RobiNZ Personal Blog

A message for the Health Minister, written at 04:00, on Good Friday, in an Emergency Department

Posted when I saw this Facebook reel. It's 4am, I'm sitting in an A&E watching staff working their arses off, and getting insulted by a pathetic little upstart whose only experience in health organisation is as the ex-spokesman for the group "Stop Family Planning". Read more →

Regarding Treaty Principles Bill submissions | Christopher Luxon

Sent tonight: From: Robin Capper Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2025 18:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Regarding Treaty Principles Bill submissions Regarding: "Look, we've been overwhelmed by the number of submissions. The positions on the Treaty Principles Bill are well known on all sides of that debate and what's important now is to actually wrap it up and actually move it forward," https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556877/prime-minister-doubles-down-on-allowing-exclusion-of-treaty-principles-bill-submissions We don't need a Prime Minister who is importing MAGA'fication: your recent 'open to adopting some of NZ First's 'anti-woke', undermining public services to enable privatisation, now undermining democratic process. Resource the select committee to process the Treaty... Read more →

USA off the destination list?

I guess I won't be heading stateside any time soon. Oh well, always wanted to visit Canada. I've been in a US prison, once was enough... Fuck Trump and MAGA'fuckation... Fuck the people who empower him. Read more →

Health Minister censors National Public Health Service Doctors? | Simeon Brown | David Seymour | Chris.Bishop | Christopher Luxon

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.” “My expectation is that Health NZ should prioritise delivering healthcare services over engaging in broader advocacy efforts. This includes the National Public Health Service which should be focused on improving immunisation rates and tackling key health challenges, rather than weighing in on where fast-food outlets should be located,” he said." I sent... Read more →

Defending the Federal to Nelson Street Cyclepath and Victoria St Linear Park Project | Wayne Brown

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 park project and temporary cycle link from Federal St to Nelson St seems to confirm this. Here's my position on the project: Living in the West, working at Victoria Park Market I need that cycleway to get me to/from the new Te Waihorotiu Station or beyond to Queen St, Albert Park, Aotea Centre, and... Read more →

To the Prime Minister regarding Cabinet Health Reshuffle | Christopher Luxon | Simeon Brown

Sent to the PM and Health Minister: Sent: Friday, 24 January 2025 14:45 To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Cabinet Health Reshuffle Dear Prime Minister, Congratulations on your recent cabinet reshuffle, in particular the changes to Health. I call on you to support your stated faith in the NZ public health system by cancelling any personal or family private health insurance, using the public system without any priority or favour not available to others, and ordering the people listed below to do the same for the duration of their current appointments. Health Minister: Simeon Brown Health NZ Chief Executive:... Read more →

Transport Minister Simeon Brown raises road incident risks

Sent today regarding changes to reverse community consulted speed limit reductions: From: Robin Capper Sent: Tuesday, 1 October 2024 7:08 AM To: Simeon Brown Subject: Regarding speed limits and safety Dear Minister, I live in West Auckland and mostly commute to the CBD, if drive at all, or adjacent suburbs. My average speed over 401.4km (tank brim/brim) driving Auckland suburban/motorway/CBD (West, City, North Shore, Panmure) in a mix of on and off-peak traffic? 34km/h... (1). I'm sure bumping that average up to maybe 36-39km/h, raised limit - traffic/intersection time lost, will be transformative. You demand Local Authorities provide evidence... Read more →

Remembering September 12 2001 | 9/11 in NZ

It may seem strange but I don't remember anything at all significant about September 11, 20 years ago. September 12 though... I'll never forget. New York, NY, USA | Tue, 11 Sep 2001 | 8:46 a.m. Auckland, New Zealand | Wed, 12 Sep 2001 | 12:46 a.m. I woke, as usual, about 6am, and turned on the radio to catch up with the news. Before long was, like so many, staring at the TV in disbelief. As it was a Wednesday, went to work but not as usual. Colleagues similarly stunned, reinforced by our office view of the Auckland CBD... Read more →

NZ Media complain about losing advertising revenue they handed to social media

'Media actively drove their readers to social media and the advertisers followed. Every time you said "Visit our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter" to comment or feedback you were accelerating your own demise. They didn't take your readers, you handed them over willingly.' My response to: 'Media bosses challenge Government to recognise damage of social media advertising' where media bosses accuse social media of 'taking' , 'stealing', 'scooping up' revenue for eyeballs they actively sent to social media. Look where they are... Read more →

Buenos Aires South Cycling | Antarctic Mission Log 14

One aspect of the Bristol Hotel I never really got used to was conventional hinged lift (elevator) doors. They didn't open when the lift arrived so, several times, I pressed the call button and waited (absent-mindedly) for a lift which was already there. The Hotel had a great international breakfast included with self serve cereals, fruit (fresh & stewed), pastries (sweet & savoury), ham & cold meats and the usual hotel cooked breakfast eggs, bacon, etc faire if that is your thing. I had a bigger breakfast than usual as (thought) had a full day of exercise ahead of me.... Read more →