Danyl McLauchlan: Why National’s policies are failing Auckland Our biggest city is shackled by a government that refuses to devolve power.

Spicy 🔥 but wholeheartedly agree.

www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener... Danyl McLauchlan: Why National’s policies are failing Auckland - NZ Herald

Nomads.

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If there are shortages internationally, do we leave the realms of a competitive market? What about speculators buying up fuel on the basis fuel prices will continue to rise? Would chaotic price rises cause harm and lead to unpredictable behaviour?

Every Country in Our Supply Chain Has Declared an Emergency. NZ just launched an Ad Campaign. What the ministerial press conference got wrong about NZ's fuel supply, and what it didn't mention at all.

“I’d be ring-fencing diesel for domestic food production now”

energyandresilience.substack.com/p/every-coun... Every Country in Our Supply Chain Has Declared an Emergency. NZ just launched an Ad Campaign.

If prices were inflating mid shipment, gov ends up guaranteeibg payment to ensure supply. They then demand first dibs for essential services. Effective rationing?

The uncertainty around fuel delivery is high. Tankers divert to higher bidders. The risk of not being able to supply essential services is too high to bare socially/politically.

Wouldn't you get to a point where rationing is required for essential services regardless of price?

Could you write articles for publications. Maybe a patreon to support your side of the story?

Hey zuess... 😮‍💨

So dumb. Hope this gets the kaibosh.

Im so fucking angry at this complete waste of money

Literally setting on fire millions of dollars to then burn our planet more 🙃🙃🙃

Won't happen. Too rational.

Mayor in the dark as Government mulls weakening Auckland’s housing intensification rules The housing minister has confirmed the coalition is taking another look at housing intensification plans in Auckland after pushback from critics.

So much dumb. What the heck... ?

www.stuff.co.nz/story/360925...

Business confidence: AoNZ specific basics

"It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. 'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?" - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Because this topic is a bit of an albatross around my neck.

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Party and PM Gender and business confidence

Correlation of BC to GDP change in that country

Degree of correlation between all countries Business Confidence and NZ economy

Linear model results ignoring the economy and matching business confidence to politics

That was probably me- I did a bunch of analysis in 2019 that business confidence for NZ was least correlated to their economy in all the world, matched party in power & PM gender and length of office, and we would all be better just looking at other countries confidence.

Counterpoint

bsky.app/profile/br3n...

The US Is Attempting Regime Change In Venezuela Watch Cuba

Good Morning and welcome to another episode of regime change by the USA. The US seems to be militarily trying to get rid of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro right now. There are reports of US ground forces in action. However, watch the Cubans too. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Janey Godley, Scottish icon, high fives a UK police officer whilst holding a sign that reads 'TRUMP IS A CUNT'

Janey Godley, Scottish icon, stands next to a low fence holding a sign that reads 'TRUMP IS A CUNT'

Janey Godley, Scottish icon, stands in front of the clubhouse at Turnberry Golf Course holding a sign that reads 'TRUMP IS A CUNT'

Always and forever

2026 looks to be a blowout year for Auckland transit projects ... opening of the CRL, Drury/Paerata rail stations, Westgate bus station, first stages of the Wellesley St bus interchange and Victoria St upgrades, more LXRP work, and finished rollout of new CATTR frequent lines

Universal basic services?

A waka found on the beach could be the most important discovery in New Zealand archaeology. YouTube video by Te Ao with Moana

This is a good watch, if you haven’t already seen it.

youtu.be/-cntDYfRNUw?...

I would start at both ends. Presumably the airport to Roskill section would progress relatively quickly?? From memory the depot was going to be in Roskill??

Could open that section ahead of Roskill to City.

I hope so

He also seems to value Richard Hills constructive contributions which is also a good quality of Brown.

Shout out to the history of English podcast.

historyofenglishpodcast.com/wp-content/u...

England came into the hands of Normandy. And at that time, the Normans could not speak any language but their own. They spoke French at home and they taught French to their children. As a result, all of the English nobles that descended from them now speak the same French language that they inherited. And if a man cannot speak French, people think very little of him. But the low men and commoners hold onto their native English. I think there is no other country in the world where people hold onto their own language like the people of England do. Because people know that is important to speak both languages, for the more a man knows, the more worthy he is.

Robert of Gloucester writing 200 years after the Norman conquest of England (modern translation).

Interesting to consider given the current govs aversion to te reo Māori.

So the planning act looks ok to you? That's good to hear.