Well, at the climax of my 2023 climate fiction novel "Emergency Weather", a whole bunch of windows in the Beehive get smashed by a massive storm... #climatefiction #clifi #Wellington
thecubapress.nz/shop/emergen...
77mm in one hour in Berhampore. That’s just an incomprehensible rain intensity anywhere at any time, let alone in Wellington in Autumn. We used to use 7mm an hour as a threshold for “heavy rain”, and this was more than 10 times that.
Worth reading on Pacific Scoop!
Pacific Nations Launch Landmark Declaration For A Fossil Fuel Free Pacific: pacific.scoop.co.nz/2026/04/paci...
"The fossil fuel-driven energy crisis is not just an environmental disaster; it is an economic and security threat to our very existence." #climatejustice
Our part of Wellington has been lucky, so far, to catch only the very edge of the torrential downpours that have caused flash floods in the region. A rapidly warming Tasman Sea and warmer air mean more rain, more thunderstorms, more floods –so let's spend $$ on drains, not urban motorways. #climate
Poster giving details of Andy Southall's launch of his novel "Perfect World", as described in the text of the post. "Perfect World" is the third volume of a trilogy – the poster also shows the covers of all three books in the trilogy against a yellow background.
I'm helping to launch Andy Southall's new science fiction novel "Perfect World" - the third book in his science fiction trilogy - at 3pm on Sunday 17th May at Johnsonville Community Centre, Wellington.
Check out more about the book and the trilogy on Andy's website, andy-southall.com
#nzlit #scifi
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
- Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
#AMOC #climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But hey, it's nothing that a few more AI Jesus posts and a Pete Hegseth fake bible verse won't fix, right? #climatechange #AMOC
"Rahmstorf, who has studied the Amoc for 35 years, has said a collapse must be avoided 'at all costs'. 'I argued this when we thought the chance of an Amoc shutdown was maybe 5%, and even then we were saying that risk is too high, given the massive impacts. Now it looks like it’s more than 50%.'"
Check out "Poetry Corner" from 10am-2pm this Saturday at Te Matapihi, the new Wellington Central Library! I'm reading with Cuba Press and Te Herenga Waka poets in the 1-2pm session.
wellingtoncitylibraries.trumba.com?search=te%20...
#nzlit #poetry #TeMatapihi #Wellington #library #events
2nd harbour crossing $25-28B - 120-150k users per day
Northern Corridor to Whangarei $22B - <12k users per day.
In the case of the latter, upgrade rail instead and minimise the trucks on SH1.
#freightbyrail
Chris Bishop now admits the $50 billion "Roads of National Significance" programme can't be funded. It should be scrapped, but at minimum will have to be cut. The first cut should be the project with the lowest benefit-cost ratio of all - the Wellington tunnels project. #nzpol #climatecrisis #fuel
Chris Bishop now admits the $50 billion "Roads of National Significance" programme can't be funded. It should be scrapped, but at minimum will have to be cut. The first cut should be the project with the lowest benefit-cost ratio of all - the Wellington tunnels project. #nzpol #climatecrisis #fuel
Cracks are beginning to appear in the New Zealand Government's business-as-usual fossil fool facade. But here's what the Government is refusing to say publicly:
Edwards: www.linkedin.com/pulse/sleepw...
Surendran: energyandresilience.substack.com/p/every-coun...
Worth reading! #climate #fuel #war
Living Streets Aotearoa has created a submission guide for the Government's consultation on lane use improvements. We share our positions on these proposals and suggest points to cover in your submission.
Living Streets Aotearoa supports this proposal to create a pedestrian-only section of Cambridge Street in Pātea. Implementing this change would provide more space for people to gather and enjoy the town.
Submission guide for the consultation on lane use improvements.
"The Government has just released the Consultation on lane use improvements. While Living Streets Aotearoa broadly supports four out of five of the proposals, we do not support Proposal 1 ..."
livingstreets.org.nz/submission-g...
"We were the voice for a lot of people that just weren‘t getting heard.” – Dilworth Karaka.
We are beyond sad to acknowledge the passing of Herbs rangatira Dilworth Karaka. Already a highly regarded musician in Papa in the 1970s, Karaka joined Herbs when... 1/3
www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/herbs
I'm off to Te Waipounamu / the South Island next week for 3 poetry readings in 3 days!
Invercargill Tues 10.03, Dunedin Weds 11.03, Christchurch Thurs 12.03. Come see me & other guest readers!
www.timjonesbooks.co.nz/2026/03/01/d...
#pukapuka
#nzbooks
#booksky
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Living Streets Aotearoa interviewed Dr Caroline Shaw to learn more about the research investigating commercial influences on the transport system that she and her team recently published.
I'm off to Te Waipounamu / the South Island next week for 3 poetry readings in 3 days!
Invercargill Tues 10.03, Dunedin Weds 11.03, Christchurch Thurs 12.03. Come see me & other guest readers!
www.timjonesbooks.co.nz/2026/03/01/d...
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Good article by @haydendonnell.bsky.social:
'This is known as the “Homer Simpson disappearing into a hedge” approach to foreign policy.'
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-...
I'd say it's more like the "Homer Simpson re-emerges wearing a MAGA hat" approach, aka "Where Trump goes, we go". #nzpol
Reason no. 1000 why UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the clique that surrounds him must go - they have quietly cut vital climate aid worldwide, and haven't even had the guts to tell anyone they've been doing it. He is a disgrace. #StarmerOut #UKpol #climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
NZ government acknowledge US-Israel strikes, condemn Iran attacks on Arab nations The New Zealand government released a joint statement on Iran from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Affairs minister Winston Peters. It said New Zealand has "consistently condemned Iran’s nuclear programme its destabilising activities in the region and elsewhere, and its repression of its own people." "In this context, we acknowledge that the actions taken overnight by the US and Israel were designed to prevent Iran from continuing to threaten international peace and security."
NZ govt out there … towing the US line. So much for independent foreign policy and standing up for the rule of law, eh.
What we have seen in Gorton and Denton is what we saw in Caerphilly in October.
A lot of people really don’t want the hateful politics of Reform and will work hard and smart to try and keep them out.
Labour must now listen to this and stop the grim attempts to mimic Farage.
A great victory for the Green Party's Hannah Spencer, a plumber and plasterer, in a Northern England by-election. Labour in third after UK Labour leader Keir Starmer blocked the one Labour candidate who could have won. Starmer's brand of toxic, cynical pandering to the hard right must end. #UKPol
Gorton and Denton (from the Guardian):
‘A senior Labour source said it was an “electoral training ground for a new approach of making values-led arguments for a diverse and tolerant society”.’
<laughs in transgender/disabled/immigrant>
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the costly Mt Victoria tunnel is still "All go" but what does Nicky No Boats know about transport infrastucture?
As Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, I hope Chris Bishop is better informed on costs versus benefits.
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Even Chris Bishop is now having second thoughts about his ludicrously expensive motorway madness!
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
When Captain Tunnels gets cold feet, you know the project is in trouble. Not another cent should be spent, let alone $4 billion. #nzpol #climate #transport
Not a good look to proceed with new tunnels in #Wellington where BCR (economic Benefit Cost Ratio like Return On Investment) is 0.7 to 1.0, meaning project would cost more than any gains it would deliver!
As a fan of cricket at Basin Reserve I don't want years of construction disruption!
#NZpol
