This election people have a chance to embrace their power to change the status quo. The only way to ensure everyone has what they need, no matter what, is to get more Green Ministers at the table. Your vote is powerful. Use it.

Sick. Property industry's political favourites rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

The facts don’t support Luxon’s populist claim about beneficiaries ‘languishing on benefits…’ open.substack.com/pub/subslack/p…

Rinse and repeat. The great superorganism that is our disastrous extractive and exploitative economic system is the winner on the day. It wins better if the result is NAct/Winnie but still wins if Labour/greens pull off a miracle. open.substack.com/pub/badnewslet…

5.50 bus - Frankton to Arrowtown- rush hour traffic - but here I sit in glorious isolation.

BOOM! Toyota SUV adverts banned for condoning driving that disregards its environmental impact in a landmark ruling, that the SUV ads had been created without “a sense of responsibility to society”. An important precedent because arguably, none are. theguardian.com/media/2023/nov…

Well this is shite. Clearly our democracy has no defence against big money buying political power. I guess that’s to be expected as wealth continues to concentrate in fewer hands. open.substack.com/pub/democracyp…

Great project with potential impacts on many parts of the system we're in. What's eating Aotearoa? A Spinoff project | PledgeMe pledgeme.co.nz/projects/7709-… via PledgeMe

COP - any use at all anymore? wix.to/UKvY04Y wix.to/UKvY04Y

Gutted that government will no longer fund free public transport for under 13s and half price for under 25s after 30 April 2024. I’ve had so much feedback on how this policy has helped people. Half price will continue for Community Services Card holders so check your eligibility.

What's going on at ORC? wix.to/i7UJ7rK

alexaforbes.blog/post/time-trav…. The GPS land transport a journey back to last century and a dead end for anyone who doesn’t drive. Joy.

Concerning . More corporate number-go-round to achieve little but the rights to more extraction. Grrrr open.substack.com/pub/reddmonito…

Agreed. Read the f***ing report! In defence of Julie Anne Genter | The Standard thestandard.org.nz/in-defence-of-…

Govt tax take is tanking - now well over $1 billion behind forecast. What could possibly be going wrong? Quick 🧵 to explain (it's uncomplicated). Corporate tax is main driver (for now). Real term consumer demand is plummeting, sales are down, so firms scaling back/closing [1/n]

So good to see Aaron Hawkins put his considerable expertise into a social enterprise. Kia kaha! Experience the magic of Escarpment Domes | PledgeMe pledgeme.co.nz/projects/7853-… via PledgeMe

Watch Simon Upton, commissioner for the environment take apart the Fast Track bill. He starts 16 mins in. Watch “Environment Committee” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/showcase/10758…

Latest blog: Council meeting, Long Term Plan, presentation from Ministry for Transport, State of the Environment and a pretty Velvet Foot mushroom. alexaforbes.blog/post/a-week-in…

Matt Doocey again caught out not reading reports. Does he think he gets to make decisions based only on his own reckons? Julie Anne Genter - he should have listened to you! rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Rates Shock - New Blog Post wix.to/bYhAQAR