on Patreon

"For a country whose global power depends entirely on the world's willingness to hold its debt, obey its intellectual property laws, prop up its purchasing power... and overlook its international crimes, such a complete loss of allies is an existential failure." www.patreon.com/posts/us-cos...

Simpson's meme: Have a sook cunt.

Trump: I’m not happy with Australia.

Australia:

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With fuel costs rising, Auckland’s cycleways are busier than ever. How we ride determines whether first timers feel empowered to keep going.

www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/welcome-to-the-bike...

#bikehappy

Perhaps senior NZG folks should also visit China to set up deals to buy, and prioritise delivery of, $billions in solar panels and batteries..

Trump comparing himself to Jesus while Vance tries to lecture the actual Pope on matters theological proves beyond any reasonable doubt that the ‘Christian’ element of their support is, morally & doctrinally, about as Christian as a hula hoop. Their conduct is literally unconscionable.

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They could probably get asylum in the US with all the white South Africans?

incredible that the lifelong Catholic in this specific situation is The Pope

I applaud reducing digital harm to our kids - but a) it doesn’t work based on Australian outcomes; and b) handing over digital identification to the tech platforms creates far more danger for users.

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It also makes no sense as it’s just a consumer funded underwrite for commercial gas users…

Tourists to Australia would have social media accounts vetted under Trumpian Coalition plan In hardline rhetoric, opposition leader Angus Taylor also says ‘many’ prospective migrants would be a ‘net drain’ on the country

Great move - for NZ tourism! US tourism was down 6% in 2025, with this trend getting worse in 2026. People don’t go where they’re not welcome.

95% of cyclist deaths are caused by a collision with a motor vehicle.

Bike helmets are not designed to protect against a collision with a motor vehicle.

They're designed to protect against a 25km/h collision straight down with the ground, something that has never happened in real life.