the planning profession is so GD cooked.

Wild that KiwiRail were using those cranes for 97 years.

Waitaha Hydro Scheme yay or nay?

Treasury can't say where it stands on rates capping given the policy is under active consideration. But this is a pretty clear signal...

Do companies track real co2e emissions and have targets for reducing, or just net? E.g. Fortescue "real zero"

Would this be a legal form of townhouse spam in Chch?

insightful exclusive pulling the veil back from Five Eyes planning to contain China ... reported out because someone found top secret paperwork at a Wellington Op Shop 😅 newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/sec…

New region-wide cycling maps are out for Auckland! Experiential, data-driven, and built on Overture Maps Foundation open data at.govt.nz/cycling-walkin…

The Prime Minister talks up SE Asia as the key growth engine for NZ in coming decades. But he is yet to visit its largest country. My piece today on the odd blind spot we all have for the giant in our neighbourhood:

The single track Chongqing-Chengdu Railway being upgraded to dual track to allow for regional/local rail services. The Chongqing-Chengdu Railway runs along the banks of the Yangtze River sandwiched between the river waters and buildings hugging the valley walls. Very Chongqing.

Purchase of two new Interislanders from China still subject of negotiation

I'm currently reading this excellent book 👇 on the Mongol Empire and I was very surprised to learn that possibly the single most important architect of the empire was a Christian queen, Sorghaghtani Beki. She's one of, if not THE most powerful woman in history - known as "the

#TransportNews: NZ Transit Buzz is able to confirm that two electric double decker buses in Metro Canterbury teal have arrived in Auckland for pre service preparation works. NZTB is unable to confirm the operator who purchased the units or when they will enter service.

WK doing what they should have done in the first place at the Simeon and brougham street crossing. It wouldn’t have destroyed peoples homes and made the road far longer to cross, saving tens of millions!

My latest blog post looks back at the year that was in public transport in Aotearoa. There were quite a number of good news stories so read on for more on this. open.substack.com/pub/adventures…

Good article except for the bit where henry cooke throws baseless accusations at China: "we don’t really want to be much like them, with their callous disregard for the environment and for paying people well" thepost.co.nz/politics/36091…