A message for the Health Minister, written at 04:00, on Good Friday, in an Emergency Department
Fuck Simeon Brown
Fuck Simeon Brown
A quiet genius
💡Update: After huge public response the design has been reverted close to the original implementation. After years of consultation, design, and after they've started construction, Auckland Transport have backtracked on the people & cycle friendly aspects for spaces around the new Karanga-a-Hape Central Rail Link Station (see the
Sent tonight: From: Robin Capper Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2025 18:53 To: Christopher.Luxon@parliament.govt.nz <Christopher.Luxon@parliament.govt.nz> Subject: Regarding Treaty Principles Bill submissions Regarding: "Look, we've been overwhelmed by the number of submissions. The positions on the Treaty Principles
Updated September 2025: Little did I know it would be my last TypePad Anniversary!
SnagIt
Either way, nice one Techsmith Snagit, my essential screen capture tool. This arrived in my inbox today: TechSmith Snagit Advert about hiding sensitive information While I was listening to radio news about... Journalist releases texts sent by US Defence Secretary about military operation | Radio NZ | 22 minutes ago Details of
(And I've been to Tibet)
This quote from Simeon Brown, Health Minister: Doctors fear Govt instruction means they can’t talk freely about public health issues - Stuff "Brown said: “Writing submissions opposing a fast-food restaurant in Wānaka, as Health NZ did last year, is not what New Zealanders expect from their health service.
Auckland
Good to see this update on the proposed Hobsonville Rd Cycleway to link Westgate to Hobsonville Point. Even better to hear staged construction to start mid-2025. I ride this road quite often, will be a nice option. Hobsonville Road Cycleway | AT Project update for February 2025 We've been
Sent to Wayne Brown, Mayor of Auckland. CC Ken Turner (my local Board), Dean Kimpton AT Hi Wayne, I've always thought you were a bit of a dick and didn't vote for you. Seeing your comments in the NZ Herald article on the Victoria St linear
Design
Jeans to match my car? Probably not because... * Not available until August 2025 * Even their standard jeans are €420! (nz$770 when this was posted) Screenshots assembled from the TRAMAROSSA X ABARTH Announcement Video TRAMAROSSA X ABARTH AN EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION FOR THE MAN WHO EXPERIENCES SPEED AND ELEGANCE. The collaboration
Design
A nice article about Bertone design (photo is mine) Nuccio Bertone: Discovering the Maestro Of Automotive Design | magazine.derivaz-ives.com In the summer of 1977, those wishing to immerse themselves in the panorama of the world's artistic trends went to Kassel, Germany, to visit the sixth edition of